ב"ה
Vaeira 5767 - January 19, 2007
Chassid in Wonderland
Parallel universes, supernatural phenomena, and a world where good always prevails. Is this Grimm's fairy tales, or a chassidic text?
Parallel universes, supernatural phenomena, and a world where good always prevails. Is this Grimm's fairy tales, or a chassidic text?
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.
Deciphering Nature's Code
What do Pascal's Triangle, the Golden Proportion, bee populations, flower pedals, pine cone spirals, and the hexagonal-shaped scales in the pineapple have in common?
What do Pascal's Triangle, the Golden Proportion, bee populations, flower pedals, pine cone spirals, and the hexagonal-shaped scales in the pineapple have in common?
I Thought I Was a Girl (Not an Object)
This guy is acting as if I am a separate creation. As if I have nothing to take personally. He is effacing my gender. The lack of embarrassment is startling...
This guy is acting as if I am a separate creation. As if I have nothing to take personally. He is effacing my gender. The lack of embarrassment is startling...
The Mystic Mind
The 24th of Tevet - this year, January 14, 2007 - marks the 194th anniversary of the passing of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, founder of Chabad Chassidism
The 24th of Tevet - this year, January 14, 2007 - marks the 194th anniversary of the passing of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, founder of Chabad Chassidism
Story
The Passing of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi
“If Bonaparte will be victorious,” the rebbe wrote, “Jewish wealth will increase, and the prestige of the Jewish people will be raised; but their hearts will disintegrate and be distanced from their Father in Heaven . . .”
“If Bonaparte will be victorious,” the rebbe wrote, “Jewish wealth will increase, and the prestige of the Jewish people will be raised; but their hearts will disintegrate and be distanced from their Father in Heaven . . .”
How manifold are Your works, O G-d; You have made them all with wisdom
— Psalms 104:24
Print Magazine
“Every day, the Torah must be new to you.” (Sifrei)
Torah is our life, and life is here and now, forever new.
Which means that for you to be truly alive, the Torah you learn today must touch the core of your soul.
And the same tomorrow. And the next day as well.
To live with Torah is to be forever newly born.
Maamar...
New on Chabad.org
