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Symbols play an important part in helping to define who we are. Our clothing, for example, is often symbolic of the social milieu with which we identify. Corporate logos help to create a business image and flags of a nation symbolize its essence.…
In his introduction to Pirkei Avot, the Rambam distinguishes between those mitzvot which we are to observe because we want to and those we should observe because we have to. When it comes to what we might call the ethical mitzvot of the Torah we…
The Torah is a description of the relationship between G-d and man, and between G-d and the Jewish people.
The Torah begins with G-d’s creation of the world, a world that was purposeless without man. “Fill the earth and conquer it” (Breisheet 1:28)…
Judaism sees the sparks of the Divine within the most mundane of activities. Revelation at Sinai is followed by a series of laws dealing with such topics as slavery, property damage, assault and battery, lost objects, and court procedures. While all…
Symbols play a crucial role in self and group identification and affect almost everything we do. Be they roses or a diamond ring, symbols can speak louder than actions (not to mention words). Failure to understand the symbolic meaning behind…