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Behar-Bechukotai 5770 - May 7, 2010
Video & Audio
The Difference Between Faith and Trust
There are certain principles that are so central to the foundation of the United States that they were engraved on its coins and printed on its currency...
There are certain principles that are so central to the foundation of the United States that they were engraved on its coins and printed on its currency...
Jono’s Little Mountain Song
Jono learns a lesson about being humble when he has to dress up in a very cute little mountain costume and sing an adorable little song. Oh, and no monologues this week.
Jono learns a lesson about being humble when he has to dress up in a very cute little mountain costume and sing an adorable little song. Oh, and no monologues this week.
The Quest for Fish
In this six-part Shavuot mini-series, Rabbi Itche Kadoozy and Jono join Gefilte Fish on a journey to find out more about his gefilte fish heritage. Get ready for some really action-packed episodes!
In this six-part Shavuot mini-series, Rabbi Itche Kadoozy and Jono join Gefilte Fish on a journey to find out more about his gefilte fish heritage. Get ready for some really action-packed episodes!
Parshah
Disguised Blessings
When G-d communicates with us from a place closer to His essence, we don’t understand Him clearly. Was that a hug? ’Cause it felt like a slap in the face . . .
When G-d communicates with us from a place closer to His essence, we don’t understand Him clearly. Was that a hug? ’Cause it felt like a slap in the face . . .
The Sabbatical Year: Six Reasons
Six reasons for the Sabbatical year: The soil, a macro-Shabbat, making up for six years of Shabbats, a lesson in faith and humility, unity, and liberation.
Six reasons for the Sabbatical year: The soil, a macro-Shabbat, making up for six years of Shabbats, a lesson in faith and humility, unity, and liberation.
It IS His Business
What is the greater wonder—G‑d’s ability to perform miracles, or our ability to trust in them?
What is the greater wonder—G‑d’s ability to perform miracles, or our ability to trust in them?
Because It Is There
Granted, Mount Sinai was no Everest. But G-d was coming down all the way from the heavens—couldn’t He have descended another few thousand feet, instead of making an octogenarian sage climb a mountainside?
Granted, Mount Sinai was no Everest. But G-d was coming down all the way from the heavens—couldn’t He have descended another few thousand feet, instead of making an octogenarian sage climb a mountainside?
The Concept of Freedom
Our Parshah gives us a insight into the nature of freedom. Perhaps it challenges some of our assumptions
Our Parshah gives us a insight into the nature of freedom. Perhaps it challenges some of our assumptions
The Parshah in a Nutshell
The Sabbatical and Jubilee years, doing business with G‑d, reward and rebuke, and a system for evaluating value.
The Sabbatical and Jubilee years, doing business with G‑d, reward and rebuke, and a system for evaluating value.
The Jewish Woman
My Zaydie's Tallit
Of course I wanted to honor my Zaydie and his memory, but I also wanted to honor my son and his choices for his special day...
Of course I wanted to honor my Zaydie and his memory, but I also wanted to honor my son and his choices for his special day...
Transformation Through Non-Being
Part Five of a seven part series on the spiritual significance of the Omer Count
Part Five of a seven part series on the spiritual significance of the Omer Count
Jewish Stories
Nothing New
Silently, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak studied the expectant faces. "My brothers!" he said in a respectful tone of voice. "Did we not agree that I was not to be burdened with discussions of old policies?"
Silently, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak studied the expectant faces. "My brothers!" he said in a respectful tone of voice. "Did we not agree that I was not to be burdened with discussions of old policies?"
A Pound of Candles
The young prodigy overheard the exchange between the rabbi and the wagon driver. He could scarcely believe his ears. A pound of candles to atone for violating the holy Shabbat?
The young prodigy overheard the exchange between the rabbi and the wagon driver. He could scarcely believe his ears. A pound of candles to atone for violating the holy Shabbat?
Chassidic Thought
Why Does Judaism Make No Sense?
Keeping kosher is not a reasonable act, and neither is Shabbat, or the prohibition against mixing wool and linen. These are neither rational nor religious acts—at least not in the modern understanding of “religious” . . .
Keeping kosher is not a reasonable act, and neither is Shabbat, or the prohibition against mixing wool and linen. These are neither rational nor religious acts—at least not in the modern understanding of “religious” . . .
Hey, Who’s Counting?
How can inflexible digits chart the person-to-G-d relationship? And how can any method be standardized for all people?
How can inflexible digits chart the person-to-G-d relationship? And how can any method be standardized for all people?
Twilight’s Ten Creations
According to the Mishnah, “Ten things were created at twilight.” What is twilight, and what is its significance?
According to the Mishnah, “Ten things were created at twilight.” What is twilight, and what is its significance?
Living
Why Does a Scientist Tell the Truth?
Can value judgments and scientific enquiry be compatible? Perhaps a more basic question is: how can science be effective without morals and value judgments at its foundation?
Can value judgments and scientific enquiry be compatible? Perhaps a more basic question is: how can science be effective without morals and value judgments at its foundation?
Jewish Warsaw
Today there are about 25,000 Jews remaining in Poland. Some of the older Jews are passing on, and before they go, they tell their families for the first time that they are Jewish...
Today there are about 25,000 Jews remaining in Poland. Some of the older Jews are passing on, and before they go, they tell their families for the first time that they are Jewish...
Jewish History
The Unpaid Ransom of Rabbi Meir of Rothenburg
By order of King Rudolph, Rabbi Meir was imprisoned in the fortress of Ensisheim and held for ransom. The king knew that the Jews would give away their last mark to redeem their beloved rabbi, and indeed the sum of 20,000 marks was raised for Rabbi Meir's freedom...
By order of King Rudolph, Rabbi Meir was imprisoned in the fortress of Ensisheim and held for ransom. The king knew that the Jews would give away their last mark to redeem their beloved rabbi, and indeed the sum of 20,000 marks was raised for Rabbi Meir's freedom...
He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by name
— Psalms 147:4
Print Magazine
How can you attain love of an infinite G-d? Through love of your fellow human beings.
As Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa would say, “If people like you, G-d likes you too.”
How did he know?
Because he knew that if people truly like you, it must be that you genuinely like them.
And when you hold genuine love in your heart for ...
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