The Jewish Course of Why - Lesson 4
Smile On Seniors - Rabbi Levi's Classes by Levi Levertov
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Lesson Details:
Lesson 4
- Why doesn’t Judaism seek converts?
- Why does the Torah say that the Jews are the “chosen people”? Isn’t that racist?
- Why do we believe that we have free choice if God always knew how we would choose?
- Why does the Torah permit slavery?
- Why does Jewish law obsess over details?
- Why is it permitted to have sexual relations on Shabbat?
- Why does the Bible refer to sexual relations as “knowing”?
- Why aren’t vegan foods and restaurants Kosher by default?
- Why do we say lechayim as a drinking salutation?