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The Talmud in Bava Basra (21a) tells us: “And Rav Yehuda said in the name of Rav: Indeed, we must remember that man, Yehoshua ben Gamla, in a favorable manner, for if it were not for him, the Torah would … Seguir leyendo →

A few years ago, in an Orthodox Jewish school in New Jersey, a teacher told his students that dinosaurs never existed. When a student told the teacher that he and his family had recently visited the Museum of Natural History … Seguir leyendo →

Without a doubt, the work of Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, known as the Rambam or Maimonides (1138-1204), marks a watershed in the religious vision of Judaism. His approach based on reason and philosophical thought, provided a different way of understanding … Seguir leyendo →

Our rabbis teach us that the path of the Torah is a very narrow path with fire on the right side and ice on the left side. Whoever follows the Torah must always be well focused and balanced, to avoid … Seguir leyendo →

Superstition is the belief contrary to reason that attributes to everything a magical explanation. Essentially, superstition is engendered, maintained, and fostered by fear. When people do not understand a specific phenomenon, they feel that they need a supernatural explanation to … Seguir leyendo →

For Ilana. Rabbi Harold Kushner tells us: Unetaneh Tokef is one of the prayers we say on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur that simultaneously moves me the most and makes me question myself the most. In the first part, this … Seguir leyendo →

Any outside observer would have thought that with the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 AD, the history of the Jewish People would have come to an end. Other peoples who suffered a similar fate soon disappeared. But this … Seguir leyendo →

The best “stock shares” that we can undertake in the Jewish stock market are framed in our sacred texts. Their quotes are always on the rise and together they represent the index of Jewish ethics. Let us see what they … Seguir leyendo →

In such a short space as this, it is almost impossible to present the main features of the Talmud, even in a summarized form. The Talmud is difficult to describe because there is no work to which it can be … Seguir leyendo →

There are stories in the Torah that make us think that God alone cannot perfect the world. The concept of a Garden of Eden, the incident between Cain and Abel, the Flood, or the story of the Tower of Babel, … Seguir leyendo →