"I do mitzvahs without feeling," "I didn't have a choice" — does that count as a mitzvah? Does an unintentional transgression count?
On Judaism's double standard on the importance of intent
VAYAKHEL-PEKUDEI: Jewish at Heart
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Pekudei: How Were the Pyramids Built?
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Elon Musk tweeted that aliens built them, the prevailing tradition is that the Israelites built them, and Egyptian scholars claim that Egyptians built them. But everyone is still amazed: how did they manage to move such heavy stones? And why couldn’t the Levites use the same technology in erecting the Tabernacle?
Vayakhel-Pekudei: Between Right and Right
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It is easy to choose between right and wrong. Choosing between right and right proves more difficult. How are we to ascertain the correct course of action?