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The story of Adam and Eve, the incident with the snake and the forbidden fruit, had many implications. In principle, it marks the submission of woman to man. God, Rabbi Telushkin tells us in his book «Biblical Literacy», punishes Eve … Seguir leyendo →

The biblical period is known as the time, in the history of the Jewish people, when God was always close and present and the moral was linked to the natural. The man of the Bible understood that if he observed … Seguir leyendo →

Organizing the commandments of the Torah into a code, in order to facilitate understanding and carrying them out, has always been a goal of our sages. The Mishnah was the first compendium of our teachers’ commentaries on the mitzvoth. The … Seguir leyendo →

The 39 books that make up the Tanakh (Bible in Hebrew) were chosen from a very large group of works that existed at the time when the selection was made. The selection was a process that required five centuries. For … Seguir leyendo →

Judaism gives us a different perspective on how to raise children. By sanctifying the most basic aspects of daily life, it teaches us that there is greatness not only in spectacular and glorious achievements, but also in our small actions … Seguir leyendo →

The Torah established the death penalty as punishment for those who commit the following transgressions: “For adulterers, both men and women; for those who have sexual relations with an animal; for those who blaspheme using the name of God; for … Seguir leyendo →

Shabbat is the most original contribution of the Jewish people to the world. It is the combination of the social principle of weekly rest with a beautiful religious ritual. The Torah gives Shabbat a central place from the very Creation. … Seguir leyendo →

Judaism assumes that man is only the guardian and not the owner of Creation and that God created the world with man as a partner in this enterprise. The Midrash tells us that God made Adam and Eve responsible for … Seguir leyendo →

During the first five centuries of our era, the chief rabbis of the academies in Eretz Israel and Mesopotamia provided the Jewish people with a legal system based on three elements: the Talmud, the rabbinical courts and academies, and the … Seguir leyendo →