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Chol Hamoed
By the Numbers
13 Facts About Counting the Omer
Every day, for seven weeks (49 days), we count how much time has elapsed since the second day of Passover (16 Nissan).
Every day, for seven weeks (49 days), we count how much time has elapsed since the second day of Passover (16 Nissan).
Looking Toward Moshiach
A Moshiach Meditation
Here's a thought that can pick you up, and even has the power to pick up the whole world.
Here's a thought that can pick you up, and even has the power to pick up the whole world.
Passover and the Art of Self-Transcendence
In denial, we humans are the oblivious jackhammer at the symphony, pounding away at the foundations of our environment, ripping the very fibers of the cosmic order.
In denial, we humans are the oblivious jackhammer at the symphony, pounding away at the foundations of our environment, ripping the very fibers of the cosmic order.
Looking Back at Hezekiah
The Incredible Tunnel of King Hezekiah
According to the Biblical story, Hezekiah launched one of the most technologically complex operations in all of ancient history.
According to the Biblical story, Hezekiah launched one of the most technologically complex operations in all of ancient history.
Sleep During Siege: Be Like Hezekiah
Who in modern society doesn’t suffer from anxiety of some sort?
Who in modern society doesn’t suffer from anxiety of some sort?
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Why Do Jews In Exile Celebrate Passover?
Ever since the Exodus, every Jew possesses that innate, unbreakable sense of freedom.
Ever since the Exodus, every Jew possesses that innate, unbreakable sense of freedom.
Why Count the Omer Standing Up?
Although this teaching is not in the Talmud, it is quoted as having originated in the Mishnaic era.
Although this teaching is not in the Talmud, it is quoted as having originated in the Mishnaic era.
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Exile + 1 = Redemption
Hebrew, the Holy Tongue, is utterly precise. In Hebrew, “Exile” is called “Golah.” But this very word also hints the path to redemption. By inserting the letter Alef, the word “Golah — Exile” becomes “Geulah — Redemption.”
Hebrew, the Holy Tongue, is utterly precise. In Hebrew, “Exile” is called “Golah.” But this very word also hints the path to redemption. By inserting the letter Alef, the word “Golah — Exile” becomes “Geulah — Redemption.”
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And you shall write them [the words of the Shema] on the doorposts of your home and on your gates
— Deuteronomy 6:9
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Yom Kippur is described in many ways. One very poignant description is that it is “once in a year.”
You see, the human soul is also described in many ways, with five different names, each describing a deeper level of her being. The fifth, deepest level is called yechidah, which means “one and unique.” Yechidah is th...
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