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Kedoshim

By the Numbers
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12 Ways to Experience Gratitude Now

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Your Questions
Why No Touching Food Before Morning Handwashing?

When a person sleeps his soul ascends heavenward to recharge, leaving only the most basic soul-powers.
Parshah
“Thou Shalt Not Be Judgmental”

Hearing only half a conversation and drawing conclusions can be dangerous.
Too Important to Sin

The very fact that G‑d decided that you should be born and placed you in this world with a mandate of Torah and mitzvot means that He has great belief in you.
Story
The Rabbi Almost Quit

I decided that if this city has such fine, humble, generous folk, how could I ever think of stopping to serve?
Rabbi Shlomo of Karlin (1738–1792)

Explore the impactful life of Rabbi Shlomo Gotlieb, the second Rebbe of Karlin-Stolin.
Essay
How Do We Make Sense of the Trauma We Just Survived?

We are faced with a task of rebuilding our lives after a miraculous redemption. Now is the time to heal.
A Yearbook Tagline From 60 Years Ago Still Hurts

I don’t even remember their names any more, but I will never forget what they wrote.
Using the Power of Visualization to Create a Better Self

Abstract ideas are experienced, theoretical concepts enlivened.
Heart Pops for Parshat Kedoshim

Here’s a fun treat for this week's Torah portion!
There are four types of people: One who says, "What is mine is yours, and what is yours is mine" is a boor. One who says "What is mine is mine, and what is yours is yours" -- this is a median characteristic; others say that this is the character of a Sodomite. One who says, "What is mine is yours, and what is yours is yours" is a chassid (pious person). And one who says "What is mine is mine, and what is yours is mine" is wicked.
— Ethics of the Fathers 5:10
Print Magazine

Afterlife is a very rational, natural consequence of the order of things.
After all, nothing is ever lost—even the body only transforms into earth. But nothing is lost.

So too, the person you are is never lost. That person—that soul—only returns to its origin.

If your soul became acutely attached to the material worl...

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