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By Tzvi Freeman I have been having nightmares for years, sometimes in batches several days together, about myself, various friends and relatives. They are never true, yet they have greatly tortured and complicated my life. They make me scared, and many times have ...
By Tzvi Freeman Dear Rabbi, If G‑d is a mystery to us, beyond human reason and logic, then how can we relate to Him? Answer: You’re right, G‑d is essentially unknowable. Yes, He makes Himself known to us through His miracles, His prophets, His Torah, and by the very act ...
By Tzvi Freeman Can the world survive on ethics devised by human reason? Well, we tried. It’s called the 20th century.
By Tzvi Freeman The sages say that Jacob placed the males before the females, but Esau put the females before the males. I don’t understand why Esau’s action in placing women before the men was less moral than placing the women in the rear, as Jacob did.
By Tzvi Freeman How is it that a perfectly capable and intelligent person can have no questions on a night rigged for questions?
By Tzvi Freeman Whenever I drink a cup of wine, I get excruciating pain in my abdomen. Usually lasts only 15 minutes, but real torture. I know it’s a mitzvah to drink all four cups at the Passover Seder, but is there a way to get around the pain?
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By Tzvi Freeman One November Shabbat afternoon in 1703, Rabbi Nieto stood on the podium in the grand Bevis Marks Synagogue and addressed the congregation. “There is no such thing as nature,” he lectured them. “The word simply does not exist in the Hebrew language.”
By Tzvi Freeman We’re almost finished the Haggadah, and here are two rabbis debating the plague count. Why? Because it makes a big difference. How deeply can human beings affect their environment?
By Tzvi Freeman Dear Rabbi, In general, I enjoy your daily thoughts. However, today’s Daily Dose made me very upset: Everything can be done with joy. Even remorse can be with joy. My son is going through treatment for a rare form of leukemia. Not “everything” can be ...
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