In discussing gender differences it is important to understand the male and female not merely as two persona of opposite genders, but as two energies in the world – the masculine and the feminine, the outer and the inner. Gender relations deal with the relationship between these two energies.
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In the gender conversation we need to distinguish between the physiological construct and the social one.
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Some objects are mere commodities – they represent value and are replaceable. Others have unique purposes and are worth more than their value as a commodity. An etrog during Sukkot is an example.
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Bequeathing is different from gifting. Gifting is a unique capacity of human life. Bequeathing can be done by the dead as well.
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Traditionally we evaluate the severity of an action by the severity of its consequence. Legally this may be valid, but morally action and consequence should be delinked.
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Why consult with a Talmid Chacham on matters of life, health, business etc.?
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When individuals are responsible for others, they receive the wisdom they need when they need it in the ways they need it.
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The power of intuitive recognition can be greater than empirical evidence.
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The Torah trusts the inner knowledge of a father about his paternity even in the absence of proof.
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The laws of the Torah are more than imperatives that need to be obeyed; they are natural laws revealed to us as a kindness. They teach us how the universe is wired and how we should engage with it.
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