בס”ד The motivation for writing this blog was the question: As Noahides, do we have any obligation to give up our life, (What is called: Kiddush Hashem) under any circumstances, and what is that obligation? I heard that there are 3 Jewish commandments for which they are obligated to give… Read More »MESIRAT NEFESH (giving up one’s life) AND KIDDUSH HASHEM FOR NON-JEWS
Many people justify their anger by rationalization, he or she did this or that to me, so now I have the right to be angry, right? Wrong! Let’s take a look at what Maimonides the Rambam says about anger in HILCHOT DEOT 3. Anger is an exceedingly bad passion, and… Read More »ANGER ACCORDING TO JUDAISM
בס”ד The partnership between the Pious Gentiles (Noahides) and the observant Jews is, at its core, rooted in Torah. The goal is for them to work in tandem to prepare the world for the coming of the true Messiah, and to hasten the beginning of the Messianic Era. But Gentiles… Read More »THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE PIOUS NOAHIDES AND THE OBSERVANT JEWS
Analysis and Synthesis: Two Fundamental Operations of the Mind Unfortunately, most people, when they learn, allow the information to lie in their minds as a fragment. It’s a fragment, little analyzed, without much structure. How well do you understand something when It’s a fragment? This is the problem, that most… Read More »OBJECTIVES OF EDUCATION AND THE TIKKUN BY THE RAMCHAL
בס”ד Navigating the Spiritual Journey in a Material World Genesis 25:26 Then his brother emerged, holding on to the heel of Esau; so they named him Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when they were born. וְאַֽחֲרֵי־כֵ֞ן יָצָ֣א אָחִ֗יו וְיָד֤וֹ אֹחֶ֨זֶת֙ בַּֽעֲקֵ֣ב עֵשָׂ֔ו וַיִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ יַֽעֲקֹ֑ב וְיִצְחָ֛ק בֶּן־שִׁשִּׁ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה… Read More »BALANCING THE ESAU AND JACOB WITHIN
Level Minus Three: Ein Od Milvado What do we see at level minus three? We’ve already reached profound levels of understanding about Who He is or, rather, Who He’s not. What’s the third floor going to reveal to us? The third floor is, in many ways, much more astonishing than… Read More »EIN OD MILVADO
Is G-D part of reality? No. What is reality? Reality is whatever exists. It’s real. G-d is not part of reality. Reality is part of G-d. Reality is whatever existence makes. Since G-d is existence, He is reality. Reality emerges from G-d because G-d is existence itself. Whatever He makes… Read More »G-D IS NOT PART OF REALITY
We are created from the image of G-d We have to appreciate what we are. When you think about all this, that’s what we are. How do we treat each other so badly? If you think about what this means…. Scientists estimate that there could be a hundred million species… Read More »IN THE IMAGE OF G-D
A very important idea that I had talked about and is critical relates to there being five different types of creations, of “beings”—if you want to use that word—or states of existence. It’s important because this range speaks to what we are going to experience and includes what we are… Read More »THE FIVE CREATIONS
The Two Forms of Diseases: Degenerative and Infectious I want to bring out a very interesting observation about disease. Disease comes in two forms: one is called “degenerative” such as cancer, heart attacks, strokes, and diabetes. This is a failure of the body within its own systems. Then, there’s what’s… Read More »THE ORIGIN OF DISEASE AND SPIRITUAL CANCER OF THE ORGAN
