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Behar 5763 - May 16, 2003
A Second Chance
We all appreciate a statement like “There’s always a second chance.” It fits quite nicely on the December 31 page of an Inspirational Sayings Calendar. But how does it mesh with real life?
We all appreciate a statement like “There’s always a second chance.” It fits quite nicely on the December 31 page of an Inspirational Sayings Calendar. But how does it mesh with real life?
Parshah
Behar in a Nutshell
Introduction of the Sabbatical and Jubilee years. Also laws regarding sale of land, and the prohibitions against fraud and usury.
Introduction of the Sabbatical and Jubilee years. Also laws regarding sale of land, and the prohibitions against fraud and usury.
Remembrance as the Secret of Redemption
"Remembrance" provides context to deal with the most painful of losses
"Remembrance" provides context to deal with the most painful of losses
The Spiritual Genome
The curled and folded shape of the fetus is garishly out of sync with the upright posture of the human being. The obvious explanation is the limited space afforded by the womb. A deeper explanation is offered in Chassidism
The curled and folded shape of the fetus is garishly out of sync with the upright posture of the human being. The obvious explanation is the limited space afforded by the womb. A deeper explanation is offered in Chassidism
Parenting
Monster Dreams
Sobbing loudly, Naomi ran into my bedroom in the middle of the night, for the fourth time that week. "Was it the same dream?" I inquired, knowing what her answer would be
Sobbing loudly, Naomi ran into my bedroom in the middle of the night, for the fourth time that week. "Was it the same dream?" I inquired, knowing what her answer would be
Never Too Late
Thirty days ago, we cleaned our homes and souls of leaven and matzahed our way through the week-long festival. But this time it's over before you know it, and the challah stays in the breadbox. What kind of Passover is this, anyway?
Thirty days ago, we cleaned our homes and souls of leaven and matzahed our way through the week-long festival. But this time it's over before you know it, and the challah stays in the breadbox. What kind of Passover is this, anyway?
Do not scorn any man, and do not discount any thing. For there is no man who has not his hour, and no thing that has not its place.
— Ethics of the Fathers, 4:3
Print Magazine
We don’t say a person “will be going to heaven.”
We say this person is “a child of the world to come.”
Heaven is not just somewhere you go.
It is something you carry with you.
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