Tzvi Freeman

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Tzvi Freeman, director of Ask The Rabbi for Chabad.org, is the author of two volumes of Bringing Heaven Down to Earth -- collections of meditations based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe -- a s well as numerous articles and essays on Jewish mysticism, philosophy and practice. He also writes Chabad.org's widely acclaimed Daily Dose of Wisdom mailed daily to tens of thousands of subscribers. Or subscribe to regular updates of Rabbi Freeman's writing with the Freeman Files subscription.
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Who Needs Darkness?
By Tzvi Freeman
Why does our Creator plunk us down into despair, misery and sorrow and then ask us to struggle toward the light? Why not put us in the light in the first place?
Spirituality » Insights & Readings » By Tzvi Freeman » Who Needs Darkness?

Tanya in Plain English
The Tanya of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi - A Rendition by Tzvi Freeman
A new translation of this classic primary text of Chassidic thought in easy-to-read, contemporary English.
Spirituality » Insights & Readings » Readings » Tanya in Plain English

King in the Subway
By Tzvi Freeman
Bell is such a great musician that if you heard him playing his 3.5 million dollar Stradivarius in a subway station at 7:51 a.m. on a cold January morning—you would be frozen to your spot in reverie. Well, you would. But everyone else would walk right ...
Spirituality » Essays » King in the Subway

When the Twitter Revolution Began
By Tzvi Freeman
If the popular demonstrations going on in Iran right now turn into a full blown revolution—and it's getting darn close—it may well go down in history as the Twitter Revolution...
Society & Living » Issues » When the Twitter Revolution Began

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."
Spirituality » Insights & Readings » By Tzvi Freeman » Is G-d in the Consequences?

Blessing for the Sun Slideshow
Part 2
By Tzvi Freeman
An explanation of how we can make a blessing on the sun at the beginning of its cycle--when it's visibly not at the beginning of its cycle.
Jewish Holidays » Special Years » Birkat Hachamah » Multimedia » Blessing for the Sun Slideshow

Can the Jewish Community Survive the Crisis?
By Tzvi Freeman
Will we wake up one morning to discover we've got back our jobs, but there's no kosher restaurants left where we can celebrate that, our schools have closed down, and our community is left desolate?
Society & Living » Daily Life » Economy » Inspiration » Can the Jewish Community Survive the Crisis?

Pi and Time
How Torah liberated humankind from the bondage of fate
By Tzvi Freeman
Once upon a time, time was round. Then somehow, we straightened it out, put an arrow on the end and took it for a ride. Now let me tell you how it happened...
Spirituality » Essays » Pi and Time

Sin (Not the Perfume)
The Body-Soul Chronicles, Part II
By Tzvi Freeman
"Listen soul, how 'bout you just sleep this one out while I..."
Spirituality » Sci-Fi & Fantasy » Heaven Exposed » Sin (Not the Perfume)

The Possible World
What Happens on Rosh Hashanah
By Tzvi Freeman
Imagine Bugs Bunny walking in to a Warners Brothers corporate meeting. "Hi docs! I'm here to plead my case. I make children laugh, adults chuckle…" They: "But we're sitting here now deciding whether or not Bugs Bunny is going to exist!"
Jewish Holidays » High Holidays » Rosh Hashanah » Study » Essays » The Possible World

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