Is murder wrong?: Progressive dialogue

By Dennis Prager
Published on January 2, 2013

In my last column, I made the case that if there is no God who declares murder wrong, murder is not, in fact, wrong. While human beings can believe that murder is wrong, without God, right and wrong are our moral opinions, not moral facts.

Join in the search for the meaning of life

Published on August 1, 2012

What is the meaning of life? No question is more basic or profound. People have pondered this concept and searched for meaning, usually on their own.

Ice on Mars: Good for the Jews?

By Marty Kaplan
Published on June 27, 2008

Ice on Mars: Good for the Jews?

By Marty Kaplan
Published on June 26, 2008

Is evolution the merely pointless, meaningless consequence of having world enough and time, or is our current state of consciousness just too embryonic to grasp the telos of the universe?

Q&A With Rabbi Harold S. Kushner

By Sarah Price Brown
Published on October 26, 2006

Twenty-five years ago, Rabbi Harold S. Kushner wrote a book that changed his life and the perspective of millions,"When Bad Things Happen to Good People". Now, Kushner, 71, has written another practical guide of spiritual wisdom. His 10th book, "Overcoming Life's Disappointments," uses Moses' example to discuss ways of dealing with - and rising above - failure.

‘What’s the Meaning of Life ?’

By Rabbi Ed Feinstein
Published on August 7, 1997

Love answering children's questions. I'll visit a classroom and face an eager chorus of "DidGod create dinosaurs?" and "Where do people go when they die?" Then,at the end, there's always one wise guy, who smirks and asks, "What'sthe meaning of life?" I love that kid. I admire his chutzpah, and Ilove the question.