Noach 5770 - October 23, 2009
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"Words"
A Stick Figure Vignette
By Dovid Taub
One little dude throwing words at another little dude |
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1 + 1 = Word
By Tzvi Freeman
It's called spelling, and that's pretty mystical if you ask me |
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G-d's Essence Revealed
By Ben-Tzion Krasnianski
From the "Kabbalah and the Psychology of the Soul" video series |
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How Many Children is "Enough"?
The very first command of the Torah is: “Be fruitful and multiply.” One might think that having one child is already being “fruitful,” so Torah adds “and multiply.” And to remove all doubt, the verse continues, “fill the earth and conquer it...” |
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Do Robots Have Rights?
By Arnie Gotfryd
The line between creator and creation has gotten blurrier lately, thanks to sophisticated robots that are smart enough to invent technologies of their own... |
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The (GPS) Road to Harmony
By Elad Nehorai
What's so special about being special, anyway? I mean, if I just listened to my GPS, life would be perfect |
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A Hike in Tanzania
By Ari Shishler
Our group of twelve had come to Tanzania to tackle Mt. Meru, an extinct volcano that rises some 15,000 feet into the deep-blue African sky |
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Accusations
By Sara Chana Radcliffe
"Don't tell me how to raise my children!" he shouts at her. Clearly, she hasn't yet cured him of his tendency to raise his voice. He's now yelling at her, as well as the children... |
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My Daughter is so Selfish! What Can I do?
By Bracha Mirsky
As my daughter entered into her teen years, she became so consumed with her wants and needs! We are constantly giving to her, but she refuses to contribute to the family unless there is something in it for her. |
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Population Explosion
By Elisha Greenbaum
No person has ever declared on his or her deathbed, "I wish I'd had fewer children" |
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Why Pray for the Destruction of our Enemies?
By Yehuda Shurpin
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The Discovery of Planet Earth
On the seven universal laws of life
By Tzvi Freeman
There are 70 families with 70 paths within the great Family of Man. And each individual has his or her path within a path. Yet, there is one universal basis for us all... |
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The Parshah in a Nutshell
Noach - Genesis 6:9-11:32
Noah makes an ark, G-d floods the earth, a dove brings an olive branch, Shem and Japeth drag a blanket, men build a tower and the first Jew is born |
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To See or Not To See
When your fellow is but a mirror of yourself, and when he's actually a window...
By Mendel Kalmenson
Is it always the case that when you see a flaw in someone else it is actually your own flaw you are seeing? Must that always we so? A look at the story of Noah's drunkenness holds the key to the answer. |
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Ark Sweet Ark
By Naftali Silberberg
Every day we wake up to a "flood" of worries, predicaments and responsibilities--"raging waters" that threaten to drown us financially, emotionally and spiritually |
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The Positive Negative
By Yanki Tauber
If the Torah's description of Noah's righteousness can be understood both ways, why do the sages propose a negative interpretation? |
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Noah Gets Flooded with Criticism
By Elisha Greenbaum
If the world stubbornly refuses to be saved, does that excuse me from continuing to try? |
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My Kind of Hero
His faith may have been bit wobbly in the knees. But he got the job done
By Yossy Goldman
His faith may have been bit wobbly in the knees. But he got the job done. My kind of hero |
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The Survivor
By Yossy Goldman
We are all Noahs. Let us rebuild our world |
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Colors
On the Mystical Significance of the Rainbow
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
A water-droplet catches a ray of light, unleashing the spectrum of colors it contains and displaying them in an arc across the sky. But for the first 1,656 years of history, this natural occurrence did not occur |
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Feeding Animals
By Aryeh Citron
The Torah commands every person to ensure his animals are fed—and in the proper time. Actually, we are commanded to feed our animals before we eat ourselves. “And I will give grass in your field for your livestock”—and only thereafter “and you will eat and be sated.” |
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In Reckless Waters
Falling in Love with a Non-Jew
by Shara Jacobs
I didn't intend to like Colin. After all, I grew up deeply religious my whole life, in strong deference to the traditions imparted from my parents and grandparents... |
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Learning to Live Without Another Baby
My Struggle with High-Risk Pregnancies
By Robyn Cuspin
For awhile, I bided my time. I went to the gym, and met friends for coffee. I enjoyed these months without bottles and diapers because I knew that the next load waited just around the corner. Until a series of miscarriages... |
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After the High
Internalizing the Holidays
By Rafaella Levine
The children cut out a paper suitcase and four pieces of paper. They are asked to reminisce about everything that happened over the holidays, and to draw four things that they want to carry with them |
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Historic Video Preservation
By Reuvena Leah Grodnitzky
Ben Federman has yet to find the recording, buried amidst miles and miles of videotape, of his five-year-old self meeting the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory. |
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Ukraine Community Transformed
By Dini Harris
KGB agents once ensured that Dnepropetrovsk’s only functional synagogue didn’t get too successful. Today, the local Jewish community runs a network of schools and Torah classes, and is building a massive center to house a growing list of programs. |
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