Articles and insights by Rabbi Elisha Greenbaum, spiritual leader of Moorabbin Hebrew Congregation and co-director of L'Chaim Chabad in Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia
The denial of Judaism to a Jew is the equivalent of dumping a fish onto the beach; it might give the impression of independent existence, might even flop around for a while in an uninhibited manner, but you call that living?
Adults' maturity and self-control certainly give them a decided advantage over their youthful counterparts--but childishness is not something to be completely abandoned.
To read a work of fiction is to become acquainted with the psyche of the author, and even scholarly tomes and historical essays convey clues to the character of the writer. The Bible is the exception...