Tzvi Freeman

3 weeks ago | chabad.org | Tzvi Freeman

You may have noticed that, recently, as in just over the past five hundred years or so, most of us started thinking funny. We like to imagine the human mind has evolved and expanded. We discovered entire continents. We discovered the microbes living upon us, split the atom, and planted a flag on the moon. We conquered starvation, infant mortality, and disease, and got a machine to research our doctoral thesis and make silly cartoons of us with six-pack abdomens. Boy, we must be smart.

1 month ago | chabad.org | Tzvi Freeman

G‑d showed Moses the moon in its renewal and said, “When the moon is renewed, that will be the head of the month.” (Rashi’s Commentary, Exodus 12:2)The other nations count by the sun, while Israel counts by the moon. (Talmud, Sukkah 29a)And He told the moon to renew herself, as a crown of beauty to those He carries from the womb, for they are likewise to be renewed and to glorify their Creator for the name of the glory of His kingdom.

1 month ago | tjvnews.com | Sholom Schreirber |Tzvi Freeman

Let’s all leave ourselves behind this PassoverBy: Tzvi FreemanEvery morning and every night, a Jew has to remember two things:G‑d is one. He took us out of Egypt. They’re the bookends of the Shema Yisrael declaration. It begins with our affirmation that “G‑d is One” and ends with His affirmation that “I am G‑d, your G‑d, who took you out of the land of Egypt to be your G‑d.”It may seem bizarre that the two come wrapped in a single package. What does G‑d’s oneness have to do with leaving Egypt?

1 month ago | chabad.org | Tzvi Freeman

Question:I am “doing Judaism,” but I’m not enjoying it. Yes, I know the delight-of-Shabbat spiel, but for me, sitting at home on Friday night is a bore. The rabbi told me about how keeping the rules of the mikvah enhance your marriage; to me it’s a pain in the neck. And this kosher business ripped the whole entertainment section out of my life. Response:Some say G‑d created the world so we could party. It’s only half true. He created it so He could party with us.

1 month ago | chabad.org | Tzvi Freeman |Yehuda Shurpin

Every technological advance expands our understanding of ourselves and our world. It also deeply affects society, often shaking social norms and stability. AI learning models, with their capacity to generate information and media, are certainly no exception. It’s vital that we come to an understanding of what these are, how they affects us, and what we must do to best harness them for the benefit, and not detriment, of our world, down to each and every individual. There is nothing new under the sun.