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Listening to Life's Messages
By Dovid Shraga Polter
Baseball, computers, art, atomic energy, accounting, vaccination-what do all of these have in common? In the eyes of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, each holds a unique opportunity for spiritual growth. These are just a few of the ...
Spirituality » Contemporary Works » Listening to Life's Messages
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Parshas Vayigash
From the talks of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson
Likkutei Sichos, Vol. V, p. 239ff. I. {“There is no word in the Torah that does not possess sublime [mystic] secrets and paths [of conduct] for men to follow.” Zohar, Vol. I, p. 201a.} For this reason, the Torah relates [many details] concerning [the ...
Spirituality » Chassidic Texts » Crown Jewels » Breishis » Parshas Vayigash
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The Case of the Floating Skull
Ethics 1:6
By Yosef Marcus
Moses, Pharaoh, Hillel, Maimonides and the Lubavitcher Rebbe on cosmic justice, the temporality of evil, the significance of chance encounters and the redeemability of the malevolent spirit
Library » Ethics of the Fathers » Chapter 1 » Insights » The Case of the Floating Skull
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Needles
From the writings of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch
Though motivated by an inner love and a sense of concern for the spiritual health of one's fellow, these rebukes often come in the form of a pricking needle
Library » Stories » Fables & Parables » Needles
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Deerskin
What can be learned from the deer, one of the symbols of Israel, and an image on the IDF emblem
The Rebbe » Wisdom » Letters » Deerskin
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Coming In for a Landing
By Yeruchem Eilfort
Keep your seat belt fastened until the pilot has turned off the 'Fasten Seat Belt' sign. Collect your personal items. And thank you for choosing This Airline (or did This Airline choose you?) for the journey of a lifetime
Spirituality » Short Insights » Other Authors » Coming In for a Landing
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Make Yourself Useful
By Yanki Tauber
There's nary a shul bench in Mineola or a park bench in Jerusalem that does not bear the inscription "In memory of ...." Is that what it's about -- memorializing the dead? or is there something more significant at play here?
Lifecycles » Death & Mourning » Library » Essays & Readings » Make Yourself Useful
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Pushcart Prophet
From the Chassidic Masters
"No, no," came the impatient reply from within. "Everything is in perfect condition. There's no need for any repairs"
Library » Stories » Chassidic » Pushcart Prophet
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A Million Little Cables
By Tuvia Bolton
"This was all good and well," explained the old navy diver, "when the ship had been under for a month or so. After that it would begin to rust and the hooks would bring up only huge chunks of iron, leaving the rest of the ship behind"
Library » Stories » Fables & Parables » A Million Little Cables
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Surfing Malibu with Maimonides
By Nachum Shifren
You're careening up the Coast Highway, pulling off maneuvers that would pale Evel Kenievel, with only one goal in mind: to get to the 'Bu before the after-work crowd launches their long-boarder juggernaut
Society & Living » Voices » Days of our Lives » Surfing Malibu with Maimonides
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