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Is Judaism an All or Nothing Proposition?
By Mrs. Sharon Isaacson (click here to read more about Mrs. Isaacson and our other amazing faculty) If G-d is real and gave the Torah, and it is all true, does it make sense to pick and choose which parts of the Torah to keep? Isn’t it all one system? Does it make sense, for…
Read MoreAhavat Eretz Yisrael: I know it’s important, but how can I emotionally connect to a land that I didn’t grow up in and isn’t part of my culture?
By Mrs. Mali Brofsky (click here to read more about Mrs. Brofsky and our other amazing faculty) The best way to answer this question is by looking at a beautiful idea expressed by Rav Soloveitchik on a seemingly different issue. Rav Soloveitchik addresses the famous midrash (Niddah 30b) that questions what a baby does during…
Read MoreHow can we immediately increase the number of years we live? (guaranteed to work!)
By Rabbi Yitzchak Twersky (click here to read more about Rabbi Twersky and our other amazing faculty ) The Mishnah in Avot states: R. Shimon says: “One who is walking on the way and learning, and interrupts his learning and says: ‘How becoming is this tree, How becoming is this field’; the Torah considers it…
Read MoreIs DNA Evidence Admissible in the Halachic System?
By Rabbi David Katz (click here to read more about Rabbi Katz and our other amazing faculty) To some people, this question is obviously answered with a resounding “no”. The Torah tells us in several places that we require actual witnesses to determine halachic reality. However to many others, this question is obviously answered with…
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