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Massei 5768 - August 1, 2008

Living
When Tragedy Strikes

Is it a message from G‑d, calling us all to take heed, or are the tragedies that strike our lives just random events?
In Treatment For 40 Years

I guess I would have sided with the Jews who wanted to stay in the desert...
Yellow Presents

“When I was about three years old, the war broke out. I was too young to know why things were so hard, but old enough to know that every egg and every piece of fruit was a real treasure.”
Q & A
What Can I Do about My Bad Luck?

Is it possible for someone to have bad luck? I am a college graduate, a learned man, but cannot seem to make any money...
Can Jewish People Get Tattoos?

This prohibition applies to all tattoos besides those made for medical purposes . . .
Why Are Men Always Complaining About Their Marriages?

I dream of one day having a wife, a loving relationship and children. But almost all the married men I know complain about their marriages. Is marriage really as bad as all those grumbling husbands say it is?
The Jewish Woman
The Story of a Life

I was born Christel Eckern in a little town in northern Germany in 1934, to devoutly Christian parents who received me as a gift from G‑d. What they could not see was that G‑d had given me a Jewish soul
Flames By Day

My personal mourning mingles with the mourning of centuries, with the loss of our Temple, a physical house in which to receive the presence of G‑d. Grief layers upon grief...
Rachel

Rachel jumped before Him/ Her long silence done/ To tell her story for the first time
Parshah
The Parshah in a Nutshell
The Israelites’ journey from Egypt until now is detailed. The boundaries of the Land of Israel are given, and cities of refuge are designated.
Journeys

Our forty-year desert sojourn is a metaphor for our long national history of wandering. It also infuses us with hope and purpose.
A Kabbalist’s Guide to Hieroglyphics

This thing about the Jews “wandering” through the desert is a misconception. They were no more wandering through the desert than a spelling bee champion wanders through the alphabet.
How Many Roads Must A Man Stumble Down?

The answer is easy: 42. It's the question that's more difficult to ascertain.
A Slumber and a Headache

Three aspects of tzimtzum
Phases Of Freedom

Are we searching for freedom? Then the Torah will help us in our search...
In a place where there are no men, strive to be a man
— Ethics of the Fathers, 2:5
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...