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The Freedom Connection
We are limited by the very fact that we have human form. There is no freedom in following our whim, only further slavery to our own limited selves. Freedom can only come by connecting to something infinite and beyond us. And so Moses was told, "When you ...
Spirituality » Meditations » Seasonal Meditations » Meditations on Liberation & Miracles » The Freedom Connection
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The Vacuum of Choice
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
On whose initiative were the Spies sent? The way the story is told in Numbers 13, it was by Divine command. But when Moses recounts these events 40 years later, he tells the people of Israe it was their idea. Tthe contradiction descibes a watershed in ...
Parshah » Bamidbar - Numbers » Shelach » Chassidic Masters » The Vacuum of Choice
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Freedom
By Jay Litvin
I work 12 to 14 hours a day. I have even less time than money. My obligations to family, work, and community are greater than any time in my life. Yet I have never been more free
Society & Living » Voices » Personal Journeys » Freedom
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The Exodus, Part II
By Yanki Tauber
Chassidic teaching explains that there are two stages in the quest for freedom. That's why we have Bo and Beshalach. That's why we have the first and latter days of Passover. That's why we have the Exodus from Egypt and the Splitting of the Sea
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » The Exodus, Part II
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Freedom in Five Dimensions
By Tali Loewenthal
Rabbi Eliezer says that each Plague actually consisted of four Plagues. Rabbi Akiva says not four, but five. Sitting at the Seder table, reciting from the wine-stained Haggadah, we hurry on towards the Matza, the bitter herbs and the meal. But what are ...
Parshah » Shemot - Exodus » Va'eira » Parshah Columnists » For Friday Night » Freedom in Five Dimensions
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Is Judaism a Theocracy?
By Yanki Tauber
The human psyche is home to two contrasting drives: a striving for freedom, and an impulse to submit to authority. Which should be given priority over the other? Or, to otherwise state the question: in what sort of environment would the Torah prefer to ...
Society & Living » Issues » Is Judaism a Theocracy?
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My Plastic Pharaoh
By Tzvi Freeman
I'm glad my kids feel so free. As for me, I'm still a slave and Pharaoh, king of Egypt, never died. I labor for him all week long
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Tzvi Freeman » My Plastic Pharaoh
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The Fifth Question
By Yanki Tauber
True freedom, as celebrated on Passover, is personified by the child's absolute dependence
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » The Fifth Question
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Rules
By Yanki Tauber
As a rule, people don't like rules. We don't like restrictions; we don't like being told what to do
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » Rules
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The Lady, the Tiger and Freedom of Choice
By Yanki Tauber
The princess up in the grandstand catches your eye and is about to indicate the door leading to life and bliss. But at that moment Mr. Philosopher appears at her elbow...
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » The Lady, the Tiger and Freedom of Choice
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