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Why Collective Punishment is OK and Why We Avoid it nonetheless

But even a more qualified objection to collective punishment is likely predicated on a limited understanding of the self that the Jewish mystical tradition considers ultimately incorrect. That tradition tells us that the reason we are told to love our neighbor as ourselves is because our neighbors are ourselves – literally. Hence that commandment is […]

by Francis Nataf April 8, 2021

Temple Sophistication and the Chumrot of Pesach

One of the things that seems to come out from the Temple service is that more is not always better. In place of this simplistic formula, the Torah calls us to examine every issue in context. One way to understand this is to compare it to the quantities of ingredients used in different recipes. It is obvious that even the tastiest ingredients […]

by Francis Nataf March 24, 2021

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Why Collective Punishment is OK and Why We Avoid it nonetheless

by Francis Nataf on April 8, 2021April 8, 2021

Temple Sophistication and the Chumrot of Pesach

by Francis Nataf on March 24, 2021March 24, 2021

Women, Beauty and Religion

by Francis Nataf on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021

Esther’s Da’at Torah (and ours)

by Francis Nataf on February 25, 2021March 8, 2021

When the Ties that Bind Need to be Cut

by Francis Nataf on January 28, 2021January 28, 2021

A Quantitative Approach to Free Will

by Francis Nataf on January 13, 2021January 13, 2021

The Tragedy of When We are Both Right

by Francis Nataf on December 31, 2020December 31, 2020

The Man who Could no Longer Tell a Lie

by Francis Nataf on December 16, 2020December 16, 2020

Esav: The Off the Derekh Patriarch

by Francis Nataf on December 1, 2020December 1, 2020

Switching the Land On and Off

by Francis Nataf on November 19, 2020November 19, 2020

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  • Why Collective Punishment is OK and Why We Avoid it nonetheless April 8, 2021
  • Temple Sophistication and the Chumrot of Pesach March 24, 2021
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