Purim: Joy on Demand?
Purim is a day of joyous abandon that transcends conventional boundaries. It is a day when a window opens up that allows us deep inside of ourselves.
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Simchat Torah: Absolute Passion in the Face of Complacency
As we enter the climax of the High Holiday season we are challenged to ask ourselves: What do we stand for, what do we fight for? Movingly discussed here…
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Celebration
Why is a seudat mitzvah – a feast celebrating a mitzvah – so essential for the good of the Jewish people?
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The Rebirth of the Birthday
Two great luminaries in the history of Chassidism were born on the 18th of Elul and in recent generations this date has been marked with significance.
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Terumah: Where Death Meets Life
Cynics argue that at the end of it all, almighty death vanquishes life. Yet life can triumph over death, transforming the deepest grief into the greatest of joys.
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Noach: My Child: Let Us Not Part
The third installment in the series ‘Letters to My Child.’ After the busyness of the Hebrew month Tishrei we are given a final day to say goodbye.
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