May 14, 2011
Said Rabbi Akiva: “It is with love that G-d made human beings in His image, but it was with a special love that ‘He let them know that He made them in His image” – Pirkei Avot 3:18 G-d’s revelation of His Holy Torah to the Jewish nation at Sinai is a historical fact which has had […]
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May 14, 2011
The choseness of Israel relates exclusively to its spiritual vocation embodied in the Torah; the doctrine, indeed, was announced at Sinai. Whenever it is mentioned in our liturgy – such as the blessing immediately preceding the Shema… it is always related to Torah or Mitzvot(commandments). This spiritual vocation consists of two complementary functions, described as “Goy Kadosh,” that of a holy […]
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