Chukat 5764 - June 25, 2004
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Beyond Lubavitch
By Zalman Shmotkin
Perhaps this milestone anniversary is not really about the story of Lubavitch. Of course, Lubavitch comprises an important piece of the Rebbe's life. But it may still not be "the" story... |
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Chukat in a Nutshell
Numbers 19:1–22:1
About the red heifer (and her son), two kinds of water (life-bearing and strife-bearing), the passing of Miriam, Aaron’s death by “divine kiss,” a brass serpent pointing heavenward, a song to a well and a battle with giants . . . |
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A Jew in Curacao
By Eli Groisman
My father saw himself as a young child, sitting on his grandmother's lap. "Liuvu," she was saying to him, "anytime you are in trouble, the one who can help you is the Lubavitcher Rebbe." This was the first time he had ever heard of the Rebbe |
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Ten Perspectives
Ten people tell us what it was like to know the Rebbe
An engineer, a journalist, an accountant, a businessman, a freelance writer, a prime minister, a scholar, a rabbi, an activist and a poet tell us what it was like to know the Rebbe |
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Reflections on Leave-Taking
By Susan Handelman
We really should not have to die at all, despite Adam's sin. And G-d, so to speak, is sensitive to this. It "embarrasses" Him... |
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The Most Joyous Pain
By Sara Esther Crispe
As we began to ride we heard the sirens. First one, quickly followed by another, then another, until their wailing filled the streets and pierced the skies. As each ambulance passed, my contractions grew more intense |
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How to Agree to Disagree
By Yaakov Lieder
It is possible for two people to see and hear the same event and yet each has a totally different experience of what actually took place... |
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Daily Quotes
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Daily Thoughts
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And at that time there will be no hunger or war, no jealousy or rivalry. For the good will be plentiful, and all delicacies available as dust. The entire occupation of the world will be only to know G-d... the people Israel will be of great wisdom; they will perceive the esoteric truths and comprehend their Creator's wisdom as is the capacity of man. As it is written (Isaiah 11:9): "For the earth shall be filed with the knowledge of G-d, as the waters cover the sea."
— Maimonides (Mishneh Torah, Laws of Kings 12:5)
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