Rabbi Akiva on Fire

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Eliyahu Kitov relates the teaching of the famous sage, rabbi Akiva.   Akiva’s insight bears directly on this duality resident in human beings and, in particular, with the ‘ezer kenegdo. “Some of our sages probe not only the words of the Torah, but each individual letter as well.  The foremost exponent of this method was Rabbi…

Prayer and Praise

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

for Yours is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever.  Amen.  Matthew 6:13 Is – Life is a struggle, isn’t it?  Things don’t always go the way they should.  Tragedy and trials are a part of our daily existence.  In spite of prayers for bread, guidance and deliverance, bad things happen.  Maybe God…