There are differing opinions as to who was the first Jew. * * * Abraham, 1813-1638 BCE, is considered by many as the first Jew. A native of Mesopotamia, he rejected the idolatrous ways of his ancestors and contemporaries; he was the first person to use his own cognitive abilities to discover and recognize the … Read more
If a Jew has no one to quarrel with, he quarrels with God, and we call it theology; or he quarrels with himself, and we call it psychology. Or he quarrels with the psychoanalyst, and we call it literature. Two Jews and three opinions are better that three Jews with no opinions. Passionate arguments are … Read more
The following was written by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach. The most confusing story of the Bible involves G-d’s commandment to Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac. What was this G-d, who would later declare that all human, and especially child, sacrifice to be an abomination, thinking? The most insightful commentary I have seen on this story … Read more
Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit. Adam then blamed Eve who blamed the serpent. (Genesis 3) Noah became drunk after he left the ark and had planted a vineyard. (Genesis 9) Abraham lied twice about his wife Sarah, each time claiming that Sarah was merely his sister. (Genesis 12 & 20) Lot had an … Read more
