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Mundanity, holiness, and beyond -- a study of the spiritual significance of the Shemittah and Jubilee cycles

The teacher has locked his door, the mentor has disappeared, and one's own soul has turned dark and cold. When no solution for the darkness is in sight, this can only mean one thing: the darkness itself is the solution

This week's Parshah, Shemini, describes events of the eighth day following the seven days of inauguration of the Tabernacle. It was also a day, our sages tell us, which possessed many "firsts": it was a Sunday, the first day of the week; it was the 1st ...

The number 'eight' calls us to see miracles in the order of nature

The number eight is associated with an awareness of the miraculous.

In stereotypical Jewish fashion, allow me please to answer your question through asking yet another question. Why can't the circumcision wait until the child grows older?

In kabbalistic teachings, the number seven symbolizes perfection – perfection that is achievable via natural means – while eight symbolizes that which is beyond nature and its (inherently limited) perfection. Some examples: a) G‑d created the world and ...

Question: Is the menorah that we light on Chanukah the same as the one that was lit in the Holy Temple in Jerusalem? Please clarify. Response: Good question! The Hebrew word menorah means “lamp” or “candelabra.” The menorah in the Tabernacle, and later ...

On Sukkot, we rejoice that G-d is happy and has seen His judgment proven right.