https://freerepublic.com/tag/shabbatshira/ en-us Thu, 21 Jan 2016 14:14:55 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3386525/posts Nowadays, we consider ourselves too sophisticated to relinquish the God of the philosophers in favor of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But thereby we miss a wonderful spiritual opportunity. One does not need academic training to achieve spiritual experience, nor does one need to be a theologian to serve the Almighty. All one needs is emuna peshuta, the kind of faith that the simple maidservant of the Midrash on this week's Torah portion modeled for us. INN https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3386525/posts#comment Thu, 21 Jan 2016 14:14:55 GMT