A Chaos of Infinite Light
By Yaakov Brawer
Galut seems an impossible reality: impossible to comprehend, and impossible to overcome
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Planet of the Apes
By Yaakov Brawer
She scrutinized me for a few moments and suddenly her face lit up with the wonder of discovery. Her eyes grew wide and she exclaimed, "Oh my gosh! there are two of you!"
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Something from Nothing
By Yaakov Brawer
It is not easy to understand how a world view that leads nowhere and ultimately explains nothing became so rooted in the human psyche
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Tevye's Query
By Yaakov Brawer
Would it spoil some vast eternal plan, if I were a wealthy man?
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Finding Joy in Changing Times
By Yaakov Brawer
The significance of a car, indeed, the only reason for owning one, is that it moves. For someone who can visualize a car but is incapable of conceptualizing movement, the car exists without meaning or purpose. We can think of the experiences that occupy ...
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In Pursuit of Ignorance
By Yaakov Brawer
There are at least four varieties of ignorance (passive ignorance, active ignorance, essential ignorance, and enlightened ignorance) two of which are beneficial; one of these actually supersedes knowledge
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Swallowed Up Forever
By Yaakov Brawer
From every incident in a person's life, one can acquire profound insight into the service of the Creator. So says the holy Baal Shem Tov. Fortified by this idea, I began my descent in the morgue elevator of the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at ...
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Eyes That See
By Yaakov Brawer
He screeched to a stop and turned to look back. He saw the edge of the cliff far behind him, and began to realize that he was in major trouble. He slowly looked down and only then, when it was clear to him that he was standing on thin air, did he fall...
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The Cosmology of Giving
By Yaakov Brawer
Do not be deceived by the apparent simplicity. This diagram depicts the conceptual framework underlying all of existence
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The Bulkhead
By Yaakov Brawer
The death of a thousand cuts would have been preferable. I briefly considered crawling, until I realized that everyone would be able to see me anyway.
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