http://www.jewishhistory.org/the-prophets/ Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:59:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.jewishhistory.org/the-prophets/comment-page-1/#comment-802 Tabloid Culture - Ethics Blog Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:04:21 +0000 http://www.jewishhistory.org/?p=234#comment-802 [...] Yaakov Astor, a former Yeshiva teacher and prolific author believes that the secret and greatness of the biblical prophets was that they could touch that small, still voice and ignite the flame of moral conscience in an instant. No matter how much one has become immersed in an empty culture, gotten used to morally lax standards, veered far from one’s true self there remains that “still, small voice” inside that knows right from wrong, truth from untruth. [...] [...] Yaakov Astor, a former Yeshiva teacher and prolific author believes that the secret and greatness of the biblical prophets was that they could touch that small, still voice and ignite the flame of moral conscience in an instant. No matter how much one has become immersed in an empty culture, gotten used to morally lax standards, veered far from one’s true self there remains that “still, small voice” inside that knows right from wrong, truth from untruth. [...]

]]> http://www.jewishhistory.org/the-prophets/comment-page-1/#comment-768 Henry Krauss Fri, 17 Jun 2011 02:14:32 +0000 http://www.jewishhistory.org/?p=234#comment-768 I learned navi in high school and in yeshiva in Israel. I haven't clearly understood it until it now, as presented tby Rabbi Wein. All Jews, especially those in the Yeshiva world, would benefit from his words. I learned navi in high school and in yeshiva in Israel. I haven’t clearly understood it until it now, as presented tby Rabbi Wein. All Jews, especially those in the Yeshiva world, would benefit from his words.

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