“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” – Anaïs Nin

Source Sheet

When a religious person is careful about certain areas of halacha but not about others, it doesn’t necessarily signify hypocrisy, it is more likely simply inconsistency, something we are all somewhat guilty of.

Source Sheet

Sometimes two objects that look identical are defined differently. How does the Torah view these two objects, as similar or different?

Source Sheet

The purpose of debate is not only to persuade others but also to reinforce our own ideas and beliefs

Source Sheet

One who does not keep the Shabbat does not allow the space and the time to explore their soul. They deny its existence, much like the idol worshipper denies the existence of an inner spiritual world. 

Source Sheet

Disgust is often an instinctual reaction to something that repels us. But disgust can also be a conscious choice we make that is a reinforcement of our values 

Source Sheet

Some prohibitions (especially Rabbinic prohibitions) attach to the action of an individual. Others attach to the object. In the case of Avodah Zarah the object is so contaminated that even Rabbinic Prohibition can attach to the object. 

Source Sheet

We have an example of how the great Poskim solve human and social problems within the guardrails of Halacha by fully understanding the context of the circumstance

Source Sheet

Every choice we make entails a cost, a sacrifice. Some choices are made from an inner place of fear, others from a deeper place, from a place of soul, of Emunah. These are the choices that are transformational

Source Sheet

We explore how the differences between hands and feet extend beyond physiology and even halacha, to kabbalistic ideas as well 

Source Sheet