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Freedom and Choice: an Anthology
Compiled by Yanki Tauber
The classical questions, the theological contradictions, the Kabbalistic foundations, the Chassidic interpretations... nineteen insights, essays and stories on "Freedom of Choice"
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The Vacuum of Choice
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
On whose initiative were the Spies sent? The way the story is told in Numbers 13, it was by Divine command. But when Moses recounts these events 40 years later, he tells the people of Israe it was their idea. Tthe contradiction descibes a watershed in ...
Parshah » Bamidbar - Numbers » Shelach » Chassidic Masters » The Vacuum of Choice
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The Thousand Year Difference
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
As formulated at Sinai, the contract between G‑d and Israel contained certain vulnerabilities. It was only nine-and-a-half centuries later that our acceptance of the Torah was established upon an unshakable foundation.
Holidays » Purim » Insights & Inspiration » Advanced Study » The Thousand Year Difference
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On the Essence of Choice
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
"See, I have set before you life and goodness, and death and evil... Life and death I have set before you, blessing and curse... And you shall choose life..." (Deuteronomy 30:15-19). These three sentences represent three dimensions of choice -- compelled ...
Parshah » Devarim - Deuteronomy » Nitzavim » Chassidic Masters » On the Essence of Choice
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G-d's Business
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Was Adam and Eve's sin part of "the plan"?
Parshah » Bereishit - Genesis » Bereishit » Chassidic Masters » G-d's Business
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A Choice of Choices
By Yanki Tauber
There is good and there is evil, blessing and curse, light and darkness; now choose. Not much of a choice, is it? So what's all this talk about "freedom of choice"?
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » A Choice of Choices
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Toddling
By Yanki Tauber
Think back twenty, forty, sixty or eighty years, to the day that you learned how to walk. What you sensed but could not understand then, will tell you much about what you understand but cannot sense today
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » Toddling
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Is Judaism a Theocracy?
By Yanki Tauber
The human psyche is home to two contrasting drives: a striving for freedom, and an impulse to submit to authority. Which should be given priority over the other? Or, to otherwise state the question: in what sort of environment would the Torah prefer to ...
Society & Living » Issues » Is Judaism a Theocracy?
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The Lady, the Tiger and Freedom of Choice
By Yanki Tauber
The princess up in the grandstand catches your eye and is about to indicate the door leading to life and bliss. But at that moment Mr. Philosopher appears at her elbow...
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » The Lady, the Tiger and Freedom of Choice
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The Right Not to Know
By Yanki Tauber
Knowledge may bring power, but absolute knowledge brings utter powerlessness
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » The Right Not to Know
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