ב"ה
Vaeira 5765 - January 7, 2005
Faith in the Path of the Tsunami
A report from Phuket, Thailand, by Rabbi Nechemia Wilhelm... "Feeling the Pain" by Rabbi Manis Freidman... "Awe & Resolve" by Rabbi Mendel Lew... "G-d, How Could You Do This?" by Rabbi Levi Brackman...
A report from Phuket, Thailand, by Rabbi Nechemia Wilhelm... "Feeling the Pain" by Rabbi Manis Freidman... "Awe & Resolve" by Rabbi Mendel Lew... "G-d, How Could You Do This?" by Rabbi Levi Brackman...
Parshah
Va’era in a Nutshell
G-d promises to redeem the Israelites from their oppression. Moses and Aaron repeatedly demand of Pharaoh to let the nation leave. The Egyptians experience the first seven plagues: blood, frogs, lice, wild animals, pestilence, boils and hail.
G-d promises to redeem the Israelites from their oppression. Moses and Aaron repeatedly demand of Pharaoh to let the nation leave. The Egyptians experience the first seven plagues: blood, frogs, lice, wild animals, pestilence, boils and hail.
Suspended Hailstones
You're walking down the street when, suddenly, a hard object with sharp edges hits you smack in the middle of the forehead...
You're walking down the street when, suddenly, a hard object with sharp edges hits you smack in the middle of the forehead...
Parenting
Baby Sized Ego
What is it about a baby that is so charismatic? Why do we not only tolerate a baby's disregard for social norms and her invasion of our personal space -- but even enjoy it?
What is it about a baby that is so charismatic? Why do we not only tolerate a baby's disregard for social norms and her invasion of our personal space -- but even enjoy it?
Story
The Other Side of the Prayerbook
At first, I was awed by his courage. But the next day I realized, to my horror, that this man was “renting out” the siddur to people in exchange for bread . . .
At first, I was awed by his courage. But the next day I realized, to my horror, that this man was “renting out” the siddur to people in exchange for bread . . .
Living
Environment & Identity
Ever consider inviting Moses, King David, and the sages and prophets of the Great Assembly to come live in your house? And maybe Rabbi Akiva, Maimonides and the Baal Shem Tov while you’re at it?
Ever consider inviting Moses, King David, and the sages and prophets of the Great Assembly to come live in your house? And maybe Rabbi Akiva, Maimonides and the Baal Shem Tov while you’re at it?
What's this "Jewish soul" Thing? Aren't We All One?
I have always felt that the essence of spirituality is that, underneath it all, we are all one. Isn't it absurd to characterize a soul as "Jewish"? Why put souls in boxes?
I have always felt that the essence of spirituality is that, underneath it all, we are all one. Isn't it absurd to characterize a soul as "Jewish"? Why put souls in boxes?
The truly humble soul recognizes that its mission in life lies in the pragmatic aspect of Torah, both in studying it for himself and explaining it to others; and in doing acts of material kindness by lending an empathizing mind and counsel from afar regarding household concerns, though the majority, if not all, of these concerns are things of falsehood. For the loftiest beginnings are rooted in the end.
— From a note penned by Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi shortly before his passing
Print Magazine
The world is a place of constant change and unrest.
Each point in time is distinct from the point before and the point after.
Each point in space is its own world, with its own conditions and state of being.
It is a world of fragments, a perpetual rush of traffic and noise.
Look at your own life: You do so ...
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