Weekly Op-Ed
Purim: Unbowed
It took Mordechai to stand up against the dark forces that wanted to bring him and his people down. Empowered by Mordechai’s courage and self-confidence, today we can stand proud, with no need for compromise or apologetics
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Doubt: The Silent Killer
Amalek embodies the most potent enemy we face. That enemy is not an external force, nor a prowler or weapon on the attack. It is not an enemy from without, but one from within. The enemy is: Doubt.
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Anochi: I Give You My Soul
Anochi captures the essence and purpose of all existence: To inscribe and reveal the soul in our every word and in our every experience.
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All This Talk About Man
Learn about the different levels of the world, allowing space for human existence in a world created and governed by an infinite G/d.
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Bo: Publicity Stunt
Moses – and the Moses that lives on in each one of us – is a stark reminder, and a symbol of hope, that even in our hyper stimulated media age we can see through the fog and recognize what is really true and enduring.
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Four Steps to Freedom
There are four steps that G-d used to take His nation out of slavery in Egypt, mirroring the four steps necessary to achieve freedom today.
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The Ninth Flame
In pits of of Auschwitz a young boy and a gentleman light a ninth Chanukah candle, one so bright that it cannot be seen.
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Yud Tes Kislev: The Psycho-Spiritual Revolution of Our Times
A bit more than two centuries years ago Rabbi Schneur Zalman presented us with an invaluable model of life that can be appreciated now more than ever. It would be wise to explore his teachings, which provide us with a most comprehensive blueprint for modern life, uniting faith and reason, spirit and matter in our struggle with physical life.
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Reaching New Heights: A Special New Year Greeting from Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Let us take a moment to reflect on a year that that revealed the depth of our collective soul and the incredible potential we possess to rise above adversity.
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The Seven Weeks of Comfort
By digging deeper into the 2437 year-old system of the Seven Weeks of Comfort we can discover the secrets of how to deal with all forms of loss and suffering; how to move from destruction to consolation to renewal – the mystery of eternity that has held us together through centuries of upheaval.
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