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Friday, November 16, 2007

Religious Pluralism in the 12th Century

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Know then ... nothing prevents God from sending into His world whomsoever He wishes, since the world of holiness sends forth emanations unce...
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Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Fast Healthy

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WebMD says : Fasting on a regular basis may protect against heart disease, researchers report. In a study of more than 4,500 men and women, ...
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Sunday, October 28, 2007

Reflections in Sanskrit

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Ishvara (Sanskrit Īśvara ईश्वर "lord, master", from an adjective īśvara "capable") is a philosophical concept in Hindui...
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Thursday, October 25, 2007

Take a Hint from the East

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Hinduism is a very rich and complex religion. Each sect is like a denomination with rich religious practices. Professional priestly brahmins...
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Monday, October 22, 2007

On Obligation

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This is a bit of a sticky issue. How can the movements of Judaism which do not recognize the divine authority of the mitzvot or the standing...
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Thursday, October 18, 2007

Rabbi Schachter (effectively) Forbids Jewish Surgeons

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Rabbi Hershel Schachter (Rosh HaYeshiva of RIETS) says : "There is a terrible misconception that the laws of Shabbos do not apply to do...
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Wednesday, September 26, 2007

A Charging Metaphor for Metaphysics

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To Lubab No More on fundamentalism and the skepticism of simple absolute truths: The way God is often described is designedly so simple tha...
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Monday, September 17, 2007

Some Perspective

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A favourite saying of the Rabbis of Jabneh was: I am God's creature and my fellow is God's creature. My work is in the town and his ...
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Sunday, September 16, 2007

On Ethics:

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I wrote this to GH for his recent post as a musing on the nature of ethics: The issue with ethics is always the profit motive. If I can prof...
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A Midrash on Moshe and Metaphysics

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R' Abbahu said: All the forty days that Moses was on high, he kept on forgetting the Torah he learnt. He then said: 'Lord of the Uni...
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