In this week's discussion, we go through one of the most central topics of Jewish history and Jewish theology the Binding of Isaac. With the perplexing and difficult questions that arise from this event, we develop an approach. That will not only help us understand what happened in this week's portion but also helps us develop tools that allow us to tackle one of the most devastating critiques that arose on the Jewish moral framework from the thinker Immanuel Kant in the 18th century.
Mitzvah #64: פאת ראשכם - Cutting Hair & Beard - The Spiritual Significance of Hair & Male Modesty Rav Hirsch On Jewish Law
Mitzvah #63 - שרט - Scars and Symbols - Reflecting On Self Harm - Rav Hirsch On Jewish Law
Mitzvah #62 - מצוות שמירת נפש - Navigating The Question Of Suicide
Mitzvah #61 - קבורה Burial Of Dead - Fatalism & Responsibility
Mitzvah #60 - צער בעלי חיים Suffering Of Animals - Animal Rights & Man's Responsibility
Mitzvah #59 - אתו ואת־בנו - Mother & Child - Centrality Of Love in Relation With God
Mitzvah #58 - שילוח הקן Sending Away The Mother Bird - Social Responsibility & The Value Of Gender Roles
Mitzvah #57 Part 2 - Dairy Dilemma - Milk & Meat Its symbolic & Moral Significance
Mitzvah #57 Significance Of כלים - Part 1 - Its Moral Message
Mitzvah #56 Don’t Destroy בל תשחית - What’s Wong With Morden Environmentalism
Chukim - And Why They Have A Rational Principle
Mitzvah #54 Judges Witnesses #55 Cursing - The Parallel Path to Destruction
Mitzvah #53 Lashon Hara - Beyond Legalities Rediscovering Its Spirit
Mitzvah #52 Abuse - The Physical, Intellectual & Emotional
Mitzvah #51 - Confronting Oppression
Mitzvah #50 Falsehood & Lying Part 2 - Hypocrisy & Flattery
Mitzvah #50 Falsehood & Lying - Crafting Deceptive Realities
Mitzvah #49 Damages & Duties - Navigating Moral Responsibilities (Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch Reasons For Laws in Judaism)
Mitzvah #48 Quantifying & Enumerating The Pinnacle of Justice (Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch Reasons For Laws in Judaism)
Mitzvah #47 - To Transfer - Your Word, Break It You Brake You (Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch Reasons For Laws in Judaism)
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