The Two Floods

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In our lives we have both options: A deluge of waters that will overwhelm and destroy us; or a deluge of Divine knowledge that submerges us in its watery embrace.

Think Different Part II: On the Nature of Intelligence

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Part two of a discussion about cognitive processes, particularly the twofold approach for expanding one’s mind and tuning into the collective unconscious.

A Lunch to Remember

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Jacob’s battle with the angel imbues us with the power to fight and win our battles, until we reveal the ultimate light of personal and global redemption.

The Paradox of Pain

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From Parshat Maasei & the period of the 3 Weeks we learn not to view difficulty as a wholly negative experience, but as the greatest facilitator of growth.

Torah and Geometry

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The science of geometry resembles the Torah as an exact and applied science, and serves as a model that shows the difference between Torah and human wisdom.

The Constructive Statement

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Every mitzvah we perform is a testimony as to the essence and purpose of the created existence.

The More the Merrier

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Why so many mitzvot? Why so many dimensions to Torah?

Spiritual Meaning of Snow

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Nothing is as it appears. What lies beneath the enchanting snowflakes floating gently from heaven to earth? From whence do these white angels originate? Is this heaven speaking to us?

Meteorologist may perceive snow to be a result of pressure systems and precipitation levels; physicist will recognize the subatomic particles that create snow; but the mystic sees the cosmic energy that snow manifests and the facets of our psyche that it illuminates.

Let us explore the spirit within the snow…

Yom Kippur: The Dual Revolution

Weekly Op-Ed •October 7th, 2011• 6 Comments

The first revolution – in science and technology (“earthly wisdom”) – is well in place. The second revolution – in spirituality and Divine knowledge (“supernal wisdom”) – has to now catch up.

Matos: Religious Violence Part II

Weekly Op-Ed •July 30th, 2005• 2 Comments

The context behind waging war in Biblical historical events and the Torah’s perspective thereon, as seen in Parshat Matot in the Book of Numbers (Bamidbar).