ב"ה
Va'etchanan 5763 - August 8, 2003
I Don’t Have a Dream
What do we do when a bad dream becomes too horrible to bear? We make ourselves wake up, and all the impossible predicaments and disturbing contradictions disappear as if they never were.
What do we do when a bad dream becomes too horrible to bear? We make ourselves wake up, and all the impossible predicaments and disturbing contradictions disappear as if they never were.
Parshah
Va’etchanan in a Nutshell
In which Moses implores G‑d, describes the Exodus and the giving of the Torah, predicts Israel’s abandonment and return to G‑d, and summarizes the fundamentals of the Jewish faith.
In which Moses implores G‑d, describes the Exodus and the giving of the Torah, predicts Israel’s abandonment and return to G‑d, and summarizes the fundamentals of the Jewish faith.
Story
Cholent
“Why have they stopped crying?” wondered the villager. “Are they no longer hungry?” Then he remembered the cholent . . .
“Why have they stopped crying?” wondered the villager. “Are they no longer hungry?” Then he remembered the cholent . . .
Relationships
Reasons
We can discuss the rational merits of my argument until we're both blue in the face. But even more important is to understand why we are in this discussion to begin with
We can discuss the rational merits of my argument until we're both blue in the face. But even more important is to understand why we are in this discussion to begin with
Bindings
That common but feeble excuse, "I couldn't help myself," is not acceptable to anyone sensitive to the message of the tefillin
That common but feeble excuse, "I couldn't help myself," is not acceptable to anyone sensitive to the message of the tefillin
It is the manner of a father to have compassion (rachamim), as
it is written, "As a father has compassion on children [so does G-d have
compassion for those who fear Him]" (Psalms 103:13). It is the manner of a
mother to console, as it is written, "As a man whose mother does console
him [so shall I console you]" (Isaiah 66:13). Says G-d: I shall do both as
father and as mother
— Midrash P’sikta d’Rav Kahana
Print Magazine
Due to the limitations of your reality, some of your best friends can enter only incognito.
In fact, the really big ones sometimes sneak in disguised as ugly monsters and vicious enemies. Otherwise, the guards at the gate would never permit them entry.
These are the events optimists call “blessings in disguise.”
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