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Exodus 18:1-20:23
By Eli Touger A Turning Point in the World’s Spiritual History As has been mentioned on several occasions, the giving of the Torah is associated with the uniting of the spiritual and physical realms. Before the giving of the Torah, there was a decree separating the ...
Adapted from the works of the Lubavitcher Rebbe by Malka Touger Just before Mattan Torah, all of the Jewish people gathered around Mount Sinai. The mountain was surrounded by fire, and a heavenly cloud settled on top. The entire world came to a halt as the sound of the shofar was heard; thunder roared and lightning ...
By Eli Touger Adapted from Likkutei Sichos, Vol. XI, p. 74ff; Vol. XV, p. 379ff; Vol. XVI, p. 198; Sichos Shabbos Pashas Yisro, 5751 Yisro’s Identity Few of the weekly Torah readings are named after individuals, so whenever such an association is made, it commands ...
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe How can a limited mortal relate to an unlimited G-d? Mankind has pondered this questions for centuries. If He is G-d, He is, by definition, infinite and unbounded, and thus above our comprehension. How then can we establish a connection to Him? Our Sages ...
Adapted by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks; From the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe In this elaborate and profound Sicha, two disagreements in interpretation of events connected with the Giving of the Torah are explored. In both cases the disputants are Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Ishmael; and their opinions reveal a deep underlying ...
By J. Immanuel Schochet
From the talks of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson Likkutei Sichos, Vol. VI, p. 107ff. I. “And on the third day, when it was morning, there were sounds (Kolos) and lightning; and there was a heavy cloud on the mountain. And the sound (Kol) of the shofar [resounded] very powerfully... And the sound (Kol) ...
By Elimelech Silberberg Experience the gems of the Parshah with the classic commentaries, and a kabbalistic twist.
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