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High Roller
By Elisha Greenbaum
I can just imagine the scene "Roll up, roll up! Where are you and your children going to live and work? Who fancies the mountain region? How about a cottage by the sea? Take your chances. Come one, come all..."
Parshah » Bamidbar - Numbers » Pinchas » Parshah Columnists » Parshah Musings » High Roller
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The Talking Lottery
By Boruch Cohen
Pairs of lots--one from each box--were drawn. A Temple priest was there to prophesize each pick. To top it off, the lottery tickets themselves miraculously announced each pairing of a tribe with it portion of land
Parshah » Bamidbar - Numbers » Pinchas » Parshah Columnists » Guest Columnists » The Talking Lottery
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Dispatching the Goat
By Avi Shafran
There are two ways to view human life, as mutually exclusive as they are fundamental. Our existence is either a result of intention, or of accident. And the corollary follows directly: Either our lives are meaningful, or they are not...
Jewish Holidays » High Holidays » Yom Kippur » Study » Essays » Dispatching the Goat
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The Pur of Purim
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
What's the story with those "lots" anyway? Why did Haman cast them, and why do we make such a big deal out of them? The parallels and differences between Purim and Yom Kippur
Jewish Holidays » Purim » Insights & Inspiration » Advanced Study » The Pur of Purim
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A Throw Of Dice
By Yanki Tauber
With all the events and actions that contributed to the miracle of Purim, why is the festival named after the seemingly minor detail that Haman picked the date for his decree by casting lots?
Jewish Holidays » Purim » Insights & Inspiration » Poppy Seeds » A Throw Of Dice
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Small Choices
By Naftali Silberberg
On which choices will we focus? The "big" ones, over which we have no control, or the "small" ones, which are entirely in our hands?
Parshah » Bamidbar - Numbers » Pinchas » Parshah Columnists » Parshah Messages » Small Choices
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