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What Is Kabbalah?
What Is Kabbalah?
I see a ball moving up and down on the screen--is it really rebounding against the bottom of the screen? Does the menu bar really have drop-down menus hidden behind it? To explain our world without examining its inner depth is as shallow as explaining the workings of a computer by describing the images viewed on its monitor...
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What is a Chassid?
What is a Chassid?
A chassid is a mystic. A chassid is pious. A chassid is joyous. A chassid is selfless. A chassid is a revolutionary. What is the common denominator of all these traits? That a chassid lives life from the inside
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The Kabbalah Fad?
The Kabbalah Fad?
I was watching a news report the other day with Madonna (now known as Esther). She was discussing how Kabbalah has changed her life
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What Are the Seven Types of Souls?
What Are the Seven Types of Souls?
Kindness, Severity, Harmony, Perseverance, Humility, Foundation, Royalty--which defines your soul?
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What Does 'Mazel Tov' Mean?
What Does 'Mazel Tov' Mean?
I always thought Mazel Tov meant "congratulations." I recently heard that it actually means "good luck." But I thought Jews don’t believe in luck…?
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What Does 'Kenahara' Mean?
What Does 'Kenahara' Mean?
G-d gives us things. G-d does not give others these same things. This can and does cause jealousy, an unvoiced "Why does she deserve it?," and somewhere on High that energy does not dissipate. It gravitates, and brings into question "Maybe she doesn’t deserve it after all?"
Do You Believe in the Evil Eye?
Do You Believe in the "Evil Eye"?
I was given a red string by a friend -- she called it a "Kabbalah bracelet", and says it brings success and protection and guards against the Evil Eye. Is this for real?
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Is Astrology Kosher?
Is Astrology Kosher?
Predicting the future is big business, as newspaper astrologers and corporate consultants profit from our insatiable desire to know the unknown. Is there anything to it? Do the stars hold any power over our lives?
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What Do Dreams Mean?
What Do Dreams Mean?
The Kabbalists explain that while we sleep, our souls leave our bodies and ascend to their heavenly source to replenish their energy...
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