Listen One who causes himself pain by abstinence from something he desires is called a sinner. Nazir, 19.Rab said: “A man will have a demerit in his record on Judgment Day for everything he beheld with his eyes and declined ...
Listen Anyone that says Gehinnom doesn’t exist or it’s some washing machine that just cleans you up for a year and it’s okay, it’s not such a big deal, has no idea, has never read one book of Torah; or ...
Listen If you begin to think that religion certainly was not given to man for the benefit of God, for he is perfect and exalted above all influences rising from man, you will certainly admit that religion exists in human ...
Listen Even a talmid chacham should not feel embarrassment for earning his living through toiling in some seemingly demeaning profession. This is what the mishna means by “Love your profession, scorn the holding of public office” — the last clause ...
Listen This also negates the widespread, false notion that “God is everywhere, and in all things.” Consider how clearly the Bible negates this concept in the narrative of the prophet Elijah’s experience on Mt. Sinai: And He said: ‘Go forth, ...
Listen Karaism is the original form of Judaism commanded by God to the Jewish people in the Torah. Karaites accept the Tanakh (Jewish Bible) as the word of God and as the sole religious authority. At the same time, Karaites ...
Listen If someone truly loves Torah, they must feel a calling inside to share the Torah with others.Rabbi Yisrael Salanter once said, “You can finish Shas many times but if you don’t learn mussar and improve on your midos, you ...
Listen Whether atheism, in the sense of the dogmatic denial of God’s existence, was accepted by anybody in Biblical and Rabbinic times is doubtful; but both in Bible and Talmud the concern was with the practical atheist who conducted his ...
