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Written by Rabbi Levi Brackman
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Friday, 15 June 2007 |
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 If Moral Relativism leads to chaos and Moral Absolutism to tyranny, what's left?
In conversation with the president of a local university he claimed that ninety percent of his students are moral relativists. Moral Relativism, which is practically the state religion of collegiate America, asserts that there is no such thing as supreme moral standards; rather, each society's morality is relative to its own cultural and historical influences. According to this view, there is no behavior which could be universally wrong. The moral relativist might personally believe a certain behavior to be wrong, but cannot say that the same would apply for others. Recommend this article... |
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Friday, 20 April 2007 |
 Following the VA Tech massacre, Americans grieve not only the tragic loss of human life, but also the injury done to their most cherished values - the equal respect and worth for each human lifeAmerica suffered a major blow this week when a gunman murdered 32 students and staff at Virginia Tech. Immediately the American people went into mourning. This was a heinous and terrible act that robbed fulfilling lives from 32 young people. It is impossible to underestimate the effect this act of one disturbed individual has had and will have on all those involved. Recommend this article... |
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Written by Rabbi Levi Brackman
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Friday, 24 March 2006 |
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 My wife Sheindy has a simple philosophy for increased productivity: “People should first do the necessary and essential chores they do not enjoy and only then go on to do the more pleasurable jobs.”
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Written by Rabbi Levi Brackman
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Sunday, 19 March 2006 |
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Rabbi Shmon ben Yechoi says in the Zohar, that the verse in our Torah portion (Genesis 7,11) which reads, “In the sixth hundred year of Noah’s life…were broken up all the fountains of the great deep” alludes to the fact that in the sixth hundred year of the sixth millennium (corresponding to 1839) the gates of sublime wisdom will open, and the wellsprings of worldly wisdom will surge forth. And the world will become Metaken [fixed] to enable entry into the seventh millennium. Akin to a person who is prepares during the afternoon of the sixth day [Friday], to enable entry into the Sabbath. Recommend this article... |
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Written by Rabbi Levi Brackman
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Sunday, 19 March 2006 |
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About four years ago I met with our local Catholic priest to discuss starting an interfaith group for our area of North London. During our conversation the concept of biblical stories came up, “Do you believe that Noah really existed and that there was a flood?” I replied affirmatively. “Then you are a fundamentalist!” he exclaimed in contempt. Similarly, someone recently asked me whether I believed that G-d created the world in six days, again I answered that I did. “If it becomes known that you believe in the literal meaning of such primitive stories people will not take you seriously,” he replied.
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