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Parshah Insight: Bereishit

By J. Immanuel Schochet

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J. Immanuel Schochet
Rabbi Immanuel Schochet has written and lectured extensively on the history and philosophy of Chassidism and topical themes of Jewish thought and ethics. He is a renowned authority on Jewish Philosophy and Mysticism. He is rabbi of Cong. Beth Joseph, and professor-emeritus of Philosophy at Humber College, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Posted: Oct 5, 2010

Bereshit

Thank you Yehuda Shurpin for taking a bit of time. Your reference is most helpful and rewarding for me, relieving my confusion.

Posted By Florence, Medford

Posted: Oct 5, 2010

Thank you JIS toronto

Thank you JIS

Posted By Anonymous, w

Posted: Oct 5, 2010

Re: Bereshit

See How Did the Torah Exist Before it Happened?

Posted By Yehuda Shurpin for Chabad.org

Posted: Oct 3, 2010

of course learning comes first. You cannot teach before acquiringh proper knowledge for otherwise you heave nothing topass on. As we say in our prayers - lilmod ulelamed. Withoug prior learning it is unavoidable to teach erroneously.

Posted By JIS, toronto, canada

Posted: Sep 30, 2010

Torah

The first time i was asked " what does Torah mean, I guessed ' learning '. The rabbi said ' no '. Simply ' no ' , end of subject. He took a few more guesses from us neophytes, and finally announced , " Teaching ". By now i am very familiar three most commonly used: teaching, instruction blueprint.

To me, the rejection of ' learning ' left me perturbed. Learning is the flip side to teaching. Later the rabbi admitted that this was the first time that he was teaching adults. He was used to teaching children. Seems to me he asked an open-ended question, but wanted a closed end answer.

Can you explain how ' leaning ' is not what Torah means ? If it involves context, that is no problem. Context has become an important element in many Torah discussions.

Why this issue is important to me is that too many rabbis want to indoctrinate, hold power. It's too bad that Chabad fares no better than other sects of observance... same infighting and intrigues, very normal and prosaic.

Posted By Anonymous, w

Posted: Sep 29, 2010

Bereshit

If, as you propose, Torah existed before any physical manifestion i.e. Creation; then it would seem that all that occurred in the whole of Torah as it unfolded in the world becomes a mirror image of the five books already in existence. Which is reality?

Posted By Florence, Medford

Posted: Sep 15, 2010

Thank you for this amazing insight.

Posted By Anonymous, düsseldorf

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