ב"ה
Vayera 5768 - October 26, 2007
Living
Can There Be Morality Without G‑d?
Is it possible to have a moral society while leaving G‑d out of the equation?
Is it possible to have a moral society while leaving G‑d out of the equation?
Bonding in De Gaulle
Three Jews bumping into each other in an international European airport; there had to be some inner meaning behind it all. “Do you want to put on tefillin?” I asked. “No,” he answered. He had a story, though . . .
Three Jews bumping into each other in an international European airport; there had to be some inner meaning behind it all. “Do you want to put on tefillin?” I asked. “No,” he answered. He had a story, though . . .
Global Husband Positioning System
How to get your husband to follow instructions and even ask (!) for directions - in four easy steps
How to get your husband to follow instructions and even ask (!) for directions - in four easy steps
Parshah
The Parshah in a Nutshell
Abraham is visited by three angels and is promised a son. The city of Sodom is destroyed, and Lot’s wife turns into a pillar of salt. Sarah gives birth to Isaac at the age of 90, Hagar and Ishmael are banished, and G‑d orders Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac.
Abraham is visited by three angels and is promised a son. The city of Sodom is destroyed, and Lot’s wife turns into a pillar of salt. Sarah gives birth to Isaac at the age of 90, Hagar and Ishmael are banished, and G‑d orders Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac.
Want It All
I think I know why the Rebbe liked this story so much. The child's question and the grandfather's explanation express two extremes, whose contrast and synthesis are a hallmark of the Rebbe's approach to life
I think I know why the Rebbe liked this story so much. The child's question and the grandfather's explanation express two extremes, whose contrast and synthesis are a hallmark of the Rebbe's approach to life
A Tree, an Orchard, and a 5-Star Hotel
Abraham planted something in the desert. What he planted is subject to debate, but the lesson we learn is not...
Abraham planted something in the desert. What he planted is subject to debate, but the lesson we learn is not...
100% Natural
Often we look at our lives and are disappointed by how little of it is directed towards a higher purpose...
Often we look at our lives and are disappointed by how little of it is directed towards a higher purpose...
The Ultimate Test of Abraham
Why does an all-knowing G-d need to test anybody? Shouldn't He know what is in our hearts? And why is Abraham's test of faith "the entire glory of Israel and their merit before their Father in Heaven"?
Why does an all-knowing G-d need to test anybody? Shouldn't He know what is in our hearts? And why is Abraham's test of faith "the entire glory of Israel and their merit before their Father in Heaven"?
Clay Vessels and You
My movements are sluggish. A thousand times I have done this. Thousands more I will . . . I yearn for “inspiration” . . .
My movements are sluggish. A thousand times I have done this. Thousands more I will . . . I yearn for “inspiration” . . .
The Jewish Woman
With My Arms Open
Already at age five, I had moved much further beyond my own mother's boundaries than my daughter could ever imagine, and by age eleven, I had broken out of those boundaries entirely...
Already at age five, I had moved much further beyond my own mother's boundaries than my daughter could ever imagine, and by age eleven, I had broken out of those boundaries entirely...
Jewish Mother's Day
The 11th of Cheshvan, the day of passing of our matriarch Rachel, is truly the Jewish Mother's Day...
The 11th of Cheshvan, the day of passing of our matriarch Rachel, is truly the Jewish Mother's Day...
Not-So-Vital Statistics
I didn't tell them about my other fear, the one that year after year keeps me from letting anyone perform genetic tests on me: The very real possibility that a doctor will peer into my innermost machinery and discover something wrong...
I didn't tell them about my other fear, the one that year after year keeps me from letting anyone perform genetic tests on me: The very real possibility that a doctor will peer into my innermost machinery and discover something wrong...
News
Bringing Judaism to Guantanamo Bay Entails Doing Whatever's Necessary
Col. Jacob Goldstein, an Army chaplain and Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi, spend the Hebrew month of Tishrei supporting the spiritual lives of Jewish soldiers stationed in Cuba.
Col. Jacob Goldstein, an Army chaplain and Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi, spend the Hebrew month of Tishrei supporting the spiritual lives of Jewish soldiers stationed in Cuba.
Matriarch of Philanthropic Rohr Family, 78
Mrs. Charlotte Rohr, a devoted mother and grandmother who nurtured a family with philanthropic interests spanning the globe, died in her hometown of Bal Harbour, Fla., on Monday after a long illness.
Mrs. Charlotte Rohr, a devoted mother and grandmother who nurtured a family with philanthropic interests spanning the globe, died in her hometown of Bal Harbour, Fla., on Monday after a long illness.
This is to teach us that taking in guests is greater than receiving the Divine Presence
— Talmud, Shevuot 35b, commenting on the fact that Abraham interrupted a visit from G-d to invite three passing wayfarers into his tent (Genesis 18:4)
Print Magazine
The words and the stories of Torah are but its clothing; the guidance within them is its body.
And as with a body, within that guidance breathes a soul that gives life to whoever follows it.
And within that soul breathes a deeper, transcendental soul, the soul of the soul: G‑d Himself within His Torah.
Grasp the clot...
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