Why Not Just Follow the Book?
By Tzvi Freeman
Question: So much of your site is dedicated to customs and traditions that are not mentioned anywhere in the Bible. Why can't we just follow what's written there? Really, isn't it heresy to add on to G‑d's word? Response: You can go ahead and just follow ...
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Is Haiti a Jewish Cause?
By Tzvi Freeman
Question: I would really like to send a check to help the people suffering after the earthquake in Haiti. But some of my friends say how could I do that? They say, look there are children going to sleep hungry in Israel. There are families from Gush ...
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What's the Point of Complaining to G‑d?
By Tzvi Freeman
Doesn't G‑d already know what we're going to say?
Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » G-d and Us » What's the Point of Complaining to G‑d?
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Can We Pick Our Child's Gender?
By Tzvi Freeman
Question: Both my wife and I agree that we would like to have a little girl. I have recently learned about "pre-implantation genetic diagnosis" or PGD, a procedure in which parents who are undergoing IVF can screen embryos for certain characteristics ...
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How Much Can I Get For My Brother?
By Tzvi Freeman
Question: I read in the parsha that Joseph's brothers sold him for 20 silver pieces. I also have a nudnik brother and I could use some silver. How much do you think I could get for him? Response: I think you could be on to something here. I have no clue ...
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Who Needs Darkness?
By Tzvi Freeman
Why does our Creator plunk us down into despair, misery and sorrow and then ask us to struggle toward the light? Why not put us in the light in the first place?
Spirituality » Insights & Readings » By Tzvi Freeman » Who Needs Darkness?
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Is Chanukah a Minor Holiday?
By Tzvi Freeman
My friend told me that Chanukah is a minor holiday, unlike Rosh Hashanah and Passover, and so we shouldn't make such a big deal out of it. He said that the only reason it became so big was because of the season...
Jewish Holidays » Chanukah » Insights & Stories » Questions & Answers » Is Chanukah a Minor Holiday?
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Were the Maccabees Barbarians?
By Tzvi Freeman
Question: I don't understand what we are supposed to be celebrating on Chanukah. The Greeks brought culture, rationalism, geometry, drama, appreciation of beauty and most of all a promise of universalism to the Mediterranean. The Jewish Maccabee ...
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Chanukah and Tribal Judaism
A discussion with Tzvi Freeman
An impromptu talk about Jewish tribalism and ritual and how it survived the ages into modernity.
Audio Classes » Holidays » Chanukah » Chanukah Audio Classes » Chanukah and Tribal Judaism
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Tanya in Plain English
The Tanya of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi - A Rendition by Tzvi Freeman
A new translation of this classic primary text of Chassidic thought in easy-to-read, contemporary English.
Spirituality » Insights & Readings » Readings » Tanya in Plain English
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