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G‑d and Us
Hasn't belief in G-d caused as much evil as good? If G-d knows best, what's the point of prayer? How can we have "free choice" if G-d already knows what we're going to do? Do (Normal) Jews believe in prophesy? Are we supposed to be afraid of G-d?
Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » G‑d and Us
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The Ten Commandments Series
By Yanki Tauber
The Ten Commandments are really five: the sixth commandment is but an extension of the first, the 2nd commandment and the 7th commandmenment are likewise one and the same, and so on
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » The Ten Commandments Series
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The Dancing Maidens of Jerusalem
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
There were no greater festivals for Israel than the 15th of Av and Yom Kippur. On these days the daughters of Jerusalem would go out... and dance in the vineyards. And what would they say? "Young man, raise your eyes and see which you select for ...
Jewish Holidays » 15th of Av » The Dancing Maidens of Jerusalem
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Judges and Kindergartens
Government and the idea of education in the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
By Tzvi Freeman
These two protocols are now at war, with western civilization (human rights) on one side, and the world of Islam (subjugation of the individual to the supreme will of Allah) on the other. Where does Judaism stand?
Spirituality » Essays » Judges and Kindergartens
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Prayer: an Anthology
Compiled by Yanki Tauber
Jacob has an "encounter" on Mount Moriah; Pinchas conducts a "judgment" with G-d; Isaac and Rebecca "entreat" for a child; Jonah "cries out" from the belly of the fish... 27 stories, voices, essays and insights into prayer
Library » Anthologies » Prayer: an Anthology
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What is Morality?
By Dr. Yitzchok Block
Kant was certainly correct when he said that the essence of a moral judgment is that it is categorical. That, however, is not the end of the problem of understanding the basis of morality. In fact, it is just the beginning of the problem
Society & Living » Issues » What is Morality?
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Tevye's Query
By Yaakov Brawer
Would it spoil some vast eternal plan, if I were a wealthy man?
Spirituality » Essays » Tevye's Query
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Are You Happily Ever After?
By Moshe Yakov Wisnefsky
In the Western mindset, popular cinema, and classic literary masterpieces, everyone either dies or “lives happily ever after.” Life after the goal is reached -- the happily ever after part -- is rarely dealt with. The curtain simply comes down...
Spirituality » Essays » Are You Happily Ever After?
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Love in the Ice Age
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
If a cold and dark world mutes the light of G-d and dulls our minds and hearts, it only accentuates the most basic and essential element of our relationship: the bond between the physical self of man and the quintessential being of G-d
Spirituality » Essays » Love in the Ice Age
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The Wildest Story Ever Told
By Tzvi Freeman
The fact is, if it's philosophy someone else has also thought it; if it's a legend or myth, some other people have a story with a lot of strong parallels. After all, we're all talking about the same world from within the same bodies... Except for one, ...
Spirituality » Essays » The Wildest Story Ever Told
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