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Chukat 5764 - June 25, 2004
Beyond Lubavitch
Perhaps this milestone anniversary is not really about the story of Lubavitch. Of course, Lubavitch comprises an important piece of the Rebbe's life. But it may still not be "the" story...
Perhaps this milestone anniversary is not really about the story of Lubavitch. Of course, Lubavitch comprises an important piece of the Rebbe's life. But it may still not be "the" story...
Parshah
Chukat in a Nutshell
The red heifer; Miriam dies, and her well dries up; and Moses hits the rock, and is denied entry to the Land of Israel. Aaron dies, and venomous snakes attack the Israelite camp.
The red heifer; Miriam dies, and her well dries up; and Moses hits the rock, and is denied entry to the Land of Israel. Aaron dies, and venomous snakes attack the Israelite camp.
Story
A Jew in Curacao
My father saw himself as a young child, sitting on his grandmother's lap. "Liuvu," she was saying to him, "anytime you are in trouble, the one who can help you is the Lubavitcher Rebbe." This was the first time he had ever heard of the Rebbe
My father saw himself as a young child, sitting on his grandmother's lap. "Liuvu," she was saying to him, "anytime you are in trouble, the one who can help you is the Lubavitcher Rebbe." This was the first time he had ever heard of the Rebbe
The Rebbe
Ten Perspectives
An engineer, a journalist, an accountant, a businessman, a freelance writer, a prime minister, a scholar, a rabbi, an activist and a poet tell us what it was like to know the Rebbe
An engineer, a journalist, an accountant, a businessman, a freelance writer, a prime minister, a scholar, a rabbi, an activist and a poet tell us what it was like to know the Rebbe
Reflections on Leave-Taking
We really should not have to die at all, despite Adam's sin. And G-d, so to speak, is sensitive to this. It "embarrasses" Him...
We really should not have to die at all, despite Adam's sin. And G-d, so to speak, is sensitive to this. It "embarrasses" Him...
The Most Joyous Pain
As we began to ride we heard the sirens. First one, quickly followed by another, then another, until their wailing filled the streets and pierced the skies. As each ambulance passed, my contractions grew more intense
As we began to ride we heard the sirens. First one, quickly followed by another, then another, until their wailing filled the streets and pierced the skies. As each ambulance passed, my contractions grew more intense
Relationships
How to Agree to Disagree
It is possible for two people to see and hear the same event and yet each has a totally different experience of what actually took place...
It is possible for two people to see and hear the same event and yet each has a totally different experience of what actually took place...
The beginning is embedded in the end, and the end is embedded in the beginning
— Sefer Yetzirah 1:7
Print Magazine
People might tell you, “When you come to work, leave your spirituality at home. Don’t bother us with your peculiar lifestyle, your ethics, search for meaning . . . That’s all nice, but this is business. This is the real world.”
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