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Restoring the Tablets
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
Descent
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
Is This Pesach Different From All Other Pesachs?
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
Living With Both Eyes
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
It Takes A Worried Man To Sing A Worried Song
We Jews certainly worry a lot. It’s true that, over the generations, we have had a lot to worry about, much of that concerned with survival in a series of hostile environments. Perhaps that pressure and danger developed in us … Continue reading
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Transcending Ourselves
One of the hardest challenges any of us face is changing ourselves. While everyone agrees that growth and development are good, even changes we desire are often hard to make. When called to outgrow things we’re comfortable with, see as … Continue reading
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The Kippa Question
I was recently leading a small group as we studied different halachic approaches to the kippa, yarmulke or skull cap, which is often assumed to be obligatory for observant men. (In the last decades, it’s also been adapted by some … Continue reading
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