Is God Involved in Human Activities?
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07, 2017
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12, 2015
What does Maimonides teach?
What does Maimonides teach? The great philosopher Maimonides is misunderstood by many people, most of whom need to see him saying what he never said. Maimonides’ God Maimonides’ God is transcendental, meaning God is not involved in the daily activities of the world. God either created the world out of [...]
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03, 2014
Does God know us?
Does God know us? The views of some Jewish philosophers Many Jews are convinced that Jews are judged by their behavior not by their beliefs. They can believe what they want as long as they harm no one.[1] Thus it is not surprising that there were famous Jewish [...]
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05, 2013
Shelach – Unusual Interpretations 28
By Israel Drazin The following are surprising interpretations of the biblical portion Shelach (Numbers 13:1-15:41) raise interesting ideas concerning interpreting the Torah. Seemingly contradictory biblical texts In 13:2, God instructs Moses to send spies to reconnoiter Canaan; apparently he is initiating the enterprise. However, Deuteronomy 1:22 reports that the Israelites [...]
