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Sefer BaMidbar is commonly (i.e. in non-Jewish circles) known as the Book of Numbers, and numbers do, indeed, play a large part in what there is to learn that goes much deeper the pshat, simple or surface definition.It’s a basic … Continue reading →

Shavuot is the anniversary, celebrated continuously for 3334 years, of receiving the Torah. It’s also celebrates, each year, the day-by-day process of inner refinement and contemplation from our first steps of freedom (Pesach) until true autonomy (life with Torah). We … Continue reading →

Tonight, Yesod sh’b’Yesod, is the yahrzeit of the Ramchal.He reveals about Bayit Shlishi, the Third Temple, that it will be fully divinely built and will remain in the highest heaven and, at first, only its spiritual essence will radiate to … Continue reading →

I heard this story twice in recent days. It’s just in time, as daily life in Israel could be mistaken for a crisis. This is how it goes: Someone was walking home from one of the anti-government protests we’ve lately … Continue reading →

Life is never static. We ascend and descend along an almost infinite range of parameters. We also move laterally, as it were, between these parameters: relationships, career, art, physical endeavors, spiritual explorations, politics and more. We play many roles: children … Continue reading →

Most of us have been walking for so many years that it becomes unconscious. It’s pretty much the definition of toddler, and since that point, when we want to be somewhere else, we stand up, move our legs one foot … Continue reading →

One of the hardest challenges I have comes after I finish something. Once in a while I want to sit back and admire my work and just enjoy it. Often, if there is some appreciation out there, I admittedly want … Continue reading →

We often don’t notice truths that are too obvious until they’re pointed out to us. For millennia, for generations, Jews have shared an experience while preparing for Pesach every year. It’s so common, so expected and, thus, taken for granted … Continue reading →

(I’ve been trying to express and share my thoughts as they’ve developed over the last several, relatively quiet, months. In order to finally share something before Shabbat, I ask you to please forgive and overlook spelling and grammatical errors, but … Continue reading →

Rosh Hashanah is rapidly approaching. The first (week)day without sounding the Shofar is almost over. Throughout the day, however, my head has been filled with an idealized version of the Shofar’s song. Tekia, Sh’varim Truah, Tekia, Tekia Gedola….The song builds … Continue reading →