Category Archives: Al reguel ajat

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 →

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 →