Acharei-Kedoshim 5769 - May 1, 2009
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Have You Ever Stuffed Tissues Down a Sink Drain?
By Chana Weisberg
She looks at me with those large brown eyes. There’s a hint of sadness, doubt, and even fear. She averts her gaze, trying to deny her act, as if she’s trying to take it back. |
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The Soviet Official’s Intoxicated Inspiration
By Dovid Zaklikowski
As the crowd dispersed from around the child, the Soviet official suddenly awoke from his drunkenness, pointed, and asked, "Who is that holy man?" |
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The Cholent Cook-Off
By Deena Yellin
My cholent is a concoction of: a bow to ancient tradition, a recognition of life's bitterness and sweetness, and deference to my pedigree as a fourth-generation American |
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The "Rebbe Maharash"
Rabbi Shmuel of Lubavitch, 1834-1882
The life and teachings of Rabbi Shmuel of Lubavitch, the fourth Chabad Rebbe, known as the Rebbe Maharash |
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Where is G‑d? Or: Where is G‑d Not?
Adapted from the teaching of Rabbi Shmuel of Lubavitch
By Yosef Marcus
What of the world and all that is in it? What of the empirical sightings of our fleshly eye? Is it only an illusion? |
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Feet Below, Eyes Above
From the writings & talks of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch
"Sixty-two years have now passed," related Reb Pesach, "since I was privileged to hear from the Rebbe, your grandfather, that Shema is Yisrael..." |
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The Unlit Candle
Seeking Wholeness After the Loss of A Baby
By Robyn Cuspin
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a candle to light, there is no external testament to these other two souls, who
lived briefly and invisibly as members of our family. There is only a feeling
of loss in the air... |
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Acharei-Kedoshim - Leviticus 16-20
On holiness, and love, and holiness in love, and holy love |
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Because We're All One
Ahavat Yisrael
By Tzvi Freeman
If we are a religion, then some Jews are more Jewish, others less Jewish and many not at all. Perhaps nothing has been as detrimental to the Jewish People as the modern idea that Judaism is a religion |
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Love Yourself
By Yanki Tauber
How can we truly love another? Isn't that a logical impossibility? |
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The Central Teaching
By Tali Loewenthal
The idea that the entire Torah focuses around the theme of one's relationship with other people is quite striking |
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The Gift of Forgiveness
By Yisroel Susskind
From my perspective as a family therapist, the greatest treasure in our Torah-inheritance is the instruction to free ourselves of anger and resentment... |
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Compound Verses
By Naftali Silberberg
Some commandments share "verse space" with another mitzvah. It is interesting to analyze these "compound verses" to find the unifying thread. Rebuke and love... Love and revenge... Know but remain silent... |
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Who is Holy?
By Yossy Goldman
Is it the mystic in the mountains, the monk in the monastery, or the guru in the garage? Judaism is certainly rich in spirituality; but how would it define 'holy'? |
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Take Your Body Along
By Shlomo Yaffe
If when involved in a holy experience we feel uplifted, but only the soul makes the trip while the body remains behind, we are making the same holy error as the children of Aaron. |
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