Posts Tagged: Ki Tavo parsha
Ki Tavo: The Pursuit of Happiness
How does one measure happiness? It seems like a simple question, but as it turns out, there is no simple answer. Researchers struggle to define happiness,...
Ki Tavo and Our Covenant With God
You have affirmed [he-emarta] this day that the Lord is your God, that you will walk in His ways, that you will observe His laws and...
Ki Tavo: Jewish Identity and the Message of the First Fruits
Jews and Judaism represent a peculiar phenomenon that is found nowhere else in the world: Jews are a nation and Judaism is a religion, yet these two...
We Are What We Remember
One reason that religion has survived in the modern world -- despite four centuries of secularization -- is that it answers the three questions every...
Judaism Is Defined by Joy
Happiness, said Aristotle, is the ultimate goal at which all humans aim. But in Judaism it is not necessarily so. Happiness is a high value. Ashrei, the...
