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C O N T E N T SWeekly Journal on Jewish ThoughtJan. 25The Jewsihtimes ispublished every Fridayand delivered by email.Subscriptions are FREE.To subscribe, send anyemail message to:subscribe@mesora.orgSubscribers will also receive ouradvertisers' emails and our regularemail announcements.____________________________ContactsWe invite feedback at this address:office@mesora.orgPh(516)569-8888Advertisinghttps://www.Mesora.org/AdvertisingDonationshttps://www.Mesora.org/Donate____________________________Content at Mesora.orgJewishtimes Archiveshttp://www.Mesora.org/JewishTimesPhilosophy Archiveshttp://www.Mesora.org/PhilosophyWeekly Parsha Archiveshttp://www.Mesora.org/WeeklyParshaAudio Archiveshttp://www.Mesora.org/AudioInteractive Classeshttp://www.Mesora.org/TalkLiveSearchhttp://www.Mesora.org/Search___________________________Articles may be reprinted without consent of theJewishTimes or the authors, provided the contentis not altered, and credits are given.3 LettersRABBI MOSHE BEN-CHAIMWhy we don’t accept all claims ofmiracles, even within observant circles.4 Zohar’s FlawsRABBI MOSHE BEN-CHAIMFrom the very method of thought, tovital truths of Judaism, a reader’squestion leads to a thorough presentationof the flaws in Zohar’s view ofsephiroth.Disbelief in “Miracles”Reader: Why are you biased against supernaturalphenomena? It seems from most of your articles, miraclesare only possible in the biblical ages, but miracles recordedin the talmudic and currently in Chassidic circles arescoffed at as superstitions by you. ThanksRabbi: God can make miracles at anytime. But we are notto accept stories of miracles, unless there are masswitnesses. This is why God created Revelation at Sinai. Hewants man to accept only what is proven. And proof of ahistorical event requires mass witnesses. If however, we12 Who is LIke You?RABBI DR. DARRELL GINSBERGFrom the verses of this week’s ParshasBeshalach, Rabbi Ginsberg uncovershidden gems concerning fundamentalsof God.15 Saw You at SinaiRABBI REUVEN MANNWhy did Moses interrupt the Exodus toretrieve Joseph’s bones? What profoundlesson does this simple act teach?LETTERSare to accept any story anyone says, we will be withoutproof, and also, we must equally accept Jesus, Mohammed,and others. The unique nature of Judaism, is that it alonepossesses proof of God's only religion given to man viamass revelation, at Sinai – an event where 2.5 million peoplewitnessed God's intervention. No other religion possessessuch an event, which is why they are not validated. Godorchestrated Sinai for this reason; that this become the solecriteria for accepting what is miraculous. We also rejectclaims that Rabbis or mystics performed miracles, since nomasses corroborate it. The question is not on my position,but on others who accept stories without proof. ■WWW.MESORA.ORG/JEWISHTIMES JAN. 25, 2013 | 3