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Simchat Torah & Brereishit 5768 - October 3, 2007
Holidays
Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah in a Nutshell
On Simchat Torah, the Torah, too, wants to dance, so we become the Torah's dancing feet...
On Simchat Torah, the Torah, too, wants to dance, so we become the Torah's dancing feet...
A Belated Celebration
Why celebrate our connection to the Torah more than four months after the date when it was given?
Why celebrate our connection to the Torah more than four months after the date when it was given?
Love, Marriage and Hakafot
"I love my wife," said Berl. "That's why I do everything she asks me to do. She says, 'Berl, please take out the garbage,' and right away, I take out the garbage." We all agreed that Berl loves his wife.
"I love my wife," said Berl. "That's why I do everything she asks me to do. She says, 'Berl, please take out the garbage,' and right away, I take out the garbage." We all agreed that Berl loves his wife.
A Crown of Slippers
Angels don’t say l’chaim on Simchat Torah, so they arose to sing G-d’s praises in the heavens at the usual time. They found heaven littered with strange objects: torn slippers, broken heels. "Yes," admitted the angel Michoel, "this is my merchandise"
Angels don’t say l’chaim on Simchat Torah, so they arose to sing G-d’s praises in the heavens at the usual time. They found heaven littered with strange objects: torn slippers, broken heels. "Yes," admitted the angel Michoel, "this is my merchandise"
Dancing With the Torah
I was first called to the Torah at the age of 36. It was a short walk to the reading table, but in that brief period of time I became very anxious about what would be expected of me...
I was first called to the Torah at the age of 36. It was a short walk to the reading table, but in that brief period of time I became very anxious about what would be expected of me...
Parshah
The Parshah in a Nutshell
G‑d creates the world in six days and sanctifies the seventh. The serpent convinces Adam and Eve to eat from the Tree of Knowledge, and they are expelled from the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve bear children, and Cain murders Abel.
G‑d creates the world in six days and sanctifies the seventh. The serpent convinces Adam and Eve to eat from the Tree of Knowledge, and they are expelled from the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve bear children, and Cain murders Abel.
Creationism
Why do we care? If our existence is an accident, why should it make any meaningful difference if we are or are not?
Why do we care? If our existence is an accident, why should it make any meaningful difference if we are or are not?
Holy or Land?
"In the beginning G‑d created the heavens and the earth..." seems an obvious opening line. What could be more natural than to begin at The Beginning? Yet many of the commentaries question that very premise
"In the beginning G‑d created the heavens and the earth..." seems an obvious opening line. What could be more natural than to begin at The Beginning? Yet many of the commentaries question that very premise
The Journey Back
From the serene perfection of the Garden, they had been plunged into the fearful reality of galut (exile) – a world where something was terribly wrong...
From the serene perfection of the Garden, they had been plunged into the fearful reality of galut (exile) – a world where something was terribly wrong...
The Jewish Woman
Slums and Stones
They're given different names depending on the country that hosts them. Bustees in India, pueblos jovenes in Peru. Shanty towns if you want to odorize the concept. "Slums" if you call it like it is...
They're given different names depending on the country that hosts them. Bustees in India, pueblos jovenes in Peru. Shanty towns if you want to odorize the concept. "Slums" if you call it like it is...
Can I Apologize for Something I Never Did?
My close friend recently accused me of doing something very hurtful to her and she will not speak with me until I apologize...How can I say sorry for something I never did?
My close friend recently accused me of doing something very hurtful to her and she will not speak with me until I apologize...How can I say sorry for something I never did?
My Meaningful Speeding Ticket
I am always running. I am always moving. There is simply so much to do and so little time to do it...
I am always running. I am always moving. There is simply so much to do and so little time to do it...
News
Key Documents on Holocaust Hero Turned Over to Russia's Chief Rabbi
Russia’s government released materials dealing with the capture and death of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who saved thousands of Hungarian Jews.
Russia’s government released materials dealing with the capture and death of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who saved thousands of Hungarian Jews.
On Simchat Torah, the Torah wants to dance, but lacking the physical limbs with which to do so, it employs the body of the Jew. On this day, the Jew becomes the dancing feet of the Torah.
— The Lubavitcher Rebbe
Print Magazine
Due to the limitations of your reality, some of your best friends can enter only incognito.
In fact, the really big ones sometimes sneak in disguised as ugly monsters and vicious enemies. Otherwise, the guards at the gate would never permit them entry.
These are the events optimists call “blessings in disguise.”
Here’...
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