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The Needy and the Needed
From the writings of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch
The Rebbe sat in a state of d'veikut for a long while. Then lifted his head and said with great feeling: "You speak of all that you need. But you say nothing of what you are are needed for"
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What Does it Mean to "Believe in G‑d"?
By Manis Friedman
The statement, "I believe there is a G-d" is meaningless. Faith is not the ability to imagine that which does not exist. Faith is finding relevance in that which is transcendent
Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » G-d and Us » What Does it Mean to "Believe in G‑d"?
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Diamonds and Fish
As told by Yanki Tauber
Once upon a time there was a poor man who heard about a faraway land where diamonds were as plentiful as dust -- one need only bend down and fill one's pockets
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The Fifth Year
By Yanki Tauber
Is it what we do, or why we do it? Do we enter life to play a part in a pre-established cosmic plan, or do we also have a role in defining the significance of our actions?
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » The Fifth Year
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The Chassidic Masters on Food and Eating
The Kabbalists teach that nestled within every created thing is an "utterance of G-d's mouth" -- the letters of Divine speech that are the instrument of its creation (as described in the first chapter of Genesis)
Library » Anthologies » Food: an Anthology » The Chassidic Masters on Food and Eating
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The Big Deal About Rich People
By Yanki Tauber
The Talmud tells us that "Rabbi [Judah HaNassi] honored the rich." Many puzzle over this statement: does the fact that Joe has more money than Frank make him a better person?
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » The Big Deal About Rich People
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Actual Angels
By Dovi Scheiner
They say that "you can't dance at two weddings at once." But according to a teaching of the Maggid of Mezritch, leading disciple of the saintly Baal Shem Tov, you can. The Torah reading of Vayishlach begins, "And Jacob sent angels before him to Esau his ...
Parshah » Bereishit - Genesis » Vayishlach » Parshah Columnists » Guest Columnists » Actual Angels
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Original Success
Before your soul descended to this world, it was known it would succeed. If not in this lifetime, in another, or yet another--eventually it will fulfill its entire mission. And in each lifetime, there will be gains made. That knowledge itself is the ...
Spirituality » Meditations » Collection I » Original Success
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"Success in Writing"
By Yaakov Brawer
I had spent hours casting about for some suitable activity that could serve as a replacement for the speaking, but thus far, I had come up with nothing
Society & Living » Voices » Personal Journeys » "Success in Writing"
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A Business Proposal
By Yanki Tauber
I returned to my compartment in a state of confusion. The last thing I had expected from the Rebbe was a business tip
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