There are parts of the Bible that if interpreted literally would be cruel and violent. For example the Bible (Exodus 21:24 — this week’s’ Torah portion) says that a violent attacker should pay “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” Another example is the law where…
Category: Freedom
Defining Freedom
Passover is the time of year to throw off our individual enslavements and emancipate ourselves to achieve the desires of our authentic self -our soul In the West and especially in the USA people pride themselves on being free. Indeed it is freedom that America would like to export to…
Freedom: The Real Thing
On Pesach we celebrate the emancipation of the Children of Israel from slavery in Egypt. Less then two months after the Children of Israel left Egypt they stood at the foot of mount Sinai to receive the Torah from God. The Torah is a book of Laws that govern our…