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Circular Logic
By Lazer Gurkow
The Breaking of Tablets? I thought we were past that? That was the beginning of the journey, 131 days ago. This was supposed to be its culmination! Are we turning the clock back?
Parshah » Devarim - Deuteronomy » V'Zot HaBerachah » From the Chassidic Masters » Circular Logic
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New Circle
By Maurice Lamm
Custom has it that the bride, as she arrives under the chuppah, walks three times around the groom (in some communities, seven times). The tradition is both beautiful and meaningful, although it is not required by the Halakhah. The reason for this ...
Lifecycles » Marriage » Library » Books » The Jewish Way in Love & Marriage » Celebrating the Marriage Covenant » New Circle
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The Axis
By Yanki Tauber
Imagine that you are living your life on the rim of a spinning wheel. Round and round it turns, faster and faster
Jewish Practice » Shabbat » Kabbalah » The Axis
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The Merging of Two Souls
A Bride Describes the Experience of an Orthodox Jewish Wedding
By Sara Esther Crispe
I am having my hair done, my nails, my makeup. But within, I am in a completely different world. My focus is on the new life I am about to embark upon. I keep his picture in my mind, his words in my heart and his being engraved in my soul. It is my ...
Lifecycles » Marriage » The Jewish Wedding » Readings & Tools » Essays and Insights » The Merging of Two Souls
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Samech — To Support and Heal
Rabbi Aaron L. Raskin
Yaakov had been terribly ill for weeks. He finally decided to ask R. Mordechai of Neshchiz for advice. “Rebbe,” he sobbed, “please help me. I am extremely sick. I have gone to every doctor in town, but none of them has a cure for me.” “It seems that you ...
Spirituality » Contemporary Works » Letters of Light » Samech — To Support and Heal
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Flying West
By Simon Jacobson
The center is not our creation, but the circle is. The paradox today is this: one cannot create a circle without a firm center, yet the center is invisible until we create our circle
Society & Living » Voices » Personal Journeys » Flying West
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Ring, Round and Roof
The three mysteries of marriage
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Eliezer gave Rebecca a ring, betrothing her to Isaac; ever since, rings, circles and enveloping structures have facilitated the union of man and woman. The Kabbalistic masters delve into the mystery of the circle to understand the unifying force that ...
Lifecycles » Marriage » The Jewish Wedding » Readings & Tools » Essays and Insights » Ring, Round and Roof
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Choni the Circle Maker
Talmud, Taanit 19a
"Master of the Universe!" prayed Choni. "Your children turned to me because I am like a member of your household. I swear by your great name, that I'm not budging from here until You have compassion on Your children...!"
Library » Stories » From the Midrash » Choni the Circle Maker
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