Humans
experience the world like many other living creatures with senses that make
them aware of the things around them. We're aware of whether those things are
moving or stationary, their size and speed at which they move and whether they
are moving towards or away from us. We process much of this sensory input
subconsciously and often react instinctually like the other creatures. In
another way though, we are very different from all other creatures. We do not
only observe things around us and react -- we
change those things and the environments in which they exist. This is
"human creativity." Other
creatures do not flatten mountains, build lakes, manufacture vehicles to
transport themselves, or create weapons of mass destruction. Read Rabbi Leynor’s
blog at --
The witnesses, laying their coats at the feet of Saul, were the men that would cast the first stones at Stephen in Acts 7. Why did they all lay their coats at Saul’s feet? The Talmud contains a very interesting account of the act of stoning that may provide the answer. “When the trial was over, they take him [the condemned person] out to be stoned. The place of stoning was at a distance from the court, as it is said, ‘Take out the one who has cursed.’ [i] A man stands at the entrance of the court; in his hand is a signaling flag [Hebrew sudarin = sudar , ‘scarf, sweater’]. A horseman was stationed far away but within sight of him. If one [of the judges] says, ‘I have something [more] to say in his favor,’ he [the signaler] waves the sudarin , and the horseman runs and stops them [from stoning him]. Even if [the condemned person] himself says, ‘I have something to say in my favor,’ they bring him back, even four of five times, only provided that there is some substance to...
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