Daas Torah - Issues of Jewish Identity

 Rabbeinu Bachya (Bereishia 02:07) He blew in his nostrils a living soul. You should know that the nose is an instrument of the soul. The s...

 Rav SR Hirsh (Bereishis (02:07) living soul —the soul of the animal was formed from the earth, just as its body was; whereas in man, only t...

  Rav SR Hirsh (Bereishis (02:07) Man possesses a mazal —there is within him something that transcends all calculation; the human spirit wil...

 Bereishis Rabbah (14:09)  The soul has five names: nefesh, neshamah, hayyah, ruah, yehidah. Nefesh is the blood: For the blood is the nefes...

 Moreh Nevuchim (1:70) The soul that remains after the death of man, is not the soul that lives in a man when he is born; the latter is a m...

  Likutei Maharan (61:03) The wisdom of astronomy/astrology—knowing all the changes and future occurrences brought about by the spheres of ...

Likutei Moharan (35:02-03) For the renewal of Creation is the renewal of wisdom, as in, “You created everything with wisdom.”This is because...

  https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/02/europe/turkey-cruise-lgbtq-american-blocked-intl Turkish authorities have banned a cruise ship catering...

  BS"D July 3rd, '26/ Erev Shabbos, Parshas Pinchus, 5786 Dear Readers, • Here's the link to this week's radio broadcast wr...

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-posts-gold-replica-of-himself-on-mount-rushmore-12157408  Over the years, Trump has floated the possib...

  https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/bill-pulte/ It’s an assessment of the security of America’s voting machines, produced by the Off...

  https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/07/02/us-warned-iran-about-israels-aims-assassinate-leaders/ Senior U.S. officials f...

  Iran’s regime survived the war and is now savvier, ruthless and more hard-line Four months later, however, as Iran stages a belated state ...