Gentleness
A Q&A letter applying the story of Moses striking the rock instead of speaking to the rock in Parshat Chukat to explain how to get through to blocked people
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Know That You Don’t Know
Find out if you are limiting yourself intellectually and spiritually, and how you can harness the power of that which you do not know.
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Think Different Part II: On the Nature of Intelligence
Part two of a discussion about cognitive processes, particularly the twofold approach for expanding one’s mind and tuning into the collective unconscious.
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The Subconscious of G-d
Our sages describe the age of Moshiach as a reality which “the heart does not reveal to the mouth,” where we will inhabit the “subconscious” of G-d.
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The Servant and the Minister
The minister serves his king with his mind; the servant with his body. Our service of the Creator includes both elements – embodied in Torah study & mitzvot.
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The Decree
The law of the “Red Heifer,” the ultimate supra-rational divine decree read in Parshat Chukat, ritually purifies one after being in contact with the dead.
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The Quintessential Eye
Upon hearing details of something, the mind pieces together a perception of the subject. Yet, upon seeing something, the mind takes in its totality.
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The Intimate Estrangement
Linking G-d’s bond with the Jews as a marriage with the ten haftarot called “the Three of Rebuke and the Seven of Consolation” in explaining the galut/exile.
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Barefoot Beasts: The Spiritual Meaning of Shoes
The spiritual meaning of shoes: Chassidic teaching speaks of an equally critical need for spiritual shoes—for a shield between the person and the “earth.” Learn about the connection between shoes, going barefoot, and prohibited animals.
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