There are limits to human creativity. There are basic boundaries of nature we aren’t meant to encroach upon.
We are introduced to concepts such as God when we are in preschool and never allow ourselves to develop more sophisticated notions.
Science has deciphered too many of nature’s mysteries, thereby eliminating the awe we once felt at our vast, untamed world.
One of the dangers that Moses warns them about is arrogance. This warning also justifies the conquest of the land from its current inhabitants.
The Amidah intentionally opens with the biblical verse “The great, mighty and awesome God” (Deut 10:17), knowing the full tapestry of biblical and rabbinic insights woven into its words.
Understanding the reason for Shabbat and its importance.
It is interesting to consider what direction the Orthodox Jewish world will take in the next few generations. Will the conformism of the past 500 years, which has become so popular, continue?
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