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God made all of us capable to understand His guidance – not only the rabbis 

  It seems to me, something is missing in this sermon.   From a sermon by Rabbi Sacks:   Judaism identified three distinct moral sensibilities each of which has its own voice and vocabulary. They are [1] the ethics of the king, [2] the ethics of the priest and fundamentally, [3] the ethics of theContinue reading “God made all of us capable to understand His guidance – not only the rabbis “

The news media are free … to be ideological and biased  

  Yes, that is true: the news media are constitutionally free – free to be biased and to be used as ideological warfare. Why? Because the news media outlets are businesses, which are tailoring their information products to the customer demands to attract more customers and make more money.   To do this, a particularContinue reading “The news media are free … to be ideological and biased  “

Judaism as rabbinical profession and as Jewish way of life

  Let us first define Judaism as rabbinical profession and Judaism as Jewish way of life.   Judaism as rabbinical profession has, like any other profession, its higher education institutions the yeshivas with their curriculums, accreditations, alumni-type associations, publications, and of course the spiritual competition among them.   Like in any other profession, there areContinue reading “Judaism as rabbinical profession and as Jewish way of life”

Perils of replacing Judeo-Christian morality by politically correct one

In the 18th century, the morality of the Torah/Bible Ten Commandments and their derivatives have created a spiritually and economically strong American Nation – in the 20th century, the morality of the politically correct “progressive” commandments are destroying all that.   At the core of Judeo-Christian morality, lays the Golden Rule, which states that inContinue reading “Perils of replacing Judeo-Christian morality by politically correct one”

“Religious test” for immigration? – Yes, if understood correctly

  From the news media:   The Canadian House of Commons has passed motion M103, which singles out the criticism of Islam as a form of “Islamophobia”. Iqra Khalid, a Muslim member of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party, tabled motion M103. It states the government must “condemn Islamophobia and all forms of systemic racismContinue reading ““Religious test” for immigration? – Yes, if understood correctly”