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Two Is One
Look deeply and you will see that the Torah does not know of man and woman as separate beings. Each act is performed once through a single body—a body that in our world may appear as two, but which the Torah sees as one. On the contrary, for both to do ...
Spirituality » Meditations » Meditations on Marriage » Two Is One
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Ladies First
By Yanki Tauber
Commonly perceived as a concession to the weaker sex by the stronger, the rule is actually founded upon a very different rationale
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » Ladies First
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Outgoing Woman
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
The classical interpretation is that Leah and Dinah's behavior is being condemned as unbecoming the Jewish woman's virtue of "innerness." But a careful analysis of the source texts shows the very opposite to be the case...
Parshah » Bereishit - Genesis » Vayishlach » Chassidic Masters » Outgoing Woman
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Tzimtzum
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
The text of the traditional engagement contract alludes to the cosmic energies which are unleashed by a Jewish marriage, a throwback to the supernal mechanisms which led to the creation of the worlds.
Parshah » Bereishit - Genesis » Bereishit » Chassidic Masters » Tzimtzum
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Is G-d a He?
Shedding Light on the "Image" of G-d
By Tamar Frankiel
Is it true that G-d in Jewish teachings is patriarchal--that is, thoroughly imbued with male characteristics and values?
Women » Spirituality & the Feminine » Celebrating Jewish Womanhood » Is G-d a He?
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The Wonder That Is Woman
By Yanki Tauber
Everyone can become a "mother." What comes naturally to the female half of creation can be learned and assimilated by all, and not only in giving birth to children but in every one of life's endeavors.
Women » Pregnancy & Birth » Inspirational » The Wonder That Is Woman
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Why Do We Fall in Love?
By Simon Jacobson
Is the mystique and the romance, the music and the moonlight, just nature's way of hoodwinking men and women to reproduce?
Lifecycles » Marriage » Library » Essays & Insights » Why Do We Fall in Love?
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The Nineteen-Year Marriage
By Yanki Tauber
The confluence of solar and lunar time in the 19-year Jewish calendar cycle
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » The Nineteen-Year Marriage
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Mikvah Time
By Roni Leob Richter
The year is the same, the days are the same, but the months are different. It is a time quite individual -- created by G-d, especially for me...
Women » Acts of Transformation » Mikvah » Mikvah Time
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Jews are from Sinai, not Mars or Venus
By Yisroel Susskind
Popular gender stereotypes are not merely incorrect, they're outright harmful
Society & Living » Issues » Jews are from Sinai, not Mars or Venus
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