Mostly an active transgression of a Torah law entails punishment, but there are times when the transgression can be unwound thereby removing the need for punishment.

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Once evidence is accepted in Beit Din it creates a new reality that cannot be undone except by Hazzama.

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To truly trust what an individual says, he or she need to have “skin in the game”; they must be at risk in the event that their statements are false.

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Never underestimate the power of a single, ordinary individual doing a single “ordinary” action, to have extraordinary impact on masses of people.

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Our physical eye only sees beauty and ugliness on the surface. The eyes of our soul can see beneath the surface.

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Science is simply the discovery of Hashem’s ways, it is part of knowing Hashem. The challenge to faith is not from science but from the secular world view that naturally accompanies it. This secular world view of science and technology originates in the story of the Tower of Babel.

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Our stewardship of nature goes beyond protecting the environment from physical destruction. We are also stewards of the environment’s moral and spiritual quality.

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When contemporary society’s view of aesthetics is different from the Torah’s we need to notice the gap and realign our own sensitivities to the Torah’s.  When it comes to beauty, the Torah appreciates context and appropriateness

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The reason to protest in defense of others or of moral principle is not for the impact of the protests, but because of their humanity.

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Although when mitzvot are done for impure motivations, their power is less, this does not apply to one who studies Torah and finds immense pleasure in his learning.

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