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Is G-d in the Consequences?
By Tzvi Freeman
A friend says she doesn't believe G‑d "causes" the consequence, because, she says, "we have free will."
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The Skyline Man
By Dovid Taub
A little guy drinking coffee in a soul-crushingly boring little diner where the prevalent philosophy is that the lights are “just on”...
Video » Stick Figures » The Skyline Man
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Cause and Effect
From the writings & talks of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch
At the conclusion of the voyage, the doctor asked the Rebbe to forgive him for having been the cause of his illness. "You, the cause of my illness?" asked the Rebbe in amazement
Library » Stories » Chassidic » Cause and Effect
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Tevye's Query
By Yaakov Brawer
Would it spoil some vast eternal plan, if I were a wealthy man?
Spirituality » Essays » Tevye's Query
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The Paradox of Free Choice: Six Questions
By Tzvi Freeman
Isn’t everything predetermined by the mechanics of the universe? I’m just a programmed machine; how can I be blamed for being what I am? Since G-d knows the future, what choice do we have in it?
Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » G-d and Us » The Paradox of Free Choice: Six Questions
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Not My Job
By Yanki Tauber
The fatalist maintains that nothing that anyone does really makes a difference. The activist believes himself to be the master of his fate. The Jew is neither and both.
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » Not My Job
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Rain, a River, Fire and Ice
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
On the difference between Egypt and the Holy Land, and the inner significance of the Plague of Hail
Parshah » Shemot - Exodus » Va'eira » Chassidic Masters » Rain, a River, Fire and Ice
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A Business Proposal
By Yanki Tauber
I returned to my compartment in a state of confusion. The last thing I had expected from the Rebbe was a business tip
Library » Stories » Chassidic » A Business Proposal
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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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Toddling
By Yanki Tauber
Think back twenty, forty, sixty or eighty years, to the day that you learned how to walk. What you sensed but could not understand then, will tell you much about what you understand but cannot sense today
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