The Image of God

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  1. The Story of Creation and our Ecological Crisis

    Rabbi Elchanan Samet

    Some have claimed that the Torah is to blame for humanity's destructive treatment of nature, and that God's commandments led to ecological disaster. A closer look at the Creation stories reveal that this statement is untrue.

  2. A Return to the Garden of Eden

    Rabbi Amnon Bazak

    There are many similarities between the Mishkan and the creation of the universe. What is the significance of this comparison?

  3. The Snake's Sin and Its Punishment

    Rabbi Yaakov Medan

    What was the snake's sin? Hazal and the commentators offered a variety of answers to this problem, including among others: the snake incited Chava; he spoke lashon hara; he seduced Chava; and more. The snake's sin is the source of many of the laws of the inciter (mesit), in particular, we do not search for the merit of the inciter, and he is punished without warning. Apparently the difference between the punishment of man and snake points to the preference of man, who was created "in God's image," to the animal kingdom.

  4. A Difference Between Man and Beast

    Rabbi David Silverberg

  5. Tazria: Back to the Beginning

    Rabbi Jay Kelman

  6. The Blasphemer (Bamidbar 15): The Emergence of a Jewish Humanism

    Rabbi Dr. Daniel Tropper

    תאריך פרסום: 5777 | | Hour

    Why is the blasphemer given the death penalty? How are the laws against murder and cursing God or parents  related? In this shiur, we explore an insight of Rav Soloveitchik ztz"l. We begin with a Halakhic introduction that serves as background for our study, and then we move on to analyze the biblical text, identifying chiastic structure and other features.