Everything on this page is measured by the same standards as for every other tradition: the same twelve values, the same eight questions, the same scale per area of life. What is measured is what the texts do, not whether they are right.
| Value | here | overall | difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | 100 % | 36 % | +64 |
| Responsibility | 80 % | 28 % | +52 |
| Community | 20 % | 58 % | -38 |
| Truthfulness | 20 % | 16 % | +4 |
| Mercy | 0 % | 12 % | -12 |
| Justice | 0 % | 25 % | -25 |
| Humility | 0 % | 25 % | -25 |
| Hope | 0 % | 18 % | -18 |
| Patience | 0 % | 14 % | -14 |
| Gratitude | 0 % | 16 % | -16 |
| Care | 0 % | 20 % | -20 |
| Repentance | 0 % | 19 % | -19 |
| Question | Answer | Share |
|---|---|---|
| What, according to this text, is the root of the evil? | Ignorance, illusion, a false view of reality | 100 % (5) |
| Where does the evil reside? | in the heart, the will, or the soul of the individual | 80 % (5) |
| What helps against it? | insight, learning, enlightenment, right understanding | 100 % (5) |
| What is human being according to this text? | self-determined, the author of one's own actions | 80 % (5) |
| Where is history heading? | a turning point, a coming, a new order is about to arrive | 20 % (5) |
| What does the text base its claim on? | on tradition, the fathers, an established practice | 80 % (5) |
| To whom does the text's call for devotion apply? | to one's own fellow believers | 100 % (5) |
| Where is the text's criticism directed? | the text does not criticise | 80 % (5) |
| Area | Framing | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Law and punishment | -0.5 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction | 4 of 5 texts |
Rav Kuk sought to connect Jewish tradition with modernity, science, and Zionism, and opened up allegorical readings of the Torah in order to preserve its relevance.
The text explains that a violation of Shabbat requires a sin offering only when both the beginning and the end of the action took place in a state of mistake.
The text explains the halakhic rules for throwing objects between the sea, land, and ships on Shabbat, distinguishing between Torah law and rabbinic law.
The text explains the halakhic distinction between the sea and puddles with regard to the permissibility of throwing on Shabbat.
The text explains the halakhic rules for throwing on Shabbat, where the height of 80 cm and the distance of four Amot are decisive for the question of liability.