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Do Jews Believe in Sin?
By Yanki Tauber
To the fire-and-brimstone types, the word smells of shame and scorched flesh. To the hedonist it sounds like fun. Some think it's a wholly Christian concept while others ascribe it to the ancient Hebrews. To the sages of the Talmud, it is, above all, an ...
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » Do Jews Believe in Sin?
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Is It Okay to Wish That Your Parents Die?
By Tzvi Freeman
Question: Let's say I desire that somebody not live anymore, G‑d forbid. Let's say this somebody is a parent. But I don't take any action in this direction. I mean, I just keep acting in the interest of the well-being and health of this person, but ...
Ask the Rabbi » Latest Questions » Advice » Is It Okay to Wish That Your Parents Die?
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Sin (Not the Perfume)
The Body-Soul Chronicles, Part II
By Tzvi Freeman
"Listen soul, how 'bout you just sleep this one out while I..."
Spirituality » Sci-Fi & Fantasy » Heaven Exposed » Sin (Not the Perfume)
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The Kaballah of Sin
with Mendel Kaplan and Michael Kigel
What's so bad about sin? If I'm not hurting anyone, why does G-d care?
Video » Tanya Interviews » The Kaballah of Sin
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Moses Disappears
By Yanki Tauber
When a Jew abandons Torah, does he or she lose their connection with G-d? Or is it the Torah that loses its connection with G-d?
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » Moses Disappears
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Can a Sinner Pray to G-d?
By Tzvi Freeman
Even at the time you are committing the worst crime, your soul remains faithful to her Beloved Above. And now you want to take away from her that last opportunity to scream out loud for help?
Jewish Practice » Jewish Prayer » Insights » Questions and Answers » Can a Sinner Pray to G-d?
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Sin In Four Dimensions
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
What is sin? The Midrash records a "panel discussion" featuring a philosopher, a prophet, the Torah and G-d
Jewish Holidays » High Holidays » Yom Kippur » Study » Essays » Sin In Four Dimensions
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What Is Sin?
By Yanki Tauber
Is it a bad, harmful deed? Is it the very face of death? Is it mere stupidity? Is it a potent opportunity for conquest and growth? Turns out, it's all four.
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » What Is Sin?
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G‑d's Business
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Was Adam and Eve's sin part of "the plan"?
Parshah » Bereishit - Genesis » Bereishit » Chassidic Masters » G‑d's Business
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Day One
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
The Torah describes Yom Kippur as achat bashanah, "once a year" -- a phrase which also translates as "the one of the year". The Chassidic masters explain: this is the annual point in time in which true oneness breaks the surface multiplicity and ...
Parshah » Vayikra - Leviticus » Acharei » Chassidic Masters » Day One
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