tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942863780337288922.post1148287723124105450..comments2023-09-15T04:57:11.780-07:00Comments on Parsha Thoughts & More: Parashat Terumah: From Between the CherubsRachel Anisfeldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990021231831750323noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942863780337288922.post-76903912160292562542013-03-07T03:31:26.056-08:002013-03-07T03:31:26.056-08:00Mordecai,
Think jihad...
It's not enough to ...Mordecai,<br /><br />Think jihad...<br /><br />It's not enough to come together around religion. Faith can lead people to do unthinkable things. And even though there are huge differences between democratic leaders' ability to put forth valuable legislation, it is still democracy in action.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942863780337288922.post-23259293069171825602013-02-17T07:53:28.789-08:002013-02-17T07:53:28.789-08:00Maybe one great value of religion is that it creat...Maybe one great value of religion is that it creates a valuable goal; so that you don't need to worry about what it is that you are coming together around, only about the quality of the coming together. In contrast, in democratic government, for example, it matters less how you come together, and more what you produce. So LBJ produces legislation when JFK cannot.Mordecainoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942863780337288922.post-2538670063126956622013-02-14T13:43:18.855-08:002013-02-14T13:43:18.855-08:00A wonderful insight into the language of the Parsh...A wonderful insight into the language of the Parsha and a valuable musar haskel.<br />Yishar Kohekh, Rachel.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942863780337288922.post-77436519700676806312013-02-14T13:12:24.341-08:002013-02-14T13:12:24.341-08:00I think the key is that you come together in a car...I think the key is that you come together in a caring way, recognizing that the other is created in God's image too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942863780337288922.post-49478222697177753812013-02-14T07:53:23.771-08:002013-02-14T07:53:23.771-08:00Fantastic. I would add that it matters what it is...Fantastic. I would add that it matters what it is that we come together about. You can come together around evil just as easily as around good. <br /><br />I wonder if (and how) the two are related. Do good goals result when people come together in an open, honest and fair way, and bad goals result when they come together badly, such as through authoritarianism? <br /><br />I think some would say that the very coming together in a positive manner is the only way you can judge good vs. evil, but I don't agree.<br /><br />Thanks.Mordecainoreply@blogger.com