The Kabbalah of Shabbat

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	The Axis By Yanki Tauber Imagine that you are living your life on the rim of a spinning wheel. Round and round it turns, faster and faster
	The Art of G-d By Levi Brackman G-d is the prototype modern artist; the universe is His gallery, and on Shabbat it is open to the public... 5 Comments
	World of Thought By Tzvi Freeman Why did the Creator have to speak in order to create? Wouldn’t it be so much more wonderful if we were all just a thought? 14 Comments
	Passive Labor Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe If G‑d is the source of all blessings, why work to earn a livelihood? 12 Comments
	Rest Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Contrary to common perception, time does not stop when we rest: it flows inward 2 Comments
	Life on the Witness Stand By Yanki Tauber To observe the Shabbat is to make a statement about G-d's world; and making a statement about the world is a greater feat than making the world 2 Comments
	The 40th Labor By Yanki Tauber What is “work”? If life is synonymous with creativity, is Shabbat a time outside life? What is the deeper significance of the curious Talmudic phrase, “forty labors minus one”? 19 Comments
	Bread From Heaven Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe The manna is to Jewish history what Shabbat is to the workday week: a precedent 3 Comments
	The Kabbalah of Havdalah Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe "Differentiation" is a double paradox -- and the essence of holiness 3 Comments
	The Kabbalah of Smell By Dovid Zaklikowski Prior to the birth of my oldest child, I actually found myself looking forward to this rite of parenthood, waiting to be introduced to diaper changing. At first it was not bad; not much of a challenge. More recently, however, as my son approaches his second birthday, the stench emanating from his diaper is unreal 12 Comments

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