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Bamidbar 5767 - May 18, 2007

Living
Allergies!

Are you allergic to the "difficult" people in your life? Three medically-tested methods of dealing with the irritation...
A Cheder in Siberia

To my right sat my friend Berl, and to my left my friend Zalman. Yossel sat in front of me. The melamed was tall, with stern eyes, but with a warm and loving smile.
A Wild Idea: The Kabbalah of Marriage

Marriage is a pretty bizarre concept. It must have been G-d's idea. Who else could think of such a whacky plan like bringing together two opposites and putting them under one roof to share a life?
Holidays
A Love Letter from G‑d

You open the letter carefully, you start to read your beloved’s words and you actually begin to hear her voice. And then you feel her presence.
When Was the Torah Written, and By Whom?

Did Moses take dictation at Sinai? Take a closer look at how Torah got to us: the classical sources (Midrash, Talmud, et al), prophecy and Biblical criticism.
The Jewish Woman
The Jewish Mother: Wisdom of the Heart

Where did these Jewish mothers find the courage? I don't know because I'm not one of them, but ask your mother and I'm sure she'll gladly tell you. When a need arises, the Jewish mother simply responds.
My husband won't talk to me about his parents' divorce
My husband's parents are involved in a high conflict divorce. My husband has unfortunately been exposed to some very unpleasant realities about his parents, and I see how his stress is taking a toll on him. It's been a few months now, and I can't seem to get him to share his feelings...
Riva's Dolls

My mother-in-law Riva, is a survivor of life, and her dolls symbolize her experiences and struggles along the way. Each doll tells a story...
Parshah
Bamidbar - Numbers 1:1-4:20
Moses conducts an organized census totaling 603,550 draftable men. The tribes travel and camp in formation, and the three Levite clans dismantle, transport and reassemble the Tabernacle.
In the Desert

In the desert there are no office buildings or factories. So if you lived in the desert, chances are you wouldn't have a job. There'd be no boss bossing you, and no underlings under you
The Right Time for a Census

Two censuses, taken at two times which could not be more dissimilar. But a singular message—and a message with a singular theme—emerges . . .
The Desert Bride

Why did G-d marry the Jews in the desert? Could He not come up with any better place?
The 603,550th Jew

Why so many numbers in the Book of Numbers?
One who teaches the son of his fellow the Torah, it is regarded as if he had given birth to him
— Talmud, Sanhedrin 19b
Print Magazine

Blind faith cannot grasp Truth, because it does not grasp anything at all.

Intellect cannot grasp Truth, because intellect is finite and Truth is infinite.

Only the eye of the soul, its inner wisdom, can grasp Truth and know it as she knows her own self.

For she is Truth.

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Chapter 11

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