Free Choice vs. Determinism
Do we have free choice or is everything in our lives predetermined? Am I wired like a machine — programmed and predictable, or can I change the course of my destiny? That is the big, age old question that has sparked many debates, research and countering arguments.
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Are You Your Own Worst Enemy?
The great gift of Torah is that it provides us with a Divine blueprint on how to live our lives. Your unique mission statement is embedded within you.
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Elitism: Are We All Created Equal?
Parshat Pinchas helps unravel the yichus dilemma – illuminating the balance between elitism & the masses; individuality and responsible leadership.
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How Much Does Your Lineage Matter?
Free will remains the unwavering foundation of life. Nothing—neither good nor bad pedigree—impedes our free choice. True, lineage can help a person, just as other personality traits may create more conducive conditions; but we all have our strengths and our challenges to overcome.
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The Coronation
The cry of the shofar resounds: an utterly simple cry, reflecting not the fear of the subject, not the love of the child or the sophistication of the student’s understanding, but the simple trumpet blast of a people’s coronation of their king.
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Beyond Structure
Purim: It’s not our logic & plans that run the world but a higher force that may manifest in random experiences within which lies the greatest power of all.
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A Slumber and a Headache
Revisiting the 42-stationed journey in the desert from the Exodus of Egypt (that marked our birth as a nation) to our entry into the Land of Israel.
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Subjective Judge
Insight into judgement: The only power on earth or heaven that can judge man is man himself.
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