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Why didn't Abraham plead for his son's life when he was told to sacrifice him?
By Tzvi Freeman
Question: Why did Abraham protest so strongly on behalf of a handful of lowlife Sodomites and yet submitted silently when commanded to sacrifice his own son? Answer: This is a beautiful question. In fact, my daughter asked me this question some years ...
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The Most Precious Gift
By Naftali Silberberg
On Shavuot we were given the Torah. Does this holiday boil down to bragging rights? Does it really matter who “owns” the title to Torah?
Jewish Holidays » Shavuot » Insights » In The Clouds » The Most Precious Gift
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A Court Case in Shpoli
By Yerachmiel Tilles
"It is true," announced R. Lieb, "that according to the law the plaintiff must take his suit to the defendant's locale; but since in this case, 'there is no place devoid of His presence,' we will try the case here in Shpoli..."
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Sailing Lessons
Finding Faith Through Sorrow
By Jessica Klein Levenbrown
We were close enough to talk. To scream. To hear each other’s cries. Close enough for me to hear him say, “I’m going to die.” And close enough for him to hear me say, “I love you.”
Women » Women's Narrative » Personal Stories » Dealing with Challenge » Sailing Lessons
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The Marriage Counselor
By Chana Weisberg
"She constantly criticizes me . Nothing I do for her is ever good enough. She has no respect for me and no gratitude for all that I provide for her. Where is the trust and loyalty she pledged when we married?"
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Chana Weisberg » The Marriage Counselor
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The Heresy of Kindness
By Tzvi Freeman
They asked the Baal Shem Tov: "The Talmud tells us that for every thing G-d forbade, He provided us something permissible. What did He permit that corresponds to the sin of heresy?" Replied the Besht : "Acts of kindness"
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Tzvi Freeman » The Heresy of Kindness
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When People Suffer, Is It G-d's Fault?
By Aron Moss
We cannot accept the cowardly theology that G-d is not responsible -- that anything that happens in the world that doesn't mesh with our idea of His goodness is just an amoral and indifferent act of nature...
Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » G-d and Us » When People Suffer, Is It G-d's Fault?
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G-d, How Could You Do This?
By Levi Brackman
Every time He's asked the million-dollar question, He refuses to answer it
Society & Living » Current Events » News Archives » Faith in the Path of the Tsunami » G-d, How Could You Do This?
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Chutzpah
Ours is a generation notorious for its brazenness and audacity. But even the most ostensibly negative trailt, the Rebbe insisted, has a positive application...
The Rebbe » Wisdom » Insights » Chutzpah
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Two Groschen
By Yanki Tauber
"The Rebbe must know something we do not," whispered disciples of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev. "Perhaps he sees a terrible calamity decreed for the coming year, G-d forbid"
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