Unit 1 Flashcards
“animals provide people with…
food and clothing” - Jewish personal and Social ethics
“a person is prohibited…
to eat until he first feeds his animals” - Talmud
“the centre of the world…
is exactly where you stand” - Talmud
“the soul outlasts…
the weak body” - Midrash
“the soul is like…
the root and the body is it’s branches” - Talmud
“and with the…
departing of her soul, she died” - Bereshit
“the most basic…
law of nature is to try to ensure our own survival” - Thomas Hobbes
“what is mine is yours…
and what is yours is mine” Pirkei Avot ignorant person
“what is yours is mine…
and what is mine is mine” Pirkei Avot wicked person
God knows our actions but we can choose and are judged accordingly
Rambam
God knows our influencing factors and final decisions however he doesn’t decree he just knows
Ravad
God knows all of our possible choices but not the exact one we choose
Ralbag
“I am the lord and there…
is none else” - Torah
‘the convert is…
dearer to G-d than the Jews who stood before mount Sinai” - Midrash
2 requirements to convert:
to accept the kingdom of god
to accept the commandments
