The Kabalah of Sin

That was interesting. I like Rabbi Kaplan's teaching style. Lots of good food for thought.

I think you neglected the importance of the question concerning moral motivation for a atheists. In fact I think its quite unselfish and admirable of people to act moraly (sometimes against there own best) without any expections of rewards or without fear of punishment. The just do it just because a deed is good. In fact this might support a an idae of universal values in moral acts that is beyond human conventions. That said, im not an atheist myself but im interetsted in philosophical core questions and I appreciate and admire judaism for its openness in discourse and for its emphasisi of spiritual matter in a word were rationality has shown to have its limits.

I did not realize I am having a one on one personal relationship with G-d. I was offen trying to do Mitzvot because of fear of punishment, or because of reward I may get. But as you said those actions are self-serving. I did not realize the fact... I will try to focus on this one on one personal relationship with G-d.