INSIGHT 5780 - #20: THE GESTALT COLLECTIVE

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INSIGHT 5780 - #19: RESPONSIBILITY TO THE OTHER

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INSIGHT 5780 - #18: THE THEOLOGY OF KABBALAT HATORAH

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INSIGHT 5780 - #17: THE NATURE OF TORAH

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We can perhaps assume that Moshe Rabbeinu enacted the schedule of Torah readings even though it did not solve the immediate problem of having gone three days without a form of Torah inspiration as He was thinking about a solution l'dorot, for the generations. In the moment, the call was, perhaps, for people to be aware of the problem and develop their own forms of gaining Torah inspiration.

Rabbi Ben Hecht

INSIGHT 5780 - #16: GENDER

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INSIGHT 5769 - #14: THE RELEVANCE OF YETZIAT MITRAYIM

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INSIGHT 5780 - #15: TRANSFORMATION

For  Shemot
 
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The idea that there is a time to question and a time not to question is also reflected in the story of the Akeida. While it is generally deemed praiseworthy that Avraham did not question God in regard to this command (as he questioned God in regard to Sdom), it is clear that Avraham's question about what occurred which he asked at the conclusion of the matter, is deemed praiseworthy. It is actually seen by some as a pivotal event in defining the Halachic system which demands investigation and questioning in order to determine, to the best of human ability, the true demand of God. The Akeida declared that in this focused encounter with God, the human being must fully limit himself/herself. This, however, is only in the beginning. As this relationship develops, it is God's Will that the human being exercises more self in the connection. This is what occurred in the conclusion of the Akeida. Such development must also occur in other aspects of the relationship with God. This is what the Insight is declaring in regard to the focused connection with God defined by Yetziat Mitzrayim. This idea is also connected to the very focus of na'aseh v'nishma.