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Reuben and Judah
By Yanki Tauber Why was the leadership of Israel taken from Reuben and given to Judah? What does this teach us about the leaders we should choose to follow and the leadership we should display?
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The Unpopular Tzaddik
By Yerachmiel Tilles Rabbi Pinchas raised his eyes. There stood the first of the Ushpizin--the honored guest for the first night of the festival--outside the door of his sukkah...
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Love in a Heartbeat
By Dr. Blair P. Grubb The sole method we had for giving blood was a direct transfusion from one person to another
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Alienation and Faith
By Jonathan Sacks Rabbi J.B. Soloveitchik's "The Lonely Man of Faith", and the famous chapter 32 of the Tanya of Rabbi Shcneur Zalman of Liadi. To state the contrast is not to formulate an opposition; simply to open another gate...
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When Bad Things Happen
By Yanki Tauber Bad things happen. They happen to good people. Contrary to common perception, bad things also happen to bad people. The difference is not so much in what happens, but in what happens to the person
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A History of Love
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe A famous talk by the Lubavitcher Rebbe analyzes the lives of Noah, Abraham and Moses as milestones in humanity's journey from an instinctive selfhood to a true concept of "love" for a one's fellow. We also encounter the basis of the Rebbe's ...
Parshah » Vayikra - Leviticus » Kedoshim » Chassidic Masters » A History of Love
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Love Yourself
By Yanki Tauber How can we truly love another? Isn't that a logical impossibility?
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Four Boxes of Matzah
By Stan Lapon Once upon a time in a small city in Midwestern America, there lived a very kindly and generous rabbi named Rabbi Shmotkin
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Yechidut
From the writings of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch "I knew," the Rebbe said, "that somewhere, somehow, there was something in me that could relate to his situation..."
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How Pious Should You Be?
By Yanki Tauber Aspire to the greatest piety possible, but never at the expense of others
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