ב"ה
Vayikra 5766 - March 31, 2006
Calling Moses
Do we surrender to the anti-truth of arbitrary happenstance, or do we embrace the divine calling of purposeful engagement? The difference looks a lot smaller than it is
Do we surrender to the anti-truth of arbitrary happenstance, or do we embrace the divine calling of purposeful engagement? The difference looks a lot smaller than it is
Parshah
Vayikra in a Nutshell
G-d tells Moses about the sacrifices brought on the altar in the Sanctuary, including the meal offering, peace offering, offering of atonement, guilt offering and ascending offering.
G-d tells Moses about the sacrifices brought on the altar in the Sanctuary, including the meal offering, peace offering, offering of atonement, guilt offering and ascending offering.
Why Did G-d Create Evil?
This is not a question about why people choose to do evil or why evil is visited on the innocent. It is a broader question. Why did G‑d create evil and what purpose does it serve?
This is not a question about why people choose to do evil or why evil is visited on the innocent. It is a broader question. Why did G‑d create evil and what purpose does it serve?
Story
Do You Know Where You're Going?
After greeting each other amiably, the king asked his Jewish advisor where he was going. "I don't know," replied the scholar
After greeting each other amiably, the king asked his Jewish advisor where he was going. "I don't know," replied the scholar
Relationships
Benjamin Franklin Was a Wise Fellow
"Keep your eyes wide open before marriage," Ben Franklin quoted, "and half shut afterwards.'
"Keep your eyes wide open before marriage," Ben Franklin quoted, "and half shut afterwards.'
This is the meaning of "Love your fellow as yourself": Just like you are blind to your own failings, since your self-love covers them up, so, too, should your fellow's failings be swallowed up and concealed by your love for him
— Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch (1789-1866)
Print Magazine
The month before Rosh Hashanah, taught Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, is a precious month. For thirty days, you can find the Ultimate King awaiting you outside the city, on a rustic path that winds through an empty meadow.
What’s the advantage of meeting the King in a meadow?
Because when you meet the King in His palace...
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