Vayikra 5769 - March 27, 2009 |
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How Do I Deal With Doubt?
By Moshe Goldman
Judaism is beautiful, no question about it. But is it true? I would like to believe so. But I will not believe for belief's sake... |
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Do You Know or Do You KNOW?
By Mendy Herson
How many times we do knowingly eat things that are "unhelpful" to our health? How often do we pursue a pleasure, even though we "know" we'll regret it later? |
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Why is G‑d Called "Elokim"?
By Tzvi Freeman
Why does a One G‑d need more than one name? |
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Changing Lanes
By Chana Weisberg
The pace of the cars around me has suddenly become frenzied; the flow of traffic has thickened considerably. I have hit morning rush hours on Toronto's busy thoroughfares... |
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When There is Nowhere to Turn
By Mirish Kiszner
It was the perfect apartment and the purchase was almost completed when the shekel dropped steeply against the dollar. Aleksander Guravich was suddenly obliged to come up with an additional forty thousand NIS. He didn't know where to turn. |
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Lyrics that Uplift
By Elad Nehorai
People get to wake up to music that tells them, "It's a beautiful world; open up your eyes, see the sun shining. There's a real reason why you're born.You have a mission. And your mission is sacred." |
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The Banker's Shabbat Dilemma
By Dovid Zaklikowski
As he was running his hands up the side of the coats, he suddenly realized that his pockets were still filled with wads of money from that day's dealings. |
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Divorcing Friends
By Tzippora Price
My husband and I were Shabbat guests in the home of a couple whom we later learned had decided to get divorced. I can't reconcile the warm and friendly atmosphere in their home with a couple on the verge of divorce... |
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My Child Has No Friends
By Sara Chana Radcliffe
My 11 year old son is very bright—he's been assessed as gifted, but he can't seem to make any friends. We're proud of him for being so smart, but we're sad for him that he is so alone. Is there anything I can do for him? |
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The Wedding Dress That Made History
by Helen Schwimmer
For Lilly the dress symbolized the innocent, normal life she and her family had once led- before the world descended into madness... |
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Redefining Accomplishment
By Heni Stein
As I realized that all along I have had the wrong definition for accomplishment, the darkness began to fade... |
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Kidnapped
By Elana Mizrahi
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moment on David surrendered spiritually- making a deal with G‑d so to speak, "If this is what You want, I
accept it, but don't leave me." And He didn't... |
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The Parshah in a Nutshell
Of men and beasts, bullocks and doves, blood and fat, fire and frankincense, sacrifice and pleasure, conscience and culpability, poverty and property |
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The Shrinking of Man
By Yanki Tauber
Man has shrunk over the centuries. Suddenly, there were all these other people, and all these other species, dwarfing our significance. At the same time, our planet became infinitesimal speck in a universe of mind-numbing vastness. Did we become humbler? Are we less infatuated with self the our ancestors? |
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The Scenic Route
By Shlomo Yaffe
The key to "korbanot" (sacrifices) is bringing our entire life "close." This is through the understanding that every obligation in Judaism is assembled from the components of everyday life... |
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The Poor Man's Soul
By Shimon Posner
Why does the Torah, when discussing the offerings of rich men, the middle class, and the poor reserve the word nefesh, meaning life or soul, exclusively for the poor man’s offering? |
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The Gift
By Yerachmiel Tilles
When no one was likely to be in the synagogue, he brought in the loaves under his cloak. He prayed and cried that G-d should look upon his offering with favor, and eat and enjoy the lovely, freshly baked bread. |
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