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Pure Ego
The laws of the red heifer teach us the mystical dimensions of the ego.
By Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov; translation and commentary by Eliezer Shore
The laws of the red heifer teach us the mystical dimensions of the ego.
Kabbalah Online » Weekly Torah » Archives » Bamidbar - Numbers » Chukat » Chasidic Masters » Pure Ego
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What Can I Do About My Ego?
By Aron Moss
Fighting your ego is like trying to think about nothing: the harder you try, the further you get from your goal
Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » Miscellaneous » What Can I Do About My Ego?
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The Unbearable Heaviness of Being
By Yanki Tauber
So I don't exist. Or I don't exist and do exist at the same time. So what? I still have to get up in the morning, I still have to deal with my credit card balance, my mother-in-law, and this guy whose elbow is crushing my ribs on this crowded subway car. ...
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » The Unbearable Heaviness of Being
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The Grammar of Love
By Yitzchak Ginsburgh
Are you searching for love in the present, or in your past? Are you looking for your soulmate or are you looking for yourself?
Lifecycles » Marriage » Library » Essays & Insights » The Grammar of Love
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The Zealot
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Pinchas' deed evokes many associations -- courage, decisiveness and religious passion are several that come to mind -- but peace hardly seems one of them. Pinchas, after all, killed two people. So why does the Torah describe him as a man of peace? To ...
Parshah » Bamidbar - Numbers » Pinchas » Chassidic Masters » The Zealot
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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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Arrogant Bread
Jews are strictly forbidden to eat any leavened foods on Passover. Bread is replaced by Matzah – flat baked wafers made only of flour and water. Jews all over the world, take scrupulous care to avoid eating even the smallest particle of Chametz.
Jewish Holidays » Passover » Study & History » Leaven and Matzah » Arrogant Bread
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The Shrinking of Man
Is it a good thing that we've become so small?
By Yanki Tauber
Man has shrunk over the centuries. At the same time, our planet became an infinitesimal speck in a universe of mind-numbing vastness. Did we become humbler?
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » The Shrinking of Man
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The Man in the Glass Case
By Dr. Yitzchok Block
The kipah of the religious Jew versus the head-covering of the utilitarianist philosopher
Spirituality » Essays » The Man in the Glass Case
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The Emissaries
By Yanki Tauber
How the Lubavitcher Rebbe employed the halachic concept of shelichut to reach and influence every corner of the globe
The Rebbe » Life » Reflections » The Emissaries
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