Knowledge

The princess up in the grandstand catches your eye and is about to indicate the door leading to life and bliss. But at that moment Mr. Philosopher appears at her elbow...

The transition from an industrial to an information society has had a profound effect on the nature of wealth. When wealth comes from materials, it is hard to deviate from the basic conception that when a piece of the pie is given to somebody else, your ...

The sages of the Talmud disagree on the point in Jewish history at which time the obligation to bring bikkurim ("first fruits") came into effect; the Rebbe sees their debate as a lesson on the nature, uses and hindrances of knowledge and consciousness

Should we listen to our inner voice, trust and follow our intiutive knowledge?

“Is it not enough for the righteous what is prepared for them in the World to Come,” the Midrash declares, “that they also ask for a tranquil life in this world?” But why not? Does G‑d have a limited quantity of tranquility to mete out?

To what extent does human knowledge and expression shape the reality which it observes and defines?

In this swamp of confusion, darkness becomes evil, for it entraps the light. When we tug to fissure their bond, an iron resistance opposes us. In the final release, a burst of energy shakes the cosmos....

There are at least four varieties of ignorance (passive ignorance, active ignorance, essential ignorance, and enlightened ignorance) two of which are beneficial; one of these actually supersedes knowledge

Dr. Velvl Greene was enlisted by NASA in their project to determine if there is life on Mars. When he asked the Lubavitcher Rebbe privately if this was something he should be doing . . .

“What have you been doing for the last year?” asked the incensed father-in-law. “What have you accomplished wasting your time by those wild men?” “I learned that G‑d creates the world,” answered the young man.