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Ki Tavo
Your Questions
How Did Brisket Become a Rosh Hashanah Tradition?
Where does this tradition come from, and does it have any true significance?
Where does this tradition come from, and does it have any true significance?
Criticized by Family Members for Becoming Religious
They think that the laws are stupid and separate me from them. And sometimes, I think that they’re right! I feel so alone and it makes me question the journey that I am on.
They think that the laws are stupid and separate me from them. And sometimes, I think that they’re right! I feel so alone and it makes me question the journey that I am on.
Parshah
The Obligation to Emulate G-d
Aside from the commandment to act with compassion and kindness, there is a commandment to do so with the appropriate motivation.
Aside from the commandment to act with compassion and kindness, there is a commandment to do so with the appropriate motivation.
Can Everyone Be Happy?
How can the Torah expect everyone to be giddy about their chance to serve G-d? What if I’m not?
How can the Torah expect everyone to be giddy about their chance to serve G-d? What if I’m not?
By the Numbers
15 Facts About the Baal Shem Tov
He spent much time roaming the forest, admiring G‑d’s pristine creations.
He spent much time roaming the forest, admiring G‑d’s pristine creations.
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No Jew Left Behind
For centuries, being engaged with Torah meant being of an exceptional mind and travelling to study under the tutelage of a rabbi and sage. However, the Baal Shem Tov, and the Rebbes who followed, showed us a different way. By traveling to and visiting many Jewish communities, they brought the beauty of Torah to those who otherwise didn’t know of it.
For centuries, being engaged with Torah meant being of an exceptional mind and travelling to study under the tutelage of a rabbi and sage. However, the Baal Shem Tov, and the Rebbes who followed, showed us a different way. By traveling to and visiting many Jewish communities, they brought the beauty of Torah to those who otherwise didn’t know of it.
What My Mother, the ‘Mikvah Lady,’ Taught Me About Chassidic Feminism
Celebrating femininity is celebrating the Divine.
Celebrating femininity is celebrating the Divine.
A Tale of Two Tragedies ... and a Response
While one situation is shockingly newsworthy (and apparently, one is not), death is death. And when death comes crashing down in a sudden unforeseen moment, it should be shocking.
While one situation is shockingly newsworthy (and apparently, one is not), death is death. And when death comes crashing down in a sudden unforeseen moment, it should be shocking.
A greater measure of understanding ("binah") was given to women.
— Talmud, Niddah 45b
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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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