The Babylonian Talmud (dated to 300 CE) lists seven laws which God gave to the Children of Noah (B’nei Noach): 1 Acknowledge that there is only one G-d who is Infinite and Supreme above all things. Do not replace that Supreme Being with finite idols, be it yourself, or other beings. This command includes such … Read more
Maimonides lists his Eight Levels of Giving, as written in the Mishneh Torah, Hilkhot Matanot Aniyim (Laws about Giving to Poor People), Chapter 10:7-14: 1. Giving an interest-free loan to a person in need; forming a partnership with a person in need; giving a grant to a person in need; finding a job for a … 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
G-d does not remain in debt, for every good thing a person does, he is recompensed grandly by G-d, with children, health and livelihood, in abundance. – Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn * * * In order to learn, a person does not have to be a sage – every person should learn. A wise person … Read more
