In this second NLE Morasha class on spirituality we will address the range of spiritual expressions available to man. First, we will discuss humanity in general and the potential for holiness among the nations of the world. Next, we will explore the unique spiritual path for the Jewish people and how we express our spirituality... Read more »
In the first NLE Morasha class on Hashgachah Pratit, we learned that Judaism teaches that God is aware of all our actions and responds to our decisions. God supervises and directs the entire cosmos, and even the minutest details of the physical world, in response to the choices that we make. This individualized supervision of... Read more »
Judaism affirms the belief in Hashgachah Pratit, Divine Providence. In fact, it counts amongst its fundamentals of faith the belief in God’s omniscience (that He knows everything) and that He rewards and punishes us based on our actions. But the Jewish concept of Hashgacha Pratit is anything but simplistic. In other words, we cannot know... Read more »
Two mega-principles central to the daily life of every Jew, yet not necessarily well-known, are Kiddush Hashem – the precept of sanctifying the Name of God, and Chillul Hashem – the corresponding prohibition of profaning or desecrating His Name. As this class will illustrate, Kiddush Hashem is defined as the promotion of God in the... Read more »
