Monthly Archives: November 2015

For the most part, I hate attempts to explain tragedies in terms of “God is trying to teach us a lesson”. Ultimately, there is no way we can say why God, as it were, lets terrible things happen in the … Continue reading →

One of the most difficult aspects for outsiders to accept about Torah and Torah-based Judaism is that nothing is arbitrary. Of course, that’s not to say that every word every “orthodox” rabbi in history has ever said is absolutely and … Continue reading →

The mystical, kabbalistic component of our tradition describes twinned but mirror-opposite trends in the universe. On the one hand, the primal, essential unity, the pure essence of אור אין סוף (Ohr Eyn Sof), Infinite Light, evolves from unity to duality … Continue reading →