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STANDARDS
All societies are governed by standards of behavior, accepted norms and the setting of goals, both societal and personal. In dictatorships these norms, goals and challenges are set by the ruler or by an oligarchy that rules. In a democratic society the setting of standards must spring from the society itself. But what standards does such a society set for itself? Are these standards to be changeable, shifting, temporary of limited time and effect? Are they to cater to what the reality apparently is now? Or, perhaps they are to be those of long-standing tradition and historical perspective, standards that have been of proven value and inspiration.
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VAETCHANAN
This week’s parsha contains two of the basic pillars of the Jewish faith -
the Shema and the Ten Commandments of Sinai. This parsha also contains Moses’
plea for entry into the Land of Israel - an entry that is denied to him –
and the explicit warning that the stay of the Jewish people in the Land of
Israel is conditional upon the people’s loyalty to the God of Israel and to
the Torah. Thus the Land of Israel is also seen as a supreme value in Jewish
life – hence, Moses’ prayers and entreaties to be allowed to enter there –
but its importance is nevertheless dependent on Israel‘s worship of God and
the study and observance of His Torah. Read More
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Crash Course in Jewish History 1, Tape 418
Introduction: The Jewish View of History
All of Jewish history is the history of people, and not necessarily of events or forces in the world. This is the Jewish view of history, and it stands in contrast to the idea proposed by Karl Marx that history has almost nothing to do with people. In Marx’s view, which is now a tenet of modern historiography, the entire gamut of human experience reflects impersonal patterns of economic and political changes. Read More