Essays
Cause and Effect
The Talmud teaches that the spiritual unity represented by the half-shekel laws precedes the physical differences of cross-breeding laws.
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Heaven and Earth
Don’t be discouraged by the gap between spiritual and material. G-d wants an earthly sanctuary constructed of the finite materials of physical life.
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A Marriage Made on Earth
When a man and woman marry, they unite two approaches of bringing the divine into the spiritual world.
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White Space
The letters in the Torah reflect each Jew as an individual, but similarly contributing to the same overall message.
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The Soiled Face
Two thousand years ago we washed the dirt from our limbs before spiritual endeavors. Now that dirt is on our faces, and we must find a way to wash it off.
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The Anonymous Essence
We call the Torah the “Five Books of Moses” since it was a part of his very identity. Yet he was willing to forgo it for something more vital- his people.
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Inside Time
G-d created time, allowing us to look to the past, present, and future. Yet we must look to the era of Moshiach, where time takes on a new meaning.
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The Rain of Peace
The dimensions of the rainy and sunny seasons of the Jewish calendar are explored in correlation to the birth of Chabad Chassidism, which is linked to Kislev, the third month of the “Season of Rains.”
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Knowledge and Naught
Drinking until one does not know the difference between Haman and Mordechai on Purim is explored in conjunction with the concept of the tzaddik versus the baal teshuvah.
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