Essays
From Bondage to Servitude
How can setting aside our own reason lead to greater wisdom? Can subjugating our passions and desires yield a feeling of freedom and liberty?
Read MoreOn the Essence of the Ethics
When the “correct path” of Torah is not only “harmonious for the one who does it” but also “harmonious for mankind,” G-d and man’s “joint project” of creation is complete.
Read MoreThe Last Jew
The month of Cheshvan, by virtue of its ordinariness, represents the very purpose of life on earth.
Read MoreThe Era of the Rainbow
An examination of the Torah’s account of the first twenty generations of history reveals two primary differences between the world before the Flood and the post-Flood era.
Read MoreThe Constructive Statement
Every mitzvah we perform is a testimony as to the essence and purpose of the created existence.
Read MoreA Box of Life: The Meaning of the Teivah
Meaning of Teivah: Get insight into Noah’s Ark in this essay based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
Read MoreThe Creation of Beginning
The “before” and “after” of creation: In terms of physical time, creation “always” was, since the first moment of time is also the first moment of creation.
Read MoreSpeaker of the House
What are spoken words? Nothing really, at least not in the material sense.
Read MoreThe Creation of Light
The creation of light is G-d’s concept of existence. It is the vision He articulated into being before getting down to the nuts and bolts of creation. The vision which precedes all, pervades all, and culminates all.
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