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| Mitzvot of the Third Kind
On the complex and much misunderstood relationship between our obedience to and our understanding of G-d's law | |
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| The Logic of the Mitzvot
Our Sages differentiate between the rational mitzvot (mishpatim) and the supra-rational mitzvot (chukim); a third, intermediate category are the "testimonial" or commemorative mitzvot (eidot). But in essence, says the Rebbe, the most rational mishpat is a chok and the most esoteric chok has mishpat characteristics  1 Comment | |
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| Whose Life Is It, Anyway?
What is the correlation between life's responsibilities and its rewards? If we "do our best" will G-d give us everything we need, or is reward measured by achievement? The law of the "Four Guardians" as a model for the duties and priviliges of man | |
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| Mixes and Mergers
We instinctively categorize our world by species, element, gender, and countless other criteria. But how real are these distinctions? Insights into the Biblical prohibition against cooking meat with milk 3 Comments | |
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| Doing Business with G-d
Torah law forbids charging interest for a loan, but with a heter iska
form, one is permitted to profit on invested capital. Is this not a violation of
the spirit of the law? What, indeed, is the "spirit" of this law? 7 Comments | |
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