ב"ה
Rosh Hashanah 5769 - September 30, 2008
Seasons
The Possible World
Imagine Bugs Bunny walking in to a Warners Brothers corporate meeting. "Hi docs! I'm here to plead my case. I make children laugh, adults chuckle…" They: "But we're sitting here now deciding whether or not Bugs Bunny is going to exist!"
Imagine Bugs Bunny walking in to a Warners Brothers corporate meeting. "Hi docs! I'm here to plead my case. I make children laugh, adults chuckle…" They: "But we're sitting here now deciding whether or not Bugs Bunny is going to exist!"
What Is Hakhel?
A hush falls over the mammoth crowd, as the royally bedecked king of Israel ascends on to a platform and reads sections of the holy Torah. The nation is inspired and invigorated...
A hush falls over the mammoth crowd, as the royally bedecked king of Israel ascends on to a platform and reads sections of the holy Torah. The nation is inspired and invigorated...
Chassidic Thought
Two-Faced Honesty
Honesty is a great virtue, but there are exceptions to this rule. Prayer is a prime example.
Honesty is a great virtue, but there are exceptions to this rule. Prayer is a prime example.
Tailor Made Challenges
“G-d got me to it; He will get me through it.” Classic AA--simple and powerful. Here's the more complex version...
“G-d got me to it; He will get me through it.” Classic AA--simple and powerful. Here's the more complex version...
Living
The Eye in the Sky
Celebrities have this problem all the time. They can never do anything 'off the record.'
Celebrities have this problem all the time. They can never do anything 'off the record.'
My First Time Reporting on a Terror Attack
I walked hastily towards the center of Jerusalem, I didn't really think about what I was doing, having no credentials and jumping straight into my first time reporting a terror attack. My first time at a terror attack scene.
I walked hastily towards the center of Jerusalem, I didn't really think about what I was doing, having no credentials and jumping straight into my first time reporting a terror attack. My first time at a terror attack scene.
Me Versus We
My husband works, while I stay home. By the time he comes home and the kids have gone to bed, I am exhausted. I just want to relax with a book and don't want to talk to anyone. But my husband is insulted by my desire to just chill out on my own.
My husband works, while I stay home. By the time he comes home and the kids have gone to bed, I am exhausted. I just want to relax with a book and don't want to talk to anyone. But my husband is insulted by my desire to just chill out on my own.
My Sons Are Always Fighting
I have two boys, ages nine and eleven, who are constantly fighting. They bicker and quarrel, hurl insults at each other, and even resort to hitting. How can I stop this terrible behavior?
I have two boys, ages nine and eleven, who are constantly fighting. They bicker and quarrel, hurl insults at each other, and even resort to hitting. How can I stop this terrible behavior?
You stand today, all of you, before the L‑rd your G‑d: your heads, your tribes, your elders, your officers, and every Israelite man; your young ones, your wives, the stranger in your camp; from your wood-hewer to your water-drawer
— Deuteronomy 29:9–10
Print Magazine
In the beginning, a world of twos was created.
Heaven and Earth. Body and soul. Good and evil. Life and death. Light and darkness.
Those who chose Heaven abandoned the earth. Those who chose the body abandoned the soul. Those who chose evil destroyed life.
Those who chose good believed it would only come with death....
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