What Does Judaism Say About...?

If a traditional Jew calls the city SAINT Louis, or Christchurch (New Zealand), is it permitted or not and why? This podcast will discuss this issue and why Jews should try to be called by their Jewish or Hebrew names, and why the Hebrew language is holy and different from any other language.

This podcast will examine why hatred is common in the 21st century, what is the Jewish definition of hatred. It will also examine through traditional Jewish sources, when it is permitted to hate others and it is even a Mitzvah-commandment to do so.

This podcast will examine why hatred is common in the 21st century, what is the Jewish definition of hatred. It will also examine through traditional Jewish sources, when it is permitted to hate others and it is even a Mitzvah-commandment to do so.

This is a a continuation of the previous podcast. It has been said that for believers in a just and "fair" God, thy have to explain and come to grips with one overarching question:  how God could let good people suffer and evil people prosper and seem to be "rewarded" for their actions. (for the non-believer in God, he or she has to explain everything else about "why" in the world). This podcast w...

This is a a continuation of the previous podcast. It has been said that for believers in a just and "fair" God, thy have to explain and come to grips with one overarching question:  how God could let good people suffer and evil people prosper and seem to be "rewarded" for their actions. (for the non-believer in God, he or she has to explain everything else about "why" in the world). This podcast w...

It has been said that for believers in a just and "fair" God, thy have to explain and come to grips with one overarching question:  how God could let good people suffer and evil people prosper and seem to be "rewarded" for their actions. (for the non-believer in God, he or she has to explain everything else about "why" in the world). This podcast will take the "dangerous" and ultimately "impossibl...

It has been said that for believers in a just and "fair" God, thy have to explain and come to grips with one overarching question:  how God could let good people suffer and evil people prosper and seem to be "rewarded" for their actions. (for the non-believer in God, he or she has to explain everything else about "why" in the world). This podcast will take the "dangerous" and ultimately "impossibl...

This podcast will explain the significance And deeper meaning of the values and law o this three week period leading up to the destruction of both Temples in Jerusalem. It will also discuss why the Rabbis set aside an entire  day to mourn for a building destroyed nearly 2000 years ago, and why a parallel day of mourning on the Jewish calendar is not set side for the Holocaust.

This podcast will explain the significance And deeper meaning of the values and law o this three week period leading up to the destruction of both Temples in Jerusalem. It will also discuss why the Rabbis set aside an entire  day to mourn for a building destroyed nearly 2000 years ago, and why a parallel day of mourning  on the Jewish calendar is not set side for the Holocaust.

While it is impossible to prove or disprove God's existence through the scientific method, since God is not a physical being and science only exists in the physical world, nevertheless, rational arguments for and against the existence of God have been put forward. This podcast will examine these ideas and also show that logically the Torah could not have been written by one or a group of human bei...

While it is impossible to prove or disprove God's existence through the scientific method, since God is not a physical being and science only exists in the physical world, nevertheless, rational arguments for and against the existence of God have been put forward. This podcast will examine these ideas and also show that logically the Torah could not have been written by one or a group of human bei...

Although cloning has been successful in animals and is currently forbidden in humans, the ‎technology is still in its infancy. If cloning can eliminate human diseases through gene manipulation, ‎should it be permitted or encouiraged? If it can produce super athletes or super-geniuses, should that ‎be allowed? What is the relationship of two human clones - brothers, parent and child or none of ‎the...

Although cloning has been successful in animals and is currently forbidden in humans, the ‎technology is still in its infancy. If cloning can eliminate human diseases through gene manipulation, ‎should it be permitted or encouiraged? If it can produce super athletes or super-geniuses, should that ‎be allowed? What is the relationship of two human clones - brothers, parent and child or none of ‎the...

Is it permitted to open up a similar business or work near an existing enterprise? Is this limiting competition or making it free and open to all as part of capitalism? Judaism will examine these and other issues regarding competing endeavors, and show when it is permitted and when it is forbidden in traditional Jewish thought.

Is it permitted to open up a similar business or work near an existing enterprise? Is this limiting competition or making it free and open to all as part of capitalism? Judaism will examine these and other issues regarding competing endeavors, and show when it is permitted and when it is forbidden in traditional Jewish thought.

The human need to compete is basic to his or her being. Most of the first few stories in the Torah involve competition. However, this drive should be minimized if it causes harm. This podcast will distinguish between "good competition" and "bad competition" in Judaism, and show practical applications of these ideas in daily life.

Although by definition, a Mitzvah-commandment leaves little room for choice and free will, this one commandment only, Tzedaka-charity. is allowed to be performed conditionally, i.e., for ulterior motives. Why is this so and the unique cosmic power of this particular commandment will be the subject of this podcast.

Although by definition. a Mitzvah-commandment leaves little room for choice and free will, this one commandment only, Tzedaka-charity. is allowed to be performed conditionally, i.e., for ulterior motives. Why is this so and the unique cosmic power of this particular commandment will be the subject of this podcast.

The holiday of Shavuot, the day God gave the Jews to the Torah-Ten Commandments, is so uniquely different from the other two Jewish Pilgrim Festivals of Passover and Sukkot, that many questions related to this one day holiday need to be understood. This podcast will examine these, as well as the unique customs of Shavuot such as eating dairy and decorating the synagogue, as well as the Jewish conc...

The holiday of Shavuot, the day God gave the Jews to the Torah-Ten Commandments, is so uniquely different from the other two Jewish Pilgrim Festivals of Passover and Sukkot, that many questions related to this one day holiday need to be understood. This podcast will examine these, as well as the unique customs of Shavuot such as eating dairy and decorating the synagogue, as well as the Jewish conc...

In addition to the general connection and affinity of Jews to the Land of Isreal, ‎    the Jewish (as well as Chirstian and Moslem) relationship to the city of Jerusalem as holy will be explained in this podcast. The many unique features of this city as well as the practices in Jerusalem of old that can serve model an ideal for a  city of the twenty first century, will help explain the daily longi...

In addition to the general connection and affinity of Jews to the Land of Isreal, ‎    the Jewish (as well as Chirstian and Moslem) relationship to the city of Jerusalem as holy will be explained in this podcast. The many unique features of this city as well as the practices in Jerusalem of old that can serve model an ideal for a  city of the twenty first century, will help explain the daily longi...

Although it seems like a simple Torah commandment – to count the fifty days between the Passover Jewish liberation until the Jews received the Torah at Mount Sinai, here are many deeper values and  concepts in the Mitzvah. This podcast will examine those values, and how the different customs relating to counting show how people count the days of their lives, the connection of this commandment to t...

Although it seems like a simple Torah commandment – to count the fifty days between the Passover Jewish liberation until the Jews received the Torah at Mount Sinai, here are many deeper values and  concepts in the Mitzvah. This podcast will examine those values, and how the different customs relating to counting show how people count the days of their lives, the connection of this commandment to t...

This podcast will show how man is similar to all other animals, and yet, very different. It will discuss if the human being is qualitatively different from animals or only quantitively different, and will analyze how many is unique is several special ways, and show how man's "animalness" affects his  daily life.