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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
Do you think that G-d needs to eat? Does not the verse proclaim, "Should I hunger, I would not tell you, for the world, and all it contains, is Mine... Do I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?" But it is not for My desire that you bring these offerings, [says G-d,] but for your own, as it is written (Leviticus 19:5), "For your own desire, you should offer it."
— Talmud, Menachot 110a
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You Will Come Home (The bravest act in a person's life)
The Torah tells a story about each one of us, a story in which one day we all eventually return home.
Some read it as an instruction. But it is best read as a promise:
And you will return to G‑d, your G‑d…you and your children, with all your heart and with all your soul. (Deut. 30:2)
Because, ironic as it may seem, r...
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