Show and Tell
Abraham and Isaac: Two Paradigms in Influence and Outreach
By Mendel Kalmenson
They both served G‑d with all their hearts and souls, but they possessed different hearts and different souls. Their roles and destinies, as well, couldn't have been more different.
Parshah » Bereishit - Genesis » Toldot » Parshah Columnists » What the Rebbe Taught Me » Show and Tell
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Aging with Grace
By Mendel Kalmenson
Abraham and Sarah entered each day as one would enter his home, entirely and without reserve...
Parshah » Bereishit - Genesis » Chayei Sarah » Parshah Columnists » What the Rebbe Taught Me » Aging with Grace
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The Sound of Imperfection
By Mendel Kalmenson
The second sound, the teruah, is the mournful tune of exile, sung by us—the Jews of Diaspora. It is the mouthpiece for those who know too much pain, leaving them with no energy – or worse, no willpower – to blow on...
Jewish Holidays » High Holidays » Rosh Hashanah » Study » Insights » The Sound of Imperfection
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What Abraham Saw While Talking To G-d
By Mendel Kalmenson
Somehow, Abraham managed to notice these three strangers in middle of communing with the Almighty!
Parshah » Bereishit - Genesis » Vayeira » Parshah Columnists » What the Rebbe Taught Me » What Abraham Saw While Talking To G-d
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What the Rebbe Taught Me
By Mendel Kalmenson
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Jew: Noun or Verb?
By keeping quiet about Abraham's beginnings, the Torah tells us all there is to know about ours
By Mendel Kalmenson
Wouldn't the Biblical narrative flow better if we knew a little more about Abraham, its main character? Why was he singled out for a resettlement mission that promised huge dividends? What had he done to merit fathering G‑d's chosen nation?
Parshah » Bereishit - Genesis » Lech-Lecha » Parshah Columnists » What the Rebbe Taught Me » Jew: Noun or Verb?
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To See or Not To See
When your fellow is but a mirror of yourself, and when he's actually a window...
By Mendel Kalmenson
Is it always the case that when you see a flaw in someone else it is actually your own flaw you are seeing? Must that always we so? A look at the story of Noah's drunkenness holds the key to the answer.
Parshah » Bereishit - Genesis » Noach » Parshah Columnists » What the Rebbe Taught Me » To See or Not To See
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Should We Forgive the Nazis?
The Jewish Response to The Sunflower's Moral Dilemma
By Mendel Kalmenson
What does the Torah, speaking on behalf of the creator of morals and ethics, have to say about this? If G‑d were confronted, so to speak, with this complex moral query, how would He respond?
Society & Living » Issues » Should We Forgive the Nazis?
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Imperfect Perfection
By Mendel Kalmenson
Did G-d create a perfect world, or an imperfect one? That depends whether it's Shabbat or not.
Parshah » Bereishit - Genesis » Bereishit » Parshah Columnists » What the Rebbe Taught Me » Imperfect Perfection
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The Perfect Quarrel
The Three Festivals: One Big Fight
By Mendel Kalmenson
The relationship, from its very inception, has been plagued by a quarrel between the spouses. As is common with many couples, they find themselves continuously and constantly arguing the same argument.
Jewish Holidays » Passover » Study & History » Leaven and Matzah » The Perfect Quarrel
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