Yitro 5768 - February 13, 2009 |
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The Rebbe on Financial Difficulty
Correspondence by Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, The Lubavitcher Rebbe
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The Economic Meltdown - a Kabbalistic View
By Mendel Kaplan
The world is experiencing an economic meltdown of historic proportions, with no end in sight. Jewish mystical traditions teach a mind-boggling idea: that everything occurring in the physical world is caused by a spiritual reality that precedes it. |
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A Marriage Blessed In Heaven
By Sherri Mandell
Gila grew up in an observant home, Ben's family was less observant. Gila didn't know why Yosef thought to put them together... |
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Wake Up Calls
by Sara Debbie Gutfreund
As I gaze out into the front yard I notice
the new, tiny buds peeking out from the soil below. Why didn't I notice them before? I hear a wisp of a voice within me: This is
a wake-up call. Don't go back to sleep... |
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The Parshah in a Nutshell
G-d writes a book, Moses argues with angels, Egyptian is spoken at Sinai, the Ten Commandments are set in parallel stones, and the Torah is given to Israel... But who was Jethro, and why is he so important to the whole story? |
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The First Good Kabbalah Class
By Boruch Cohen
Kabbalah was bursting colorfully in the air like a fireworks display... |
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Sounds of Sinai
By Yanki Tauber
It's been said that if you talk to G-d, you're a religious person; if G-d talks to you, you're crazy. I guess that means I'm crazy. G-d talks to me. Not as frequently as He should, but fairly often |
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Understatement
By Elisha Greenbaum
"Who took us out of Egypt"?! What about "who created the Heaven and Earth"? Surely stage-managing the Exodus doesn't even approach His role as designer and creator of the universe! |
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Unity Alone
By Shlomo Yaffe
What would be the point of going to Mount Sinai if not to receive the Torah? What other point is there in being there? After all, at this particular mountain there is neither food, nor water or skiing... |
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Reality and its Shadow
By Yaakov Brawer
One might reasonably suppose that since oxen and pits are facts of life, the Torah must implement laws to govern their many possible interactions. In fact, the situation is just the reverse... |
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Tu B'Shevat in a Minute
When's the last time you wished a tree Happy New Year? The 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat is a great opportunity. It's known as Tu b'Shevat, the New Year for Trees. |
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The Human Tree
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
A look at the various parts of the tree -- roots, trunk, branches, leaves, fruit and seeds -- and their corresponding elements within the human being |
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Holy Eating
By Sarah Schneider
Where does the Jewish obsession with food come from? Actually, there are some deep spiritual roots to the Jewish obsession
with food- what, how, and when it should be consumed... |
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