Torah In The Winter
On Simchat Torah we read Vezot Haberachah in conclusion of the annual Torah-reading cycle. It is the day of rejoicing the Torah, but not of receiving it.
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One Day: The Spiritual Meaning of Day and Night
The story of creation reveals the spiritual meaning of day and night. Learn about the creation story from the teachings of the Rebbe.
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The Conquest of Time
Thus, the story of the “Second Passover” gives rise to the principle that “There is no earlier or later in Torah.”
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Seeking the Week
The Omer count corresponds to the forty-nine elements of the heart, which consist of seven “weeks,” each comprised of seven “days.”
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When Shabbat Follows Rosh Hashanah
Learn about this spiritual meaning of where Rosh Hashanah falls on the Jewish calendar.
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Pesach: Celestial Passover
The Jewish calendar is regulated by the lunar cycles. We count by and are compared to the humble moon. But once every 28 years we are reminded to recognize the source from whence the moon receives its light.
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Tzav: Soular Dissonance
The sun and the moon are not two self-contained luminaries, divorced from earthly affairs. They are both an integral, intertwined part of the human condition.
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Vayikra: Restoring the Balance
When we are able to revisit our birthing, prior to the scars we gathered through life, we achieve two things: We see how things ought to be, and we are empowered to realign who we have become today with who we truly are.
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