Category Archives: Torah

Three Nuns and a Donkey

In a 1997 lecture on Exodus 22: 18-24, Dennis Prager said: “The pursuit of pleasure for its own sake, unless it has parameters and is deep, it doesn’t give the same thrill as the last time. The first time you … Continue reading

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Should Christians Keep The Sabbath?

In his 1998 lecture on Exodus 30, Dennis Prager says: The Greeks thought the Jews were lazy because of their Sabbath observance. The Sabbath was the most appealing part of Judaism in the Roman Empire. The Jews weren’t the first … Continue reading

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The Artist As Thinker

In his 1998 lecture on Exodus 26, Dennis Prager said: The artist is called a thinker in Hebrew. Art without thought is not considered valuable. What great art does not have an intellectual element to it? Breaking your guitars over … Continue reading

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Are We All Equally Holy?

In his 1998 lecture on Exodus 25, Dennis Prager says: The first area of the sanctuary is copper, then silver, then the holy of holies is gold. This teaches that there are gradations of holiness. There are at least two … Continue reading

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How Do You Give Ethical Principles?

In a 1997 lecture on Exodus 21: 26-36, Dennis Prager says: It’s easy to give rituals laws. How do you give ethical principles? You would have to have an encyclopedia the size of the Encyclopedia Brittanica on how to behave … Continue reading

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