Tag: beliefs

  • Believe in God, Not Ideology

    פרשת ניצבים / כ”ה באלול תשפ”ב

    One of the worst forms of idolatry is the belief in ideology. Even when that ideology proves false people will believe it. All the people who believed that the Russian Communist Revolution would bring an era of peace to the world were disappointed when this did not happen. Those who approach problems without an ideology seem to come up with real solutions.

  • Actions Over Beliefs

    פרשת כי תבוא / י”ח באלול תשפ”ב

    There is a debate which is more important: Doing the commandments or being spiritual. The Jerusalem Talmud addressed this debate in the 3rd Century CE and concludes that your actions are more important than your beliefs therefore we should follow the commandments even if we do not believe in God.