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Tazria 5765 -April 8, 2005
Tradition or Progress?
As in any duality, we must determine which side of the coin is dominant and which secondary: Does progress serve tradition, or does tradition serve progress?
As in any duality, we must determine which side of the coin is dominant and which secondary: Does progress serve tradition, or does tradition serve progress?
Parshah
Tazria / Hachodesh
The dynamics of birth, the covenant of circumcision, the power of speech, the plague of badmouthing, four shades of whiteness, the birth of the moon -- and what it all means according to sages and mystics from Moses to today
The dynamics of birth, the covenant of circumcision, the power of speech, the plague of badmouthing, four shades of whiteness, the birth of the moon -- and what it all means according to sages and mystics from Moses to today
Hell's Kitchen
Radical research was required. I could have been a bit more philanthropic, but I needed a visceral rite of passage, not to mention the brief catharsis destruction provides...
Radical research was required. I could have been a bit more philanthropic, but I needed a visceral rite of passage, not to mention the brief catharsis destruction provides...
Matzah: What's Up With It?
Take a video tour of an authentic matzah-bakery in this hillarious, brand-new documentary-style presentation, hosted by Jono
Take a video tour of an authentic matzah-bakery in this hillarious, brand-new documentary-style presentation, hosted by Jono
Story
On a Rope
"If that man would think about the money he would earn with his act, instead of concentrating on his rope, he would surely make a mistake and crash to his death..."
"If that man would think about the money he would earn with his act, instead of concentrating on his rope, he would surely make a mistake and crash to his death..."
The Three Gifts of Circumcision
Brit Milah carries the promise of three rewards: the divine presence, the land of Israel, and the royal House of David. What is the connection between these three gifts and the covenant of circumcision?
Brit Milah carries the promise of three rewards: the divine presence, the land of Israel, and the royal House of David. What is the connection between these three gifts and the covenant of circumcision?
Is Astrology Jewish?
Predicting the future is big business, as online astrologers and corporate consultants profit from our insatiable desire to know the unknown. Is there anything to it? Do the stars hold any power over our lives?
Predicting the future is big business, as online astrologers and corporate consultants profit from our insatiable desire to know the unknown. Is there anything to it? Do the stars hold any power over our lives?
And He told the moon to renew herself, as a crown of beauty to those He carries from the womb, for they are likewise to be renewed and to glorify their Creator for the name of the glory of His kingdom
— From the Kiddush Levanah prayer, the monthly "Sanctification of the Moon"
Print Magazine
People know Yom Kippur as a day of repentance and forgiveness. But Yom Kippur takes you far beyond that.
Because repentance means regretting who you’ve become. Yom Kippur is a day when you are embraced for who you truly are.
You are a pure, divine soul. Today, in that embrace, you experience the bond that divine soul ha...
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