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Source that we are inherently deserving
Possibly the famous dictum from Chazal:
בשבילי נברא העולם
The world was created for me (Sanhedrin 37a)
In other words, even if we don't feel worthy, we must know that the world was created for us ...
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Source that we are inherently deserving
I think a good example of both sides of the debate is Kiddushin 36a:
״בָּנִים אַתֶּם לַה׳ אֱלֹהֵיכֶם״, בִּזְמַן שֶׁאַתֶּם נוֹהֲגִים מִנְהַג
בָּנִים – אַתֶּם קְרוּיִם בָּנִים, אֵין אַתֶּם נוֹהֲגִים ...
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Why did God reveal himself only before there were recording devices?
Even had God waited until there were cameras and recording devices, there would always be skeptics who would deny it. However, if we define our terms we will find that there is no occasion for God to ...
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Is it to our credit, or our discredit, if we feel ashamed and in awe of the Greatness of the Divine Presence?
Found a source in favour of the great goodness of having shame about being naked (all thanks to @Shmuel). Rav Hoffman writes:
בתחילה נברא האדם בלי דעת טוב ורע. אפילו הבושה להתהלך ערום, שהיתה
סגולתם ...
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Was the man who wrestled with Jacob, God?
Genesis 32:25-33 is about Esau - there's a number of parallels with him and the entity that wrestles with Jacob.
Jacob wrestles with the "man" (Genesis 32:25). Jacob wrestles with Esau (...
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Is G-d's 'mind' separate from Him?
Maimonides felt that a perfect God cannot change its mind. For Maimonides, God has no emotions, and God has no mind and no conscious will at all.
Any decision is a change. You are deciding to do ...
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