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Acharei-Kedoshim 5767 - April 27, 2007
Living
Who's To Blame?
He blamed his victims. He blamed you. He blamed me. He blamed the entire world for what he did. He blamed everyone except for the one person that was to blame...
He blamed his victims. He blamed you. He blamed me. He blamed the entire world for what he did. He blamed everyone except for the one person that was to blame...
What Does Judaism Say About Gun Control?
Examining the gun control debate from the perspective of classic Judaic sources
Examining the gun control debate from the perspective of classic Judaic sources
Librescu Family, May G‑d Comfort You...
When words are seemingly inadequate in expressing feelings, Jewish tradition gives us a sentence which contains a threefold message of consolation.
When words are seemingly inadequate in expressing feelings, Jewish tradition gives us a sentence which contains a threefold message of consolation.
Reaction to Tragedy
Our first reaction to tragedy is denial. We are not vulnerable. We could have prevented this tragedy. We grasp at the flimsiest of straws to prove to ourselves that we are in complete control over our destiny...
Our first reaction to tragedy is denial. We are not vulnerable. We could have prevented this tragedy. We grasp at the flimsiest of straws to prove to ourselves that we are in complete control over our destiny...
A Matter of Responsibility
Kabbalah, psychology, and the real issue behind "gun control vs. people control"
Kabbalah, psychology, and the real issue behind "gun control vs. people control"
Whose Money Is It Anyway?
That question probably crossed the minds of millions of Americans as they scrambled to meet the tax-filing deadline last week...
That question probably crossed the minds of millions of Americans as they scrambled to meet the tax-filing deadline last week...
The Mirror
"Quite a change, is it not?" said Abraham with a pleased smile on his face. "Yes, quite a change," the Rebbe sadly replied
"Quite a change, is it not?" said Abraham with a pleased smile on his face. "Yes, quite a change," the Rebbe sadly replied
Parshah
A History of Love
A famous talk by the Lubavitcher Rebbe analyzes the lives of Noah, Abraham and Moses as milestones in humanity's journey from an instinctive selfhood to a true concept of "love" for a one's fellow.
A famous talk by the Lubavitcher Rebbe analyzes the lives of Noah, Abraham and Moses as milestones in humanity's journey from an instinctive selfhood to a true concept of "love" for a one's fellow.
Blood Brothers
What earthly resemblance do any of these comic book characters have to me or my lifestyle?
What earthly resemblance do any of these comic book characters have to me or my lifestyle?
Love Thy Shrek as Thyself
So what if he's ugly and his mother dresses him funny? His soul is pure and untainted
So what if he's ugly and his mother dresses him funny? His soul is pure and untainted
Love in a Heartbeat
The sole method we had for giving blood was a direct transfusion from one person to another.
The sole method we had for giving blood was a direct transfusion from one person to another.
Mirrors
My hair, thank G-d, is growing back. Hair, beard, eyebrows, eyelashes, the works. My color has returned, or at least transformed from a yellow brown pallor to a more healthy tone. I'm lookin' good. At least that's what everyone says...
My hair, thank G-d, is growing back. Hair, beard, eyebrows, eyelashes, the works. My color has returned, or at least transformed from a yellow brown pallor to a more healthy tone. I'm lookin' good. At least that's what everyone says...
The Jewish Woman
A Stranger in a Strange Land
I walked unsteadily into the battered women's shelter with my baby in my arms...
I walked unsteadily into the battered women's shelter with my baby in my arms...
My Husband Wants a Divorce
My husband has decided he wants a divorce. Should I try and persuade him to stay? Or do I let him go because it is obviously what he wants? The other thing is that I am pregnant...
My husband has decided he wants a divorce. Should I try and persuade him to stay? Or do I let him go because it is obviously what he wants? The other thing is that I am pregnant...
Grandma's Pickle Cure
I was lectured, scolded, and told I might never be allowed out of the house again... her precious daughter was imperfect. Grandma Rachel finally intervened and suggested I visit Grandma Bella till the crisis passed...
I was lectured, scolded, and told I might never be allowed out of the house again... her precious daughter was imperfect. Grandma Rachel finally intervened and suggested I visit Grandma Bella till the crisis passed...
Judaism
How Does G-d Decide What's Right and What's Wrong?
Are good things G-dly or are G-dly things good? What would the Chassidic masters say of the Socrates- Euthyphro debate?
Are good things G-dly or are G-dly things good? What would the Chassidic masters say of the Socrates- Euthyphro debate?
Can a Person Be “Good” Without Being Spiritual?
Is it better to keep Shabbat and eat only kosher but be unkind and dishonest, or to be a good person who is not as observant?
Is it better to keep Shabbat and eat only kosher but be unkind and dishonest, or to be a good person who is not as observant?
It is a singular, tremendous privilege if the Almighty grants a person an aptitude for, and a delight in, doing a fellow Jew a favor. If the Almighty grants a person that his fellow man will be more dear to him than himself... It is worth one's while to toil five hours a day for five days -- toil of the body and toil of the soul -- to comprehend the Divine, if the result is that one truly desires to do a favor to a fellow.
— Rabbi Sholom DovBer of Lubavitch (1860-1920)
Print Magazine
Due to the limitations of your reality, some of your best friends can enter only incognito.
In fact, the really big ones sometimes sneak in disguised as ugly monsters and vicious enemies. Otherwise, the guards at the gate would never permit them entry.
These are the events optimists call “blessings in disguise.”
Here’...
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