Rav Nachman: ‘Chutzpah even towards God is warranted.’ (Sanhedrin 105b) This statement by Rav Nachman is one of the hundreds of statements attributed to him in the Babylonian Talmud. He is one of nearly 400 named Amoraim (Jewish sages...
Not many rabbis have superpowers, but a major exception is Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. Also known by his acronym, Rashbi, he was a second century rabbi living in the land of Israel during Roman occupation. According to the Babylonian Talmud ...
‘[R’ Yochanan ben Zakkai] used to say: “If you’ve learned a lot of Torah, don’t think yourself to be superior, for this is what you were created for.”’ Pirkei Avot 2:8 When asked ‘Who founded Judaism?’ we often struggl...
