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Shelach 5767 - June 8, 2007
Living
Energy Crisis
It is safe to say that fuel moves the world. So what is the spiritual fuel that powers the soul?
It is safe to say that fuel moves the world. So what is the spiritual fuel that powers the soul?
The Hasty Chupah
“Reb Yosef is risking his very life for our sake,” said the innkeeper’s daughter. “But there is no other way. We have no time to lose . . .”
“Reb Yosef is risking his very life for our sake,” said the innkeeper’s daughter. “But there is no other way. We have no time to lose . . .”
Did She Cry Because of You?
If we treat the other in the same way that we like to be treated ourselves, as we doing ok? Not really
If we treat the other in the same way that we like to be treated ourselves, as we doing ok? Not really
Parshah
The Parshah in a Nutshell
The twelve spies return with giant fruit, frightening the Jewish people, who complain and receive a severe punishment. Laws of challah and tzitzit. A man publically desecrates Shabbat, and is put to death.
The twelve spies return with giant fruit, frightening the Jewish people, who complain and receive a severe punishment. Laws of challah and tzitzit. A man publically desecrates Shabbat, and is put to death.
How Truth Got a Life
The other morning, I woke up to discover a little truth. At least, it seemed like a truth to me, but I wanted to make sure. I figured a good philosopher could help me with that . . .
The other morning, I woke up to discover a little truth. At least, it seemed like a truth to me, but I wanted to make sure. I figured a good philosopher could help me with that . . .
What the Men of Distinction Couldn’t Fathom
What were the calculations of ten of the spies that caused them to err so profoundly? And what did the women of Israel intuitively understand that these great “men of distinction” failed to comprehend?
What were the calculations of ten of the spies that caused them to err so profoundly? And what did the women of Israel intuitively understand that these great “men of distinction” failed to comprehend?
The Power of the Beginning
The portion of challah that is separated is not just a reminder of our past, but even more importantly, a lesson for the present and the future
The portion of challah that is separated is not just a reminder of our past, but even more importantly, a lesson for the present and the future
Sending
If we stop and think about what we’re doing at any given point in our lives, we’ll discover that, as often as not, we’re doing something for someone else, or sending someone else to do something for ourselves.
If we stop and think about what we’re doing at any given point in our lives, we’ll discover that, as often as not, we’re doing something for someone else, or sending someone else to do something for ourselves.
The Jewish Woman
Aging Productively
Ninety is a long way down the road, twenty-nine years to be exact. No need to even give it a thought. I wasn’t about to fall into the creeping fear that so many of my friends have fallen into...
Ninety is a long way down the road, twenty-nine years to be exact. No need to even give it a thought. I wasn’t about to fall into the creeping fear that so many of my friends have fallen into...
Attracted to Co-Worker
I thought I was happily married but find myself incredibly attracted to a co-worker. I always thought if you love someone you will not think about other people, and yet I find myself constantly thinking about this guy...
I thought I was happily married but find myself incredibly attracted to a co-worker. I always thought if you love someone you will not think about other people, and yet I find myself constantly thinking about this guy...
A Matter of Thyme
As we sit together, laughing about anything and everything, savoring the meal and reviewing the day's events, I gaze at my children...
As we sit together, laughing about anything and everything, savoring the meal and reviewing the day's events, I gaze at my children...
All is foreseen, and freedom of choice is granted
— Ethics of the Fathers 3:15
Print Magazine
True peace is not a forced truce, not a homogenization of differences, not a common ground that abandons our home territories.
True peace is the oneness that sprouts from diversity, the beauty that emerges from a panorama of colors, strokes and textures, from the harmony of many instruments each playing a unique part, n...
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