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Ki-Tavo 5763 - September 12, 2003

Life vs. Terror: A 9/11 Anthology

It's not an equal fight. Because a single hesitant good deed is a billion times more powerful than all the bombs in the world
Parshah
Ki Tavo in a Nutshell
Gratitude and tithes and rebuke. Moses lists the blessings the Jewish nation will receive if they follow G-d’s ways, and the bad things that will befall them if they stray.
Living
Moments

Today marks the first day of school. I wave goodbye as my last and youngest child rushes from the front porch to his waiting carpool, and gently close the front door...
Story
Needles

Though motivated by an inner love and a sense of concern for the spiritual health of one's fellow, these rebukes often come in the form of a pricking needle
Parenting
Help! My Kids Are Fighting!

If you are blessed with two or more children, chances are that they will fight. But what can be even more damaging, in the long run, is that you will be expected to act the judge
When my father reads "The Rebuke" (the harsh punishments described in Deuteronomy 28), I don't hear curses
— Rabbi DovBer of Lubavitch (son of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi)
Print Magazine

For hundreds of years, perhaps since the beginning of Creation, a piece of the world has been waiting for your soul to purify and repair it.

And your soul, from the time it was first emanated and conceived, waited above to descend to this world and carry out that mission.

And your footsteps were guided to reach th...