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Restoring the Tablets

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Harry Zeitlin

As we reach the end of Tammuz 17, a multi-purpose fast day in the Jewish calendar, this year with Israel still engaged in an existential war that began with the barbaric attack of October 7, when approximately 120 are still … Continue reading →

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Descent

Posted on June 11, 2024 by Harry Zeitlin

A well-known principle in Kabbalah is  that of descent for the sake of later ascent, as it says in Mishlei (24:16), “a Tzaddik falls seven times and then he rises.” Much of the world of  Chassidut (see, especially, the Meor … Continue reading →

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Is This Pesach Different From All Other Pesachs?

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Harry Zeitlin

Yes, this is the first time in the lifetimes of most Jews alive today that we, as a people, are under so much attack on so many fronts. The cornerstone of Zionism, that if only we had a country with … Continue reading →

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Living With Both Eyes

Posted on March 10, 2024 by Harry Zeitlin

Any mature understanding of the Torah requires simultaneously reading both for literal meaning and for metaphor. Perhaps no other topic requires this as much as does the Mishkan, the proto-Temple in the desert, a physical structure in which we are … Continue reading →

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