Between Fire and Ice
"Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice…"
By Adin Even-Yisrael (Steinsaltz)
Will the Messianic redemption be a cataclysmic event akin to the Exodus, or a natural process? That seemingly depends on us...
Ideas & Beliefs » Moshiach » Moshiach: an Anthology » Between Fire and Ice
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The Reinvention of Man
By Adin Even-Yisrael (Steinsaltz)
Two thousand years after all the sages of Israel, both the pessimists and the optimists, agreed that man was a failed experiment, the Rebbe re-opened the question...
Spirituality » Essays » The Reinvention of Man
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Marching Orders
By Adin Even-Yisrael (Steinsaltz)
In the Rebbe's writings and talks one will find mention here and there of the past -- the Rebbe's own past, the past of his people and of humanity. But the focus is on the future
The Rebbe » Life » First Person » Marching Orders
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Shades of Light
By Adin Even-Yisrael (Steinsaltz)
The single wicks of the Shabbat candles, exuding calmness, repose and homeliness; the braided torch accompanying the departing queen, lighting the darkness that becomes more marked in her absence...
Spirituality » Essays » Shades of Light
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Coming Home
By Adin Even-Yisrael (Steinsaltz)
If Jews are neither a nation nor a religion, and do not share a common language, culture or ethnicity, what are we?
Spirituality » Essays » Coming Home
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Torah Eternal
By Adin Even-Yisrael (Steinsaltz)
Shavuot, the day of the giving of the Torah by G-d, is also called the day of the receiving of the Ten Commandments by Israel. And it would seem to be a natural pairing of concepts. Nevertheless, each has its own particular meaning.
Holidays » Shavuot » Insights » The Gift » Torah Eternal
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A Twisted Creature
By Adin Even-Yisrael (Steinsaltz)
People have become so sophisticated that they no longer believe in or understand anything anymore. Basic words, such as "friend", "enemy", "land" and "life" become totally incomprehensible
Society & Living » Current Events » A Twisted Creature
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To Be Free
By Adin Even-Yisrael (Steinsaltz)
On the Seder night, we are confronted with a wealth of forms, symbols, complicated customs and rituals, and several different phases of Jewish history.
Holidays » Passover » Study & History » The Exodus » To Be Free
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