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Shavuot 5765 - June 12, 2005

Life as a Mountain

The cause is the mountain itself: it simply and stubbornly gets in the way. The wind hits it with force, and must force its way around or over. As it does so, it carries little pieces of the mountain with it
Free Trial Period

It was the commercial that first attracted me. Then there were the bonus gifts, and by the time my free-trial period was up I'd forgotten that my credit card was being billed monthly...
How and When Was the Torah Written?

To explain that, I would need a long conversation with you about what is G-d and how G-d talks to people and why....
Nitzevet, Mother of David

He was Israel’s mightiest warrior, revered by friend and foe; yet for the first 28 years of his life he was a lowly outcast . . . The secret story behind the mysterious circumstances of King David’s birth.
Small Town Jewry

Rabbi Yosi ben Kisma was offered a dream budget--enough money to build a school, a yeshiva, a kollel and an entire Torah community to his liking. So why would he turn down the opportunity?
From Barley to Wheat

Is there such a thing as bad art? Amoral logic? The 20th century has settled the question once and for all, driving home the truth embodied by the "Wheat Harvest Offering" of biblical times
The Torah: an Anthology

40 essays, stories, meditations and readings, each offering a glimpse into something the Torah says about itself and its place in our lives
Parshah
Naso in a Nutshell
Laws of the Nazir and the wayward wife, priestly blessings and twelve identical inauguration offerings.
Shavuot Torah Readings in a Nutshell
Who are the Jews, what it means to be "chosen", the revelation at Sinai, the Ten Commandments, and the three pilgrimage festivals
Behaalotecha in a Nutshell
Aaron lights the menorah; a second Passover is instituted; and people complain about the manna, demanding meat instead. Miriam is punished for speaking ill about her brother Moses, and the nation waits for her before leaving Sinai.
You shall be My own treasure from among all peoples . . . And you shall be a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation to Me.
— Exodus 19:5–6
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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