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Sukkot 5762 - October 1, 2001

It Takes All Kinds

It's not just that it takes all kinds to make a people - it also takes all kinds to make a person.
Twin Towers - A Spiritual Reincarnation

Why was I witness? Can I possibly understand the purpose of death, pain and suffering? No. But I can choose to learn from it. You are a child of a living, pulsating, compassionate Creator. Do it and live it. Reincarnate the souls of those torn so rudely from us.
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The Master of Song

The room fell utterly silent. All were caught in the thrall of the melody, a melody of yearning and resolve, of ascent and retreat...
The Four Mysteries of King Solomon

Why do vacillation and hardship fuel growth? How can contradictory ideas embody a singular truth? Why does a simple physical deed elevate us to levels of holiness and G‑dliness?
And you shall take for yourselves on the first day [of Sukkot] the splendid fruit of a tree, fronds of dates, the branch of the thick-leafed tree and willows of the river.
— Leviticus 23:40
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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.”

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