ב"ה
Chukat 5765 - July 8, 2005
Are You a Leader?
How do you impart the urgency, the commitment, the devotion you feel? How do you make others appreciate that it's not about you but about the vision-- the cause which has made you a part of something far greater than your own self?
How do you impart the urgency, the commitment, the devotion you feel? How do you make others appreciate that it's not about you but about the vision-- the cause which has made you a part of something far greater than your own self?
Parshah
Chukat in a Nutshell
The red heifer; Miriam dies, and her well dries up; and Moses hits the rock, and is denied entry to the Land of Israel. Aaron dies, and venomous snakes attack the Israelite camp.
The red heifer; Miriam dies, and her well dries up; and Moses hits the rock, and is denied entry to the Land of Israel. Aaron dies, and venomous snakes attack the Israelite camp.
Story
The Rebbe's Reach
Three Stories
An anxious Jewish businessman in Paris of 1940... A blind teenage girl in Adelaide, Australia... A late-night conversation in a New York City taxi coasting down Manhattan's Seventh Avenue...
Three Stories
An anxious Jewish businessman in Paris of 1940... A blind teenage girl in Adelaide, Australia... A late-night conversation in a New York City taxi coasting down Manhattan's Seventh Avenue...
Mind Over Heart?
The mind may be great at solving puzzles, but it's an incompetent idiot when it comes to real life. Wouldn't we much rather be run by the vivacious, freedom-loving heart? Nevertheless, it is the mind that's our conduit for the soul
The mind may be great at solving puzzles, but it's an incompetent idiot when it comes to real life. Wouldn't we much rather be run by the vivacious, freedom-loving heart? Nevertheless, it is the mind that's our conduit for the soul
The Bajillion Dollar Phone Bill
Jono Gets a new cell phone so he can play snake all the time. Hilarity ensues.
Jono Gets a new cell phone so he can play snake all the time. Hilarity ensues.
Parenting
The Best Self-Help Guide
She asks for what she needs, recognizes what she doesn’t, and appreciates what she has. She never stops moving. Nothing is boring to her; everything has potential . . .
She asks for what she needs, recognizes what she doesn’t, and appreciates what she has. She never stops moving. Nothing is boring to her; everything has potential . . .
Next Year in Jerusalem . . . Really!
Here’s one I always wanted to know: What if you’re living in Jerusalem? Do you say the prayer/wish, “Next year in Jerusalem!” or just leave that line out?
Here’s one I always wanted to know: What if you’re living in Jerusalem? Do you say the prayer/wish, “Next year in Jerusalem!” or just leave that line out?
Do not judge on your own, for there is none qualified to judge alone, only the One
— Ethics of the Fathers 4:8
Print Magazine
To whom does a Jew pray?
Can He be described? Does He have a name?
No, there is no description with which to imagine Him, no name with which to grasp Him.
Even the pronoun “Him” implies too much to be true—as though He could be a third party, absent or present. Even the title “Infinite Light” misses the mark, as th...
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