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The Tefillin Files
The Story of How One Unstoppable Teenage Kid Exposed the Hidden Secrets of an Ancient Ritual
By Tzvi Freeman
A sci-fi rendering of tefillin, its kabbalistic underpinnings, and its contemporary relevance.
Jewish Practice » Tefillin » Readings » The Tefillin Files
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Mind Over Heart?
By Tzvi Freeman
The mind may be great at solving puzzles, but it's an incompetent idiot when it comes to real life. Wouldn't we much rather be run by the vivacious, freedom-loving heart? Nevertheless, it is the mind that's our conduit for the soul
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Tzvi Freeman » Mind Over Heart?
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The Chochmah/Binah Dichotomy II: “Joe, We Need to Talk”
By Chana Weisberg
"Joe must be feeling pressured at work," Sara muses. "He's not saying anything because he doesn't want to worry me. Oh, I wish he would just talk about it!"
Lifecycles » Marriage » Library » Essays & Insights » The Chochmah/Binah Dichotomy II: “Joe, We Need to Talk”
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Men are from Chochmah; Women are from Binah
By Chana Weisberg
She'll ask about his day. He'll answer that it was good or bad. If he remembers to reciprocate, he'll soon be wondering when or if she'll ever finish her litany of endless, intricate and irrelevant details and get to the important parts
Lifecycles » Marriage » Library » Essays & Insights » Men are from Chochmah; Women are from Binah
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Original Ideas
From the Chassidic Masters
At a nearby table sat a man who would come every evening for an hour of study. Although his business consumed the bulk of his day and his study-skills were limited, he diligently pursued his nightly page of Talmud
Library » Stories » Chassidic » Original Ideas
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The Spiritual Genome
By Laibl Wolf
The curled and folded shape of the fetus is garishly out of sync with the upright posture of the human being. The obvious explanation is the limited space afforded by the womb. A deeper explanation is offered in Chassidism
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Laibl Wolf » The Spiritual Genome
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Faith and Reason
By Yanki Tauber
The fact that you cannot rationally understand something is no reason not to study it.
Library » Jewish History » Chassidism » Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi » Faith and Reason
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Can We Speak Intelligibly About G‑d?
By Yanki Tauber
What are "words" but representations of things and concepts that G-d Himself created? Any words we use -- even words like "infinite" and "ultimate abstraction" --are meaningful only in the context of our logic, and as such, utterly meaningless when ...
Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » G-d and Us » Can We Speak Intelligibly About G‑d?
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Knowledge and Reality
By Tzvi Freeman
To what extent does human knowledge and expression shape the reality which it observes and defines?
Ideas & Beliefs » Torah & Science » Knowledge and Reality
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Bonaparte and the Chassid
From the writings & talks of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch
"You are a spy for Russia!" thundered Napoleon, and placed his hand upon my chest to feel the pounding heart of a man exposed
Library » Stories » Chassidic » Bonaparte and the Chassid
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