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On Being a Mentch
By Mendy Herson
Consciously or sub-consciously, we all identify as "human." Does that inspire us to strive higher, to be a mentsch? Or does it allow us to relax our standards, recognizing that we're "only human"?
Society & Living » Daily Life » On Being a Mentch
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The Difficult Case of the Private I
By Tzvi Freeman
My guru says I must first surrender my ego in order to proceed with his five day, ten-step path to total enlightenment. Personally, I find my ego quite useful, even neccessary. What do you think? Are egos really as bad as they are made out to be?
Spirituality » Essays » The Difficult Case of the Private I
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The Aleph Files
By Tzvi Freeman
"Beit!" cried the angry little Aleph to G-d. "Beit is a nice little house with a roof and walls to hold out the Infinite Light and a little door on one side to let a trickle in. And You chose that constipated, square-headed letter over me!"
Spirituality » Sci-Fi & Fantasy » Heaven Exposed » The Aleph Files
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Day One
By Yanki Tauber
Yom Kippur is the day that our animal, emotional, intellectual and spiritual selves are linked to form a harmonious one
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » Day One
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The Quest for Self
By Yanki Tauber
After all journeys are consummated, after all quests are realized, there remains one frontier which few have penetrated and fewer still have conquered
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » The Quest for Self
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The Adam Files
By Tzvi Freeman
"Look," he tried. The poor angel was almost hysterical. "Our job was software. How were we supposed to know that the hardware was to be made from mud? We pleaded with The Engineer to find a more fitting encasement for such an ultimate being than this ...
Spirituality » Sci-Fi & Fantasy » Heaven Exposed » The Adam Files
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We Are One
By Tzvi Freeman
Some folks think of people much as we think of cars on a highway: Each with its own origin and destination, relating to one other only to negotiate lane changes and left-hand turns. But people are not cars
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Tzvi Freeman » We Are One
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Oil, Wick, Vessel, Flame
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
The wick would flare and die. The oil is difficult to ignite at all. But when brought together in the lamp, they produce a steady flame. And so it is in the of the "a lamp of G-d" that is our soul
Spirituality » Essays » Oil, Wick, Vessel, Flame
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The Sinai Files
By Tzvi Freeman
The classic case, Ministering Angels vs. Moses, reported in the Talmud has been public knowledge for millennia. Only recently, however, has the complete story come to light. Here is the entire dialogue as reconstructed from some of the declassified ...
Spirituality » Sci-Fi & Fantasy » Heaven Exposed » The Sinai Files
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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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