TOO FOCUSED ON GOD (PODCAST)
The widely held view is that religious people are kinder and more altruistic than non-believers. Rabbi Dunner challenges this view, citing studies that prove the opposite. Some people even use God as an excuse not to be kind. An Abarbanel interpretation in Emor reveals that the Torah is acutely aware of this phenomenon, and warns us against falling into this trap.
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) In his 2015 book, Lessons in Leadership, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks wrote: “Leaders must have the strength to know what they cannot be if they... Read More