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03 Dec

2014 November/December, Arts & Culture, Ask the Rabbis

Ask the Rabbis // Arrogance

July 25, 2019
By Moment
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Are there aspects of Judaism that encourage arrogance—or that help guard against it?

19 Nov

2014 January-February, Ask the Rabbis

Ask the Rabbis // Happiness

April 26, 2022
By Amy E. Schwartz
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Should Jews strive to be happy? INDEPENDENT No. Jews should never strive to be happy. Happiness should not be something to strive ...

01 Oct

2014 September/October, Ask the Rabbis, Jewish World

Ask the Rabbis // Sin

July 25, 2019
By Amy E. Schwartz
3 comments

“In contrast with other views, we are not born sinners, but by virtue of the human condition and our free will, we are bound to act sinfully from time to time.”

30 Sep

2013 July-August, Ask the Rabbis

Ask the Rabbis | Gun Control

July 25, 2019
By Amy E. Schwartz
9 comments

We ask our rabbis, “Should Jews be for or against the right to bear arms?”

05 May

2014 May/June, Ask the Rabbis

INDEPENDENT: Addiction is highlighted in the Torah’s account of the Revelation at Mount Sinai, where the One Who Spoke and the World Came into Being instructed us not to get so caught up in our subjective assumptions about God that we would carve out and worship an image reflecting those assumptions.