From time immemorial, mankind has been fascinated by the stars, so much so that idol worship, or worshipping strange gods, is called aku”m, avodat kochavim umazalot, worshipping stars and the zodiac. While we may consider this kind of worship foolish, the Torah and our commentators understand that there is an intelligent albeit a misguided basis to such worship. If such worship were totally foolish, the Torah would not have gone to such lengths to constantly prohibit and warn us against this practice.
Click here for Summary by Channie Koplowitz Stein.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
NAALEH.COM and YU TORAH Luck Of Life By: Mrs. Shira Smiles
From time immemorial, mankind has been fascinated by the stars, so much so that idol worship, or worshipping strange gods, is called aku”m, avodat kochavim umazalot, worshipping stars and the zodiac. While we may consider this kind of worship foolish, the Torah and our commentators understand that there is an intelligent albeit a misguided basis to such worship. If such worship were totally foolish, the Torah would not have gone to such lengths to constantly prohibit and warn us against this practice.
Click here for Summary by Channie Koplowitz Stein.
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