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Shemot 5765 - December 31, 2004
Faith in the Path of the Tsunami
Ten minutes after the disaster hit the news, my phone started ringing. It's been ringing ever since, 24 hours a day. Husbands looking for wives. Mothers looking for daughters. Friends looking for their traveling companions...
Ten minutes after the disaster hit the news, my phone started ringing. It's been ringing ever since, 24 hours a day. Husbands looking for wives. Mothers looking for daughters. Friends looking for their traveling companions...
Parshah
Shemot in a Nutshell
Pharaoh enslaves the Hebrews, and orders all male babies killed. Moses is born, placed in a basket on the Nile, and discovered and raised by Batyah, Pharaoh’s daughter. Moses leaves the palace and discovers his brethren’s hardship. G‑d appears to him in a burning bush, and sends him to advocate for the Israelites’ freedom.
Pharaoh enslaves the Hebrews, and orders all male babies killed. Moses is born, placed in a basket on the Nile, and discovered and raised by Batyah, Pharaoh’s daughter. Moses leaves the palace and discovers his brethren’s hardship. G‑d appears to him in a burning bush, and sends him to advocate for the Israelites’ freedom.
The Great Procrastinator
Isn't all this "investment in the project" getting out of hand? Isn't it time you relinquished your perfectionism and allowed yourself the enjoyment of the fruits of your creation?
Isn't all this "investment in the project" getting out of hand? Isn't it time you relinquished your perfectionism and allowed yourself the enjoyment of the fruits of your creation?
Story
The Gartel
One time, Israel used the kabbalistic knowledge he had learned to cross the river Dniester
One time, Israel used the kabbalistic knowledge he had learned to cross the river Dniester
Why Do Observant Jews Have Such a Tranquil life?
I'm not sure what exposure you have had to observant Jews, but judging by your question, it seems to have been from a distance...
I'm not sure what exposure you have had to observant Jews, but judging by your question, it seems to have been from a distance...
Relationships
Begin With the End in Mind
"We've been married for 14 years, the last 10 of which have been nothing but misery. It will never change!" I asked what they wanted to achieve with counseling. "We want a better future," came the instant reply
"We've been married for 14 years, the last 10 of which have been nothing but misery. It will never change!" I asked what they wanted to achieve with counseling. "We want a better future," came the instant reply
The River
The ancient Egyptians worshipped the Nile as a god. After all, it was their Dollar, Stock Portfolio, College Education and Career wrapped in one...
The ancient Egyptians worshipped the Nile as a god. After all, it was their Dollar, Stock Portfolio, College Education and Career wrapped in one...
Master of the Universe! The sages of the Talmud pleaded before You to bring the Moshiach, but You chose not to do so. The holy Kabbalists of Tzfat begged You to bring Moshiach -- again You were unwilling. We have reached the point where it is left to someone of my ilk to ask for the Redeemer. Still You are holding out.... Mark my words! There will come a generation who will have no interest in You or Your Moshiach. Then You will have no choice but to bring him.
— Chassidic master Rabbi Leib, the "Grandfather of Shpoli" (1725-1811)
Print Magazine
How to unmask a blessing in disguise:
Stare it in the face and say, “I know you are not just a lousy day or bad luck. I know you are a good friend—even if for the life of me I cannot determine how. I know there is only one Source of All Things, and nothing can convince me that evil descends from Above. Evil descends fr...
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