ב"ה
Pinchas 5752 - June 28, 2002
Israel and the Battered Woman
"It takes two to make a fight. So I must deserve this -- after all, I'm not perfect either. I left dishes in the sink and didn't have dinner ready when he came home. Sometimes, I was a little confused after he beat me up and didn't function so well.."
"It takes two to make a fight. So I must deserve this -- after all, I'm not perfect either. I left dishes in the sink and didn't have dinner ready when he came home. Sometimes, I was a little confused after he beat me up and didn't function so well.."
Parshah
Pinchas in a Nutshell
Pinchas is rewarded for his zealotry. Another census, the laws of inheritance, and the division of the Land of Israel. Moses appoints Joshua as his successor.
Pinchas is rewarded for his zealotry. Another census, the laws of inheritance, and the division of the Land of Israel. Moses appoints Joshua as his successor.
Pinchas in a Nutshell
Pinchas is rewarded for his zealotry. Another census, the laws of inheritance, and the division of the Land of Israel. Moses appoints Joshua as his successor.
Pinchas is rewarded for his zealotry. Another census, the laws of inheritance, and the division of the Land of Israel. Moses appoints Joshua as his successor.
Story
The Beautiful Bride
"Why did your husband leave you?" asked Rabbi Israel.
"He says that I'm ugly," said the deserted wife.
"And what do you say to that?" asked the Chassidic master.
"Why did your husband leave you?" asked Rabbi Israel.
"He says that I'm ugly," said the deserted wife.
"And what do you say to that?" asked the Chassidic master.
Rhythms
The oldest text of Kabbalah is Sefer HaYetzirah ("Book of Creation"), attributed to Abraham. In it is a cryptic phrase which Chassidism proceeds to explain: If your heart should run, return to the One
The oldest text of Kabbalah is Sefer HaYetzirah ("Book of Creation"), attributed to Abraham. In it is a cryptic phrase which Chassidism proceeds to explain: If your heart should run, return to the One
Parenting
My Favorite Kind of Night
In the Litvin family, “quality time” doesn’t always happen the way it happens in parenting books. In fact, we’ve discovered that it often has more to do with quantity than with quality.
In the Litvin family, “quality time” doesn’t always happen the way it happens in parenting books. In fact, we’ve discovered that it often has more to do with quantity than with quality.
Behold, I will send you Elijah the Prophet, before the coming of the great and awesome day of G-d. And he will return the hearts of fathers to children, and the hearts of children to their fathers
— Malachi 3:23-24
Print Magazine
For a mitzvah is a candle and Torah is light. (Proverbs 6:23)
Every mitzvah shines its particular light into our world. And there will come a time when you will see that light with your eyes.
Except the candles that are lit for Shabbat before sunset. They shine a light you can see right now.
It may seem an ordinary li...
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