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Is Religion Still Relevant?
By Yossy Goldman
Cyberspace, outer space, inner space. Genome maps, globalization, going to Mars. Smart cards, smart bombs, stem cells and cell phones... Is religion still relevant? Should we still need subscribe to an ancient code of laws when we are so further advanced ...
Parshah » Shemot - Exodus » Mishpatim » Parshah Columnists » Weekly Sermonette » Is Religion Still Relevant?
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An Age Old Torah in a Modern World
By J. Immanuel Schochet
Could a document written thousands of years ago in the desert have practial applications to our lives in a modern world? The difference between religion and culture
Audio Classes » Jewish Practice » The Torah » An Age Old Torah in a Modern World
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Is the Torah Timeless?
By Aron Moss
I wonder about how the Orthodox view the fluidity of the Torah and the teachings of the past. Clearly there are aspects of the Torah that have been outdated since it was written, such as stoning etc.
Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » The Torah » Is the Torah Timeless?
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Timeless Torah
By Yossy Goldman
We happily accept those practices we identify with, but pronounce the others as "old-fashioned," obsolete and out of step with the modern world. What is the underlying argument that allows us the luxury of that rationalization -- one which, in a moment ...
Parshah » Bamidbar - Numbers » Behaalotecha » Parshah Columnists » Weekly Sermonette » Timeless Torah
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How Scientific is Torah?
By Tzvi Freeman
For millennia we were ridiculed for believing that the world began, cause and effect are not inherently linked, a whole is greater than the sum of its parts, the human psyche is multi-layered...
Ideas & Beliefs » Torah & Science » How Scientific is Torah?
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Zaidy Pinchas' Torah
By Chana Weisberg
Zaidy embraced the Torah for the last time and gently laid it, in its wooden case, under a tree. He lifted his young child in his arms and journeyed on through the forest
Library » Stories » Contemporary » Zaidy Pinchas' Torah
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The Forty-Day Mikveh
By Laibl Wolf
A nation's stories reveal its national psyche. What distinguishes the ancient Jewish spiritual tradition is its complete negation of fiction. With the rare exception of a small section of the ethical literature and one branch of Hassidic literature, the ...
Parshah » Bereishit - Genesis » Noach » Parshah Columnists » Guest Columnists » The Forty-Day Mikveh
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Manuscripts – Historic but New
Iyar, 5749 • May, 1989
The manuscripts you found written by the Rebbes of Chabad, and by my father, may have been written years and ages ago, but the teachings are absolutely fresh and new. Thousands of Jews have learned these new teachings, and this merit should bring you ...
The Rebbe » Living Torah » Archive » Tazriah-Metzorah » Manuscripts – Historic but New
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Think Now
By Yanki Tauber
If you are not relating to the words of the Megillah, then you are experiencing a backwards Purim.
Jewish Holidays » Purim » Insights & Inspiration » Poppy Seeds » Think Now
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Where Are You?
Told by the Lubavitcher Rebbe
"Do you believe that the Torah is eternal?" asked the Rebbe. "Do you believe that its every word applies to every individual, under all conditions, at all times?"
Library » Stories » Chassidic » Where Are You?
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