Tetzaveh 5768 - February 15, 2008 |
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Flexing Those Spiritual Muscles
By Chana Weisberg
"Spend 2% of your day, for yourself." What a message! |
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A Tale of Two Cows
By Yerachmiel Tilles
Many of the Baal Shem Tov's ways seemed strange to an outsider, but his disciples knew that in the end -- even if it took years -- all would be understood |
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A Special Wedding
By Katie Green
Looking at the radiant bride, the thought crossed my mind that this magical person very nearly did not come to be... |
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Getting Beyond Kvetch
By Ari Shishler
Judaism offers a 60-day program of outlook-modification, and it launched internationally last week... |
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A Month of Happiness
By Naftali Silberberg
Why is Adar such a happy month? Because it is so inauspicious for the Jewish nation! |
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The Monkey and the Elephant
By Yitzchak Ginsburgh
First the elephant's trunk is threaded through the eyelet, then his head, followed by his entire huge body. Imagine dreaming such a dream! |
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Till the Lights Go Out
By Shimona Tzukernik
Torah does not support asceticism, the closed walls of a monastery and a life apart from the bones of the body. We are asked to eat the cookie – or kasha – but to ever remain the master of that act... |
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Sara Esther Crispe, Editor of TheJewishWoman.org
By Sarah Zadok
She was wearing a funky, multicolored tunic and a wooly green skirt with a pair of big, black Doc Martin boots. "Alright…" I thought... |
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The Parshah in a Nutshell
Two brothers, four sons, eight priestly garments, twelve gems, one golden altar -- and
what it all means according to sages and mystics from Moses to today |
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Moses Disappears
By Yanki Tauber
When a Jew abandons Torah, does he or she lose their connection with G-d? Or
is it the Torah that loses its connection with G-d? |
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Jews and Oil
By Yossy Goldman
How do we strike a balance between retaining our Jewish identity on the one hand, while at the same time being citizens of the world? |
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The Menorah's Dual Message
By Naftali Silberberg
One Menorah. Two symbolisms. Torah and unity. The connection? |
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Noise
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
The two great Torah commentaries, Rashi and Nachmanides, debate the arrangement of the bells and "pomegranates" on the edge of the High Priest's robe. The Rebbe sees this as a discussion on the nature of noise, imperfection and superficiality |
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