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Chanukah 5768 - December 4, 2008
Jewish Holidays
Spark on a Park Bench
The candles are burning low and he is staring at them. Flame meets flame and a soul ignites . . .
The candles are burning low and he is staring at them. Flame meets flame and a soul ignites . . .
The Guilt-Free Jelly Donut
I can't help feeling that if G‑d by any chance feels the need for a bit of supernatural holiday déjà vu, perhaps He should consider creating a guilt-free jelly doughnut...
I can't help feeling that if G‑d by any chance feels the need for a bit of supernatural holiday déjà vu, perhaps He should consider creating a guilt-free jelly doughnut...
Judaism and Science
An in-depth evaluation of the events of Chanukah reveals that the war between the Jews and the Greeks was first and foremost a spiritual war — a clash of cultures. At odds were Torah and Greek philosophy — two entirely different conceptual schemes of human life...
An in-depth evaluation of the events of Chanukah reveals that the war between the Jews and the Greeks was first and foremost a spiritual war — a clash of cultures. At odds were Torah and Greek philosophy — two entirely different conceptual schemes of human life...
Living
Stem Cell Miracle
The debate over stem cell research raised serious and fundamental ethical, moral and theological dilemmas, which cut across the social conscience and tore at the very heart of mankind's longing to heal...
The debate over stem cell research raised serious and fundamental ethical, moral and theological dilemmas, which cut across the social conscience and tore at the very heart of mankind's longing to heal...
Goal Setting Joseph’s Way
Let's see if we can get some free Goal Setting advice from the Torah, without having to spend millions of dollars on research, or even $25 on a hardcover self-help book...
Let's see if we can get some free Goal Setting advice from the Torah, without having to spend millions of dollars on research, or even $25 on a hardcover self-help book...
Parshah
The Parshah in a Nutshell
Joseph is called upon to interpret Pharaoh’s dream, and he predicts seven upcoming years of famine. He advises Pharaoh to begin storing grain. His brothers travel to Egypt to buy food, and they do not recognize him. Joseph accuses them of being spies and thieves. Benjamin is threatened with staying behind as his slave.
Joseph is called upon to interpret Pharaoh’s dream, and he predicts seven upcoming years of famine. He advises Pharaoh to begin storing grain. His brothers travel to Egypt to buy food, and they do not recognize him. Joseph accuses them of being spies and thieves. Benjamin is threatened with staying behind as his slave.
The Mystic Brother
Why did they find it so very difficult to accept the guidance of a mystic brother, yet so easy to be subservient to a foreign Pharaoh?
Why did they find it so very difficult to accept the guidance of a mystic brother, yet so easy to be subservient to a foreign Pharaoh?
The Jewish Woman
My Miraculous Lung Transplant
One month ago, I was literally running out of breath. The breath of life. My lungs were dying. And while my hope and belief in life were alive and well, the idea was to get my body to catch up with my faith. This required some work...
One month ago, I was literally running out of breath. The breath of life. My lungs were dying. And while my hope and belief in life were alive and well, the idea was to get my body to catch up with my faith. This required some work...
Lighting Souls
It's hard to be a parent. But it's easier to find the goodness when you see it through joyous eyes
It's hard to be a parent. But it's easier to find the goodness when you see it through joyous eyes
Judaism's Version of East Meets West
Students at Binghamton University held an “Ashkaradic Night” of exploring one another’s divergent Jewish heritages.
Students at Binghamton University held an “Ashkaradic Night” of exploring one another’s divergent Jewish heritages.
Every affliction to befall man has a set time to end; as it is written (Job 28:3), "An end He set to darkness, and every limit He investigates."
— Midrash Tanchuma
Print Magazine
In the Temple in Jerusalem was a seven-branched menorah.
That is us, the Jewish people.
Each of us is a flame. One flame burns softly. Another burns with a roar. Until seven branches are filled with millions of distinct, unique flames.
All are drawn upwards, all yearning to reunite with their Beloved above.
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