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| Chanuka :: Chutzpa - The Holy Secret of Chanuka |
The Maharal explains that the spiritual world of the after-life is not available to us in this world because it is beyond our senses and we have no way to represent it to ourselves or to perceive it's reality.
Similarly Rav Yisrael Salanter emphasized that we do not have any direct acces |
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| (Published: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:18:11 -0400) |
| Judaism :: Life's Ups and Downs |
"A new king arose over Egypt, who did not know of Joseph" (Shemot 1:8).
Gemara Sotah 11a states: "Rab and Samuel differ in their interpretation; one said that the king was actually new, while the other said that his decrees were new. And what does it mean that he 'did not |
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| (Published: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:22:00 -0400) |
| Judaism :: The Search For Truth |
Now Moses' father in law, Yisro, the chieftain of Midian, heard all that God had done for Moses and for Israel, His people - that the Lord had taken Israel out of Egypt. (Shemos 18:1)
What news did Yisro hear that made such an impression on him, that he came to join the Jewish people? Th |
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| (Published: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:24:26 -0400) |
| Judaism :: The Search For Truth |
Now Moses' father in law, Yisro, the chieftain of Midian, heard all that God had done for Moses and for Israel, His people - that the Lord had taken Israel out of Egypt. (Shemos 18:1)
What news did Yisro hear that made such an impression on him, that he came to join the Jewish people? Th |
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| (Published: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:02:12 -0500) |
| Judaism :: Promises & Reality |
| G-d spoke to Moses and He said to him, "I am Hashem. I appearedto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as the Almighty God, butthrough My name Hashem, I did not become known to them." (Shemot6:2-3)
Rashi states: I was not recognized by them in my aspect of truthby which My name |
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| (Published: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:07:24 -0500) |
| Judaism :: A Small Miracle & a Lot of Love |
| According to the Gemarah in Shabbos 21:a (Rashi) the celebration of Chanukah was decreed because the oil, which was supposed tolast one day, lasted for eight days. But at the same time the Jews were saved from the total destruction of their spiritualvalues and the loss of their Torah in a very mirac |
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| (Published: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:08:54 -0500) |
| Judaism :: A Small Miracle & a Lot of Love |
According to the Gemarah in Shabbos 21:a (Rashi) the celebrationof Chanukah was decreed because the oil, which was supposed tolast one day, lasted for eight days. But at the same time theJews were saved from the total destruction of their spiritualvalues and the loss of their Torah in a very mira |
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| (Published: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:30:21 -0500) |
| Judaism :: The Real Fear |
The verses in this weeks Torah portion Bereishit 32:7-8state: "The angels returned to Jacob saying, 'We came to yourbrother, to Esau, and he is also coming toward you, and fourhundred men are with him.' Jacob became very frightened and wasdistressed, so he divided the people who wer |
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| (Published: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:37:14 -0500) |
| Judaism :: The Most Important Trait |
"And it will be, that the maiden to whom I will say, 'Lower your
pitcher and I will drink,' and she will say, 'Drink, and I will
also water your camels,' her have You designated for Your
servant, for Isaac, and through her may I know that You have
performed loving kindness w |
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| (Published: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:03:27 -0500) |
| Judaism :: Seeing the Bigger Picture |
The Talmud in Tannis 21a acquaints us with a man of
tremendous faith Nachum Eish Gamzu. It is related of Nachum of
Gamzu that he was blind in both eyes, his hands and legs were
amputated, his whole body was covered with boils and he was
lying in a dilapidated house on a bed, the |
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