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The Kabbalah of Sleep
By Yisroel Cotlar
For the body's perspective, the Talmud refers to sleep as 1/60th of death. From a soul perspective, it's a return to an "embryonic state" in which all its faculties exist in utter equality, as there is no above or below, earlier or later...
Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » Kabbalah & The Mystical » The Kabbalah of Sleep
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My Rabbi Puts Me to Sleep 
By Melody Masha Pierson
I have tried all the recommended sleep rituals the professionals suggest. Low lights, don't hang around in your bedroom until it's bedtime, take a bath, listen to soft music or nature sounds. Nope. Nada. None of that works. I am up...
Women » Readers Write » Writing » Humor » My Rabbi Puts Me to Sleep
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The Philosophy of Sleep
By Nechoma Greisman; edited by Rabbi Moshe Miller
Why did the Jews go to sleep the night before getting the Torah? “Because sleeping on Shavuot night is sweet, the night is short, and the mosquitoes did not bite!” Is there a deeper meaning lurking behind this odd Midrash?
Jewish Holidays » Shavuot » Insights » Holiday Thoughts » The Philosophy of Sleep
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One Satisfying Unity
A person is required to meditate on the mystical meaning of his/her blessings.
From the teachings of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
A person is required to meditate on the mystical meaning of his/her blessings.
Kabbalah Online » Weekly Torah » Archives » Devarim - Deuteronomy » Eikev » The Zohar » One Satisfying Unity
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Waking the King
The inner dimension of the soul always has the power to awaken
Kabbalah Online » Holidays » Purim » Chasidic Masters » Waking the King
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Staying Awake
Vayeitzei Parshah Report
Dovid Taub & Jonathan Goorvich
Jono tries to beat the world record for the longest time staying awake and a talking sheep gives him medical advice. Find out why in this weeks Parshah Report!
Kids » Itche Kadoozy » Parshah Report » Staying Awake
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The Sleep of Jacob
By Tali Loewenthal
Jacob's sleep was an amazing event. In the words of the Sages, G-d "folded up the whole of the Land of Israel and placed it under Jacob, in order that it should be easy for his descendants to conquer..."
Parshah » Bereishit - Genesis » Vayeitzei » Parshah Columnists » For Friday Night » The Sleep of Jacob
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Sleep
Why spend 25 to 30 percent of our lives doing nothing? Why sleep?
The Rebbe » Wisdom » Insights » Sleep
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Why Do We Sleep?
By Yanki Tauber
Slumbered time is probably the most wasted human resource. Why did G-d create us in such a way that we spend 25% to 30% of our lives doing nothing?
Spirituality » Insights & Readings » By Yanki Tauber » Why Do We Sleep?
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Crossing the Border
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
The sages of the Talmud disagree on the point in Jewish history at which time the obligation to bring bikkurim ("first fruits") came into effect; the Rebbe sees their debate as a lesson on the nature, uses and hindrances of knowledge and consciousness
Parshah » Devarim - Deuteronomy » Ki Tavo » Chassidic Masters » Crossing the Border
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