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For man and G-d to be in relationship with each other there must be some common denominator that bridges the gap between the finite and the infinite.

A Relationship With G‑d

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with J. Immanuel Schochet and Michael Kigel
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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November 24, 2011
Levi, non religious jews do mitzvot too
Hi, Torah and mitzvot are the only ways to relate to G-d. It just the when the nonreligious jew is doing mitzvot (and chazal say they are as full of mitzvot as a pomegranate is full of seeds) they don't think of it as such. Just in being a decent human being so many mitzvot that are done! Just being doesn't buy a whole lot with G-d. There's just a dissatisfied soul that has come down to this world all over again.

Thanks Chabad.org for segments of this great series! As one trained in Greek classics I love hearing such clear Torah responses to questions that arise from the Greek philosophical perspective.
Dan
balitmore, md
February 7, 2009
Response to "relationship with G-d"
The rabbi is discussing a realtionship that we develop not one that is!
There are people who are free of mitzvot, they are connected to G-d but not through their work, just by their existance.
Levi Kaplan
Brooklyn, NY
November 1, 2008
Relationship with G-d
The Torah is God?? God is more than Torah.
I am what I know??? Chas ve Shalom! -
May be after a frew years I get Alzheimer desease. Than I know nothing. But that does not mean I am nothing. I have a neshama, G-d breathed into me, when He created me. And that neshama is my most important part and will go back to my creator when He calls me. To really have a relationship with God, means I love Him. (Its written in the Shema.)
Michal
Germany
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