3 Lessons
Ein Aya Nature and Nurture And Our Free Will
Ein Aya Shabat Chapter A Paragraph 82
Genetics, surroundings, experience all contribute to our personality, as well as our spouse's and children's. Nevertheless it all is decided by our destining our fate through decisions.
Subjects of Jewish Thougts Why Must I be Religious to be a Moral Person? - Part I
Rav Kook, Musar Hakodesh
Rav Kook supports secular morality, in that the conscience and logic stem from the same Creator that wrote the Torah. Nevertheless, he stresses the clear advantages of Mussar HaKodesh, or morality based on religion, for several important reasons.
Subjects of Jewish Thougts Why Must I be Religious to be a Moral Person? - Part II
Rav Kookm, Musar Hakodesh
Additional reasons why secular morality isn't enough.