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How could anything in God's creation not be utterly perfect? That's easy: we only have to look at ourselves to know that we are works in progress.Why justice?
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"Justice, justice shall you pursue." Most teachings and midrashim focus on why the word for justice ~ tzedek ~ is written twice. But what about the rest of the verse?Can Jews celebrate Valentines Day?
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This question comes up every year. Every Reform rabbi I have ever heard speak about it says, "Sure. Why not?" Shalshelet: The Mark of Ambivalence
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The papercut here of shalshelet, the rarest trope in Torah, was created for a new convert to Judaism, as a gift for his rabbi. Welcome to the beautiful struggle.Is God perfect?
Many of us grew up in the belief that God is all-seeing, all-knowing, all-powerful. How can such a being not be perfect, if it is capable of anything? Who wouldn't choose perfection? As it turns out, God didn't.