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than discarded it. 
Judaism makes specific 
truth claims about the world 
and the nature of reality, and 
these claims are supported 
by rational inquiry. We must 
discover the compelling 
evidence, and the power-
ful philosophical, scientific 
and historical proofs for the 
authenticity of the Torah and 
its claims about the existence 
of God,and all He did: the 
creation of the universe, the 
Exodus from Egypt and the 
giving of the Torah to the 
Jewish people at Sinai with the 
mission to observe its mitz-
vahs forever. For thousands 
of years, up until around 150 
years ago, the vast majority 
of Jews did not dispute these 
historical truths. 

ADDRESS MATTERS 
OF FAITH HEAD ON
Rabbis need to address mat-
ters of faith head on. This 
has been my experience both 
as a synagogue rabbi as well 
as from the almost 18 years 
that I have served as the chief 
rabbi to the South African 
Jewish community. People are 
searching for truth. We need 
to articulate with absolute 
clarity that belief in God and 
the authenticity of the Torah 
are indispensable to Judaism. 
 We need to present all of the 
many rational and scientific 
arguments to uphold these 
claims. We need to be fearless 
and unapologetic about the 
fact that God exists and that 
He gave the Jewish people the 
Torah at Sinai, and how these 
claims are substantiated with 
compelling arguments and 
evidence. But we need to do 
this with love and kindness — 
not anger and aggression.
And we need to teach Torah 

to as many Jews as possible 
as often as possible. A path 
to rich, authentic faith lies 
in learning Torah. Our sages 
(Midrash Eichah, Petichta 2 
based on Jeremiah 16:11) tell 
us that when we feel distant 
from God — even to the point 
of losing faith — learning 
Torah, with dedication and 
depth, offers us a way back, a 
means of knowing God and 
locating our values and identi-
ty, and connection to Him. 
And there is hope. The 
very fact that those who have 
adopted fictionalism are so 
drawn to the mitzvah expe-
riences of the Torah despite 
not believing shows how 
even they find the system so 
attractive. It is remarkable 
that the Torah’s way of life is 
so compelling thousands of 
years after it was introduced 
to the world that even people 
who think it is based on false 
claims cannot let go of it. 
The Passover seder as the 
model of generational trans-
fer of values and narrative; 
Yom Kippur as an immersive, 
cathartic experience of per-
sonal growth and accountabil-
ity; Shabbat with its laws that 
create the space to rediscover 
and reconnect with ourselves 
and our loved ones. How did 
these and all our other mitz-
vahs survive with us for thou-
sands of years, and yet still 
feel as relevant as they were 
thousands of years ago? 
This inexplicable phenom-
enon gives us a glimpse of the 
Divine author of it all. And it 
is the bridge waiting for the 
fictionalists to make the jour-
ney over to a world of faith. 

Rabbi Warren Goldstein is the chief 

rabbi of South Africa and founder of 

the global Shabbat Project, and holds 

a Ph.D. in human rights and law. 

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