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Fire and Water
By Shais Taub
Which is it-- "O all who thirst, come for water" or "My words aret like fire"? Obviously, we much prefer to consume our studies than to be consumed by them...
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In the Havdalah, we bless “He who creates the illuminations of fire.” Shouldn’t it be “illumination,” in the singular?
By Yosef Marcus
Actually there is an opinion in the Mishna, Beit Shammai, that says that the blessing should be “he who created the illumination of fire.” The version that we use is that of Beit Hillel. The Talmud explains that the plural “illuminations” alludes to the ...
Jewish Practice » Shabbat » Handbook » Questions & Answers » Havdalah » In the Havdalah, we bless “He who creates the illuminations of fire.” Shouldn’t it be “illumination,” in the singular?
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Festive Elements
From Rabbi M. M. Shneersohn
The Sukkot water libations quench the thirst caused by judgment.
Kabbalah Online » Holidays » Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret & Simhat-Torah » Chasidic Masters » Festive Elements
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Burning Ice
From the Chassidic Masters
The Baal Shem Tov loved light. So his disciples always made sure to have many candles burning whenever they expected their master...
Library » Stories » Chassidic » Burning Ice
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The Oil of Wisdom
By Laibl Wolf
Become very aware of this circuit -- wax, wick, flame, and light. Internalize this sequence into your life: wisdom, body, consciousness, and enlightenment
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Laibl Wolf » The Oil of Wisdom
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Rush and Return
The Anatomy of a Flame
The menorah, its lamps, and the flames they hold are the very mirror of our identity as a people, the way we interact with each other, and of the elemental strivings of the human soul
Parshah » Bamidbar - Numbers » Behaalotecha » Chassidic Masters » Rush and Return
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The Continual Fire
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
In his Likkutei Torah Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi explains that the altar represents the heart. Corresponding to the two altars of the Sanctuary, the outer and the inner, are the outer and inner levels of the heart, its surface personality and its ...
Parshah » Vayikra - Leviticus » Tzav » Chassidic Masters » The Continual Fire
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Burning Night
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
How do you prepare your daily fare -- boiled, baked, stewed or grilled? Fervid with desire or sodden with contentment? Whichever way you ingest your life, on Passover, there’s only one dish on the menu
Parshah » Shemot - Exodus » Bo » Chassidic Masters » Burning Night
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The Flame
By Yanki Tauber
We can sit and gaze at it for hours. What is it about a burning flame that captures our imagination?
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » The Flame
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Sinai Up in Smoke
by Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi; adapted by David Rothschild
Mount Sinai was a revelation of both an ascending and descending Returning Light
Kabbalah Online » Holidays » Shavuot » Chasidic Masters » Sinai Up in Smoke
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