Dear Christians… Please listen to what I say and don’t take this personally. I believe that most of you are sincere about your beliefs and really believe that you must spread the “good news” so others will not be eternally…
Buddhism The founder of Buddhism was a royal prince born in 624 BCE in northern India – now a part of Nepal – who was given the name Siddhartha. He lived in the royal palace but when he was 29-years-old…
Hinduism Hinduism is unique among the world faith systems because it has no founder and no date of origin. Most major religions derive their ideas from charismatic leaders but “Hinduism is simply the religion of the people from India.”18 This…
If one is to truly understand where one stand in the world regarding religion it is important to have at least some working knowledge of the various other religions of the world. It is also important to understand the basic…
“…and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth.’ And it was so” (Genesis 1:15). These lights shall also function to provide light to the earth. Rashi explains that the earth…
“And God said: ‘Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night…” (Genesis 1:14). Rashi explains that there is an allusion to the creation of these lights on the first day of…
A couple months ago rabbinical student Daniel Kirzane wrote a post related to his student senior sermon. His topic was a discussion about the current position of the HUC-JIR regarding applicants to its rabbinical school who are married to or…
