Judaism 101 » Philosophy
Which anthropomorphisms are appropriate?
Though we cannot describe G-d, we can describe our perceptive experience.
Any way we describe G-d appears to limit Him.
G-d's existence does not depend on anything else at all.
Understanding G-d's independence.
A world that is getting older has to have a starting point.
Why something infinite had to create the finite universe.
Grasping the nature of a being that is beyond our finite understanding.
Three terms that describe the Infinite Being.
Defining faith, belief and knowledge.
Read each word carefully... and all its secrets will be within your grasp.
by Rabbi Noson Weisz
Exploring the meaning of God's two most essentials names: An excerpt from R. Weisz's new book PrayerWorks.
by Jeff Jacoby
Reason alone is not enough to keep human beings humane.
Sara Yoheved Rigler
by Sara Yoheved Rigler
Yes, God took us out of Egypt, but He put us there in the first place!
by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan
God is both the Force of creation, and the Director of history.
by Jon Dabach
Why do some Jews refer to God as "Hashem"?
by Rabbi Shaul Rosenblatt
Finding light in the darkness.
by Shmuel Silinsky
The word "sin" has no connection with endless guilt and eternal damnation. But it does have a lot to do with archery.
A tool for staying focused on what's really important in life.
The world is one long chain of events, dating all the way back to Adam.
by Rabbi Avi Shafran
Not a chance. Adversity -- wherever it strikes, whomever it takes and whomever its spares -- always has a reason, even when it cannot be discerned.
The Creator of space and time is from all existence.
Strengthening one's intellectual understanding and emotional connection to the Divine.
by Rabbi Mordechai Blumenfeld
Why is it necessary to bring the body and soul together for ultimate eternal reward?
Waiting for the Messiah means knowing that he will bring the world to the recognition of the Almighty and at last fulfill the national mission of Israel.
Rabbi Benjamin Blech
by Rabbi Benjamin Blech
If God is good, why is the world so bad?
Rosh Hashana instills the awareness that God judges and rewards my actions, which gives meaning, purpose, and justification to life.
With the understanding that Torah is absolute, there is no time when it becomes inappropriate or irrelevant.
Every letter of the Written and Oral Torah transmitted through Moshe Rabbeinu was of Divine origin.
The ness of the Siniatic experience differentiates the Jewish faith from all others.
Divine inspiration cannot provide a sufficient basis for an authoritative Torah.
The roots of idolatry and free will.
With this Principle, the Rambam parts company with Aristotle and describes a God who necessarily preceded Creation and is free to choose to create.
If one believes that God is physical, inevitably he will feel capable of escaping Him.
Pleasure and pain, joy and sorrow all have one Source.
Why should an affirmation of God's absolute existence determine one's ability to fulfill Torah?
by Rabbi Asher Resnick
My daughter's battle with leukemia taught me how to find consolation even in the midst of terrible pain.
Every component of the Exodus was meant to reveal another facet of how God is involved in the world.
The greatest satisfaction is accomplishing in a world where God is hidden.
God may make it difficult for us to approach Him in order to increase our eventual reward.
Doing good unto others is a key component of spiritual health.
The existence of good and evil allows man to make the right choice, and merit greater closeness to God.
One of the highest human pleasures is that of accomplishment -- completing a job well done.
The gift of a Divine soul separates man from the rest of God's creatures.
What ultimate good does God offer His creations? Our ability to connect to Him.
God's motivation for creating the world sheds light on our own life goals.
We often question God's ways. But given the chance, how would we do things differently?
by Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller
By understanding God's manifestations in both male and female imagery, we can begin to unify our connection to the transcendence reality.
by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith
Jewish philosophical approaches to one of life's fundamental questions.
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