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The Problem With Astrology
The prophet and the astrologer are not actually in the same line of business. Their mission statements could not be further apart.
The prophet and the astrologer are not actually in the same line of business. Their mission statements could not be further apart.
The Oys and Joys of Parenting
If, as the Torah says, humans are similar to trees, then parenting is a lot like gardening. You can read about it in books, but you don’t know what you’re doing until you get your hands dirty.
If, as the Torah says, humans are similar to trees, then parenting is a lot like gardening. You can read about it in books, but you don’t know what you’re doing until you get your hands dirty.
The Book of Deuteronomy: Renewal of the Sinai Covenant
Deuteronomy is the last act of the Jewish people’s drama before becoming a nation in its own land, and it forms the context of all that follows.
Deuteronomy is the last act of the Jewish people’s drama before becoming a nation in its own land, and it forms the context of all that follows.
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Seven Thoughts About Elul to Help Us Turn Inward and Forgive
Welcome to the month of turning inward, the month of forgiveness, the month of spiritual accounting, the month of deepening.
Welcome to the month of turning inward, the month of forgiveness, the month of spiritual accounting, the month of deepening.
13 Elul Facts Every Jew Should Know
As we approach the High Holidays (Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur), we prepare for these holidays during the month of Elul.
As we approach the High Holidays (Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur), we prepare for these holidays during the month of Elul.
Advice For Life
Three Simple Steps To Disarm an Angry Person
Return bullets with flowers. Lie low. Ponder what you like about this person. And then defuse the whole situation with a smile.
Return bullets with flowers. Lie low. Ponder what you like about this person. And then defuse the whole situation with a smile.
Story
The Learned Thief, the Studious Visitor, and the Kind Innkeeper
“My daughter is betrothed to a fine young man, but I have no idea of how to pay for the wedding.”
“My daughter is betrothed to a fine young man, but I have no idea of how to pay for the wedding.”
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Where Is Your Private Little Jerusalem?
Jerusalem belongs to the holy geography of the Land of Israel. Jerusalem is also to be found outside the Land of Israel, outside geography.
Jerusalem belongs to the holy geography of the Land of Israel. Jerusalem is also to be found outside the Land of Israel, outside geography.
A Month to Prepare
Throughout the month of Elul, the Jewish people has a collective task: to prepare itself to be inscribed and sealed for a good and sweet year. Indeed, there is a Jewish custom to wear white on Rosh Hashanah eve, to express the certainty that all will be inscribed in the Book of the Righteous. Clearly, then, the preparation for this must also be with unity.
Throughout the month of Elul, the Jewish people has a collective task: to prepare itself to be inscribed and sealed for a good and sweet year. Indeed, there is a Jewish custom to wear white on Rosh Hashanah eve, to express the certainty that all will be inscribed in the Book of the Righteous. Clearly, then, the preparation for this must also be with unity.
What Is Midrash?
A clear explanation of what our Torah’s sacred stories, known as Midrash, are and aren't. This brief overview of the origin and development of Judaism's oral traditions provide clarity on shadowy drama and colorful narratives whose messages are largely misunderstood, and often times ignorantly misconstrued.
A clear explanation of what our Torah’s sacred stories, known as Midrash, are and aren't. This brief overview of the origin and development of Judaism's oral traditions provide clarity on shadowy drama and colorful narratives whose messages are largely misunderstood, and often times ignorantly misconstrued.
How to Do Teshuvah
Learn refreshing perspectives and practical ways to do teshuvah (repentance) to attain atonement and forgiveness.
Learn refreshing perspectives and practical ways to do teshuvah (repentance) to attain atonement and forgiveness.
Lifestyle
A brachah (blessing) is like rain. Just as rain benefits only the
plowed and sown field, but a field lying waste, unplowed and unsown, will
benefit from neither soft rain, nor the early or later heavy rains -- so, too, a
blessing will benefit only one who prepares himself to receive it...
— Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov
Print Magazine
Harsh words, demands and ultimatums—these shake the very foundations of a marriage and a home, tearing its walls apart until each one stands alone.
Gentle words, understanding words, listening words—this is the trunk from which a marriage grows, the foundation upon which a home stands.
A home cannot be repaired unless...
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