What Does Judaism Think

In the Torah portion of Vayetze, there is an act of superhuman strength. Jacob, after having fled from his brother's murderous rage, arrives at the well in his mother's birthplace, Haran. There is a huge stone on top, which usually requires a few good men to lift it and get water out for the flocks. However, Jacob sees something that gives him the strength to lift the rock all by himself. What was it he saw, and how did it give him superhuman strength?
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The world community is all up in arms about Israeli "settlements" in the "West Bank." The one that arouses their ire the most is the Jewish community in Hebron. This is ironic in the extreme, for Hebron (as, in truth all of these communities) should be above reproach, both from a Biblical standpoint and a modern historical one. What makes Hebron so special in the Bible?

What would you say about someone who buys their own property at a high price? Probably nothing complimentary about their intelligence, right? Read on. Read More

Judaism does not believe in child sacrifice. It was that practice, more than others, that made the pagan nations of Canaan worthy of elimination. There is no greater horror and abomination than child sacrifice, for it represents the end of that society's humanity.

And yet, I may say that in a sense, Abraham NEEDED to sacrifice Isaac, and he did. He sacrificed Ishmael too. And, in the same sense, every parent must be prepared to sacrifice their children.

Am I nuts? Please keep reading before you go and do something very bad... Read More