Help! I Need A Spiritual Guru!
Finding a spiritual guru takes a lot of due diligence. This is what you should look for in a spiritual guru.
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The Lamplighter’s Credo
While many of the Torah’s laws are time- & place-specific, their significance is always eternal & universal, such as kindling the menorah in the Holy Temple
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Educated Quests
The goal of education is for a person and his teachers to develop his personal moral vision–his perceptions of right, wrong, truth and falsehood–toward increasing degrees of synonymity with the ultimately objective moral vision: life as envisioned by its Creator.
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G-d in the Classroom
With rising crime rates, juvenile drug use, and conflicts between people, the value of religious education cannot be underestimated. This letter from the Lubavitcher Rebbe expounds on the value of religious education in these trying times.
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The Irremovable ‘R’
The true mark of a teacher is one who can convey the most sublime truths to the most ordinary of minds, as Abraham did.
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Behar: How Do I Find a True Rabbi? Part 2
In part two of the answer to how one finds an authentic educator, Rabbi Simon Jacobson tells a personal story and discusses the shortcomings of modern education.
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Emor: How Do I Find a True Rabbi? Part 1
Rabbi Simon Jacobson answers a critical question: how does one find an authentic, truthful educator when it comes to Torah learning?
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Matot-Masei: Three Weeks of Pain, Seven of Comfort, & Two of Return
Parshat Matot-Masei: 3 Weeks of Pain, 7 of Comfort & 2 of Return. Understanding the 3 Weeks of mourning in a chassidic discourse by Reb Hillel of Paritch.
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