Maharal (R. Judah Lowe of Prague)

Rabbi Judah ben Bezalel Loew was born about the year 5285, probably in Posen. He became famous as a great Talmudic scholar at an early age. In his late twenties, he was invited to become the Rabbi in Nikolsburg, Moravia, a position which he held for ...

Elul 18 is the yahrtzeit of Rabbi Yehudah Loewe, the "Maharal" of Prague (1525-1609), outstanding Torah scholar, philosopher, Kabbalist and Jewish leader. Popularly known for creating a "golem" (clay man) to protect the Jewish community of Prague from ...

My guru says I must first surrender my ego in order to proceed with his five-day, ten-step path to total enlightenment. Personally, I find my ego quite useful, even neccessary. What do you think? Are egos really as bad as they are made out to be?

This week: All the city's children looked forward to the special Shabbat when the great rabbi would come up to the roof with them to feed the brids. What was the reason for this custom?

Rabbi Judah ben Bezalel Lowe, known as the Maharal of Prague was famous among Jews and non-Jews alike. He was a mystic who was revered for his holiness and Torah scholarship, as well as his proficiency in mathematics, astronomy, and other sciences. ...

Question: It seems to me that the more refined and spiritual a person will be, the less he will need commandments, as he himself will understand what is right and wrong. Just like a child needs so many more rules than an adult. Following this logic, why ...

A new science that sees consciousness not as an epiphenomenon, but as a building block of existence

In wine we see an allusion to the possibility of unlimited growth and improvement.

Matzah illustrates how we were miraculously lifted out of the constraints of time and space.

Sources: Tanya, Shaar HaYichud VehaEmunah, ch. 9;Derech Mitzvosecha,Mitzvas HaAmanas Elokus, chs. 3-4,Shoresh Mitzvas HaTefillah, chs. 28-30;the series of maamarim entitled Yom Tov Shel Rosh HaShanah 5666 , pp. 167-168 Once R. Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev ...