DO YOU BELIEVE IN GOD?
Do you believe in God? Seems like a simple question. But perhaps not. Rabbi Dunner shares a revealing story about an interaction between the founder of the Mussar movement, Rabbi Yisroel Salanter (1809-1883), and one of his students, to reveal a deep flaw in what we think of as faith in God. A verse in Parshat Beshalach is the key to unlocking this important aspect of the Jewish faith.
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) Aristotle noted that “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” But who nowadays has the time for that? Introspection is so sedentary –... Read More