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Sukkot & Simchat Torah 5763 - September 20, 2002
The Big Sukkah
For a thing to be the thing it is, it cannot be too small, and it cannot be too big. There is one exception, however: the sukkah
For a thing to be the thing it is, it cannot be too small, and it cannot be too big. There is one exception, however: the sukkah
Parshah
V’Zot HaBerachah in a Nutshell
Moses blesses each of the twelve tribes. He ascends the mountain where he sees the Land of Israel and passes away, and the Torah tells us, “There arose not a prophet since in Israel like Moses…”.
Moses blesses each of the twelve tribes. He ascends the mountain where he sees the Land of Israel and passes away, and the Torah tells us, “There arose not a prophet since in Israel like Moses…”.
The Burning Palace
A man was traveling when he saw a palace in flames. He wondered: "Is it possible that the palace lacks an owner?" Thus, says an ancient Midrash, Judaism was born
A man was traveling when he saw a palace in flames. He wondered: "Is it possible that the palace lacks an owner?" Thus, says an ancient Midrash, Judaism was born
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...
Parenting
Choose Your Parents!
We can choose our partners, our job, the place we live -- is the common wisdom -- but we can't choose our parents. Yaakov Lieder, son to two parents and parent to 14, disagrees
We can choose our partners, our job, the place we live -- is the common wisdom -- but we can't choose our parents. Yaakov Lieder, son to two parents and parent to 14, disagrees
Our sages have taught, "Whoever gets angry, it is as if he worshipped idols" (Zohar I, 27b). Why? Because at the time of his anger, his faith has left him. For were he to believe that what happened to him was G d’s doing, he would not be angry at all.
— Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi (Tanya, Iggeret Hakodesh 25)
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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