ב"ה
Re'eh 5765 - September 2, 2005
A Light Unto the Nations
What other nation in the world, if its government decided to forcefully uproot its own citizens from their homes, would come away from such an operation without a single life lost?
What other nation in the world, if its government decided to forcefully uproot its own citizens from their homes, would come away from such an operation without a single life lost?
Parshah
Re’eh in a Nutshell
About two mountains, from which blessings and curses are announced; a home for G‑d, and the difference between holiness and chosenness; meat, blood, false prophets, idolaters, kosher signs, tithes, pilgrimages, and the special Jewish idea of charity.
About two mountains, from which blessings and curses are announced; a home for G‑d, and the difference between holiness and chosenness; meat, blood, false prophets, idolaters, kosher signs, tithes, pilgrimages, and the special Jewish idea of charity.
Do Jews Believe in an Afterlife?
Where do we go? What is heaven and hell? Do we ever get sent back for a second life? Is there any way to make contact with a departed loved one?
Where do we go? What is heaven and hell? Do we ever get sent back for a second life? Is there any way to make contact with a departed loved one?
Story
Charity Wars
“Every act of charity is a victory over our selfish nature,” explained the chassid. “I just can’t resist the opportunity to score two victories for the price of one . . .”
“Every act of charity is a victory over our selfish nature,” explained the chassid. “I just can’t resist the opportunity to score two victories for the price of one . . .”
Parenting
Ownership Through Responsibility
What our children need most from us is not another toy or another vacation, but something only we can give them: ownership of their lives
What our children need most from us is not another toy or another vacation, but something only we can give them: ownership of their lives
Rabbi Elazar would give a coin to a pauper, and only then would he pray
— Talmud, Bava Batra 10a
Print Magazine
The First Temple, why was it destroyed? Because of idolatry, murder and adultery.
The Second Temple, when they were occupied in studying Torah, doing mitzvahs, and acts of loving-kindness, why was it destroyed?
Because there were those who were intolerant of others without cause. Which teaches us that senseless into...
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