God is One (but so what?)You may have noticed that Judaism is constantly going on about the Oneness of God. Fine, I get it, we’re monotheistic. But once you know that, what’s the need for constant emphasis? There are six mitzvot that are binding 24/7. The second one is knowing that God is one. Hmmmm, why are we commanded to [...]
Posted on Mar 5th, 2010 by Henry
Weekly Spark: Torah a Go-Go“Go, go down,” says G-d to Moshe, as He informs him of the Golden Calf debacle. According to the Medrash, the superfluous “go down” means Moshe is demoted from his great heights of Torah after 40 days/nights on Mt. Sinai. All his Torah is taken back.
The Jewish people blow it and he loses all his [...]
So I saw the film recently. I really enjoyed it though I agree with those critics who said the plot was a tad superficial-sort of like a “Dances with Wolves” in space.
Anyway, the aspect that really appealed to me was the idea that one’s consciousness could be transferred from one body to another (in Avatar’s [...]
The Narcissistic Groupie2 questions on this week’s Torah portion (Ki Tisa):
#1. Why are the 2 narratives about the construction of the Mishkan (Tabernacle) interrupted by the incident of the Golden Calf considering that it was chronologically out of order.
#2. If the Almighty had such a problem with a little statue of a calf, then why would He allow [...]












