Bo 5769 - January 30, 2009 |
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Meditations on the Usefulness of Stuff
By N. Ozick
"Not often useful" My Pavlovian response to that elegant formulation is euphoria. I think I will adopt it as my own. Things happen, and now I will be prepared... |
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"You Be My Kaddish'l..."
By Mirish Kiszner
Batya Berg never had children of her own, but her days are filled with caring for the needs of her young charges... |
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Why Can't He/She Be More Like Me?
By Yehudis Karbal
Although there are cultural reasons for our differences in emotions and behavior, recent breakthrough research reveals that the root of many puzzling gender differences may lie in our brains. How are couples to deal with these natural differences? |
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Pi and Time
By Tzvi Freeman
Once upon a time, time was round. Then somehow, we straightened it out, put an arrow on the end and took it for a ride. Now let me tell you how it happened... |
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How Many Names Does G‑d have?
By Yisroel Cotlar
Why would G‑d have any name - let alone so many? When can and can't I use the names? |
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What is the "Divine Image" in Man?
By Menachem Posner
The bible (Genesis 1:26) states that man was created in "G‑d's image." What does this mean? |
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Losing Alisha
By Chana (Jenny) Weisberg
What remains from one of the darkest periods of my life is something strange,
something I never would have expected: a rare gift that you can only purchase
at the cost of thousands and thousands of tears... |
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The Parshah in a Nutshell
The innermost chamber in Pharaoh's palace, the midnight death of Egypt's firstborn, the Passover Offering, the Exodus, unleavened bread -- and what it all means according to sages and mystics from Moses to today |
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The Geometry of Freedom
By Shlomo Yaffe
The problem with most revolutions is that they are true revolutions -- revolve a full 360 degrees and the same ingrained patterns reassert themselves... |
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The Source of Evil
By Rabbi Ben A.
The source of evil is the independent ego--and the ultimate independence of ego is not the rejection of G‑d but the belief that G‑d's power is one's own. |
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Did Darkness Prevail?
By Tali Loewenthal
The Jewish people had light wherever they lived. Does it mean that the darkness did not affect the specific area where they dwelt? Or does it mean, more mysteriously that even in the Egyptian areas, there was light in the darkness? |
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L'chaim to Chutzpah!
By Shimon Posner
Imagine coming home one day, taking the beloved idiot box and throwing it out the window. Now, picture doing that when you work for the networks and your boss came over to watch the news with you... |
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The 29th Day
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
On the essence of lunar time |
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