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Shavuot 5765 - June 12, 2005
Life as a Mountain
The cause is the mountain itself: it simply and stubbornly gets in the way. The wind hits it with force, and must force its way around or over. As it does so, it carries little pieces of the mountain with it
The cause is the mountain itself: it simply and stubbornly gets in the way. The wind hits it with force, and must force its way around or over. As it does so, it carries little pieces of the mountain with it
Free Trial Period
It was the commercial that first attracted me. Then there were the bonus gifts, and by the time my free-trial period was up I'd forgotten that my credit card was being billed monthly...
It was the commercial that first attracted me. Then there were the bonus gifts, and by the time my free-trial period was up I'd forgotten that my credit card was being billed monthly...
When Was the Torah Written, and By Whom?
Did Moses take dictation at Sinai? Take a closer look at how Torah got to us: the classical sources (Midrash, Talmud, et al), prophecy and Biblical criticism.
Did Moses take dictation at Sinai? Take a closer look at how Torah got to us: the classical sources (Midrash, Talmud, et al), prophecy and Biblical criticism.
Nitzevet, David's Mother
He was Israel’s mightiest warrior, revered by friend and foe; yet for the first 28 years of his life he was a lowly outcast . . . The secret story behind the mysterious circumstances of King David’s birth.
He was Israel’s mightiest warrior, revered by friend and foe; yet for the first 28 years of his life he was a lowly outcast . . . The secret story behind the mysterious circumstances of King David’s birth.
Small Town Jewry
Rabbi Yosi ben Kisma was offered a dream budget--enough money to build a school, a yeshiva, a kollel and an entire Torah community to his liking. So why would he turn down the opportunity?
Rabbi Yosi ben Kisma was offered a dream budget--enough money to build a school, a yeshiva, a kollel and an entire Torah community to his liking. So why would he turn down the opportunity?
From Barley to Wheat
Is there such a thing as bad art? Amoral logic? The 20th century has settled the question once and for all, driving home the truth embodied by the "Wheat Harvest Offering" of biblical times
Is there such a thing as bad art? Amoral logic? The 20th century has settled the question once and for all, driving home the truth embodied by the "Wheat Harvest Offering" of biblical times
The Torah: an Anthology
40 essays, stories, meditations and readings, each offering a glimpse into something the Torah says about itself and its place in our lives
40 essays, stories, meditations and readings, each offering a glimpse into something the Torah says about itself and its place in our lives
Parshah
Naso in a Nutshell
Laws of the Nazir and the wayward wife, priestly blessings and twelve identical inauguration offerings.
Laws of the Nazir and the wayward wife, priestly blessings and twelve identical inauguration offerings.
Shavuot Torah Readings in a Nutshell
Who are the Jews, what it means to be "chosen", the revelation at Sinai, the Ten Commandments, and the three pilgrimage festivals
Who are the Jews, what it means to be "chosen", the revelation at Sinai, the Ten Commandments, and the three pilgrimage festivals
Behaalotecha in a Nutshell
Aaron lights the menorah; a second Passover is instituted; and people complain about the manna, demanding meat instead. Miriam is punished for speaking ill about her brother Moses, and the nation waits for her before leaving Sinai.
Aaron lights the menorah; a second Passover is instituted; and people complain about the manna, demanding meat instead. Miriam is punished for speaking ill about her brother Moses, and the nation waits for her before leaving Sinai.
When the people of Israel said, "All that G-d has spoken, we will do, and we will hear" (Exodus 24:7) -- giving precedence to "we will do" over "we will hear" -- a heavenly voice issued forth and exclaimed: "Who revealed to My children this secret, which is known only to the angels?"
— Talmud, Shabbat 88a
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There are those who chase all things of heaven—and find they cannot live.
There are those who chase all things of earth. Their life is not worth living.
Heaven desires the earth, and the earth is lost without heaven. Make your life a marriage of the two, as lovers that never part, and you will find peace.
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