Introduction and Mission Statement

Welcome to Kol ha'Seridim! We are the Voice of the Remnant - "the remnant who call out to Hashem" (Yoel 3:5). We have established this blog as a friendly, open-minded venue for sharing and discussing the ideas we have learned and are currently exploring.

The name of our blog reflects our goal: to give voice to the teachings of the baalei Mesorah - the remnant of Bnei Yisrael who have faithfully preserved Toras Moshe Rabbeinu from generation to generation. We maintain that any "Torah" ideas which are not firmly rooted in the Mesorah of Chazal and the Rishonim do not warrant the status of "Torah" and are not within the purview of authentic Judaism.

Our mask, which conceals our identity, represents the maxim of "shema ha'emes mi'mi she'amrah" - "Accept the truth from whoever said it." Man was created b'tzelem Elokim - with the ability to know, to understand, and to apprehend truth with his own mind.

Our motto, "You Are Free," expresses the ultimate objective of our learning and teaching: to facilitate bechirah ba'tov - the capacity to make free-will decisions to live as a human being, in accordance with the will and wisdom of the Creator, as it is stated: "Behold, I have placed before you today the life and the Good, and the death and the bad . . . Choose life, that you and your offspring may live" (Devarim 30:15,19).

We welcome any and all truth-seekers to join us in our quest for knowledge and understanding. May the One Who grants knowledge bless this project with success, and may He bring us all to love Him and to fear Him.