Idolatry

What happened to the idolatrous urge?

Whereas in Biblical times man felt a sense of the transcendental, the West, following the abolition of idolatry came to believe in man.Op-ed

Partners with Hashem

If we do not observe the festivals, it is as if we worship idols? What is the connection?

Modern Paganism : Rabbi Shimshon Refael Hirsch on the parasha

Sanctifying our desires is pagan, not Jewish.  Pleading victimhood to external forces is likewise pagan, not Jewish.

Re'eh: Uprooting Idolatry in the Land of Israel

Israel's first Chief Rabbi: The essence of the Torah’s wisdom is the inner truth of a united reality. Where is this revealed? In the Land.

Weekly Torah Study: Vaetchanan

Has modern man really stopped believing in powerful forces acting as gods?

Balak: Eliminating Idolatry

Israel's first Chief Rabbi: Why is idolatry so intrinsically vile? Because instead of elevating us, it lowers us to coarse physical levels.

Ki Tisa: How could they do it?

There is a Yiddish phrase that translates as "general society is malleable and foolish". The most outlandish of ideas can gain traction.

Natural faith and the cause of idolatry

Faith is natural to man.Without it, he would be unable to act and create. Paganism was born out of his difficulty to reach an infinite God.

Redemption from idolatry

As great as the destiny of the Jewish nation is, so is the intensity of its suffering from the exile in Egypt onwards to Divine Revelation..

The Mitzvah of Kiddush Hashem- the sanctification of G-d's Name

The difference between the three severe transgressions in the Torah for which one must give one's life and when they apply

Faith, Idols and the Generation of the Flood

​​​​​​​Idolatry serves man's animal instinct, leads to war and enslaving others. Monotheism advocates a common effort for good and justice.

Becoming one with Avodah Zarah

What idols sit on the tables of our homes and in our hearts?

G-d is on our side, who is on theirs?

The first daily prayer in Congress invoked, for the first time in 200 years, a pagan deity alongside the Name of G-d.

The hidden powers behind idol worship

Rabbi Yitzchak Botton explains the mystical origins of idol worship in the world.

Child finds rare figurine in Upper Galilee

Itamar Barnea passes finding estimated at 11,500-years-old to state treasury; Antiquities Authority presents good citizenship certificate.

Jerusalem municipality blasted for interfaith Hanukkah parties

'Inability of Jerusalem municipality to withstand foreign influences that challenge Israel angers residents from left and right.'

Veyetzei: Stealing the teraphim

Was it permissible to steal Laban's idols?

Rabbi clarifies video of singing in front of pope

Singing and dancing began 'spontaneously without my foreknowledge or consent.'