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Priorities
By Jay Litvin
It is a journey into memories of days lost or at least misplaced. Sometimes it takes every ounce of courage I have to not turn them away, to allow them to wrench my gut and heart with shame and regret and pass through my body like a wave of fire...
Lifecycles » Death & Mourning » Library » Voices » Priorities
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Blood Rush
By Jay Litvin
There's this wonderful pool of light coming through the window, and beauty in the chaos of white, plastic envelopes awaiting pickup by hundreds of people who, like me, have come to see what was taking place in their innards
Society & Living » Voices » Endurance » Blood Rush
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Sizing up a Situation
By Chana Weisberg
My son raised his small hands and placed his stubby fingers right in front of his eyes. "See," he announced. "My hand blocks the sun"
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Chana Weisberg » Sizing up a Situation
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A Crazy Idea
By Yaakov Lieder
In a successful business, the management does not say: "It was good enough five years ago, so it should be good enough now." Shouldn't we be at least as enterprising as parents?
Society & Living » Parenting » By Yaakov Lieder » A Crazy Idea
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Who Was Korach?
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Korach's conflict with Moses is itself a maze of conflicting elements: lofty spiritual strivings and base ambitions, elitist delusions and a struggle for a classless society. Korach himself is alternately described as the epitomic quarreler and peace ...
Parshah » Bamidbar - Numbers » Korach » Chassidic Masters » Who Was Korach?
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Between Jobs
By Yanki Tauber
We tend to think of life as composed of two kinds of time: "real time" devoted to career, family and friends; and "in-between" time -- waiting-room time, airport time, between-jobs time. Not so, says the Rebbe
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » Between Jobs
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The King, the Peasant and the Nightingale
By Yanki Tauber
The king commanded his coachman to halt at the peasant's door. "How are you enjoying my gift?" he inquired of his beloved subject
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » The King, the Peasant and the Nightingale
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A Rebbe's Education
From the writings & talks of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch
When I was 11 years old, my father gave me the manuscript as a gift. "This is a chassidic kiss," he said, "in time I will explain"
Library » Stories » Chassidic » A Rebbe's Education
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Stones and Pebbles
By Yaakov Lieder
In our busy lives today, there is only one way to make the time for things that are important to us and that is by employing the "Jar Parable"
Society & Living » Parenting » By Yaakov Lieder » Stones and Pebbles
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When to Get Divorced
By Yanki Tauber
According to the School of Shammai, if your spouse is unfaithful; according to the School of Hillel, a burnt supper is grounds; Rabbi Akiva says, "even if he found another more beautiful than she."
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » When to Get Divorced
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