ב"ה
Va'eira 5763 - January 3, 2003
Four Cups
What is the difference between being "taken out", "delivered", "redeemed", and being made truly, eternally, inherently and intrinsically free?
What is the difference between being "taken out", "delivered", "redeemed", and being made truly, eternally, inherently and intrinsically free?
Parshah
Va’era in a Nutshell
G-d promises to redeem the Israelites from their oppression. Moses and Aaron repeatedly demand of Pharaoh to let the nation leave. The Egyptians experience the first seven plagues: blood, frogs, lice, wild animals, pestilence, boils and hail.
G-d promises to redeem the Israelites from their oppression. Moses and Aaron repeatedly demand of Pharaoh to let the nation leave. The Egyptians experience the first seven plagues: blood, frogs, lice, wild animals, pestilence, boils and hail.
Why Is Life Always Plan B?
Adam wasn't supposed to eat from that tree. Cain and Abel were supposed to talk things out. Everyone was supposed to get along. That was Plan A
Adam wasn't supposed to eat from that tree. Cain and Abel were supposed to talk things out. Everyone was supposed to get along. That was Plan A
Story
Her Own Child
After years of trying and seeking help from specialists, Anya and Sol confronted the reality of their situation. “Would you want to adopt?” Anya asked one day in a tentative voice.
After years of trying and seeking help from specialists, Anya and Sol confronted the reality of their situation. “Would you want to adopt?” Anya asked one day in a tentative voice.
Living
In the Fitting Room of the Soul
The jacket was the right size, just my color, had a designer label, and was reduced to a price you just couldn’t resist . . .
The jacket was the right size, just my color, had a designer label, and was reduced to a price you just couldn’t resist . . .
One does not tire of counting diamonds.
— The Lubavitcher Rebbe, when asked how he could stand on his feet for hours greeting the thousands who came to see him
Print Magazine
How can you attain love of an infinite G-d? Through love of your fellow human beings.
As Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa would say, “If people like you, G-d likes you too.”
How did he know?
Because he knew that if people truly like you, it must be that you genuinely like them.
And when you hold genuine love in your heart for ...
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