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Matot-Masei
By the Numbers
14 Facts About Balaam, the Evil Prophet
After being thoroughly humiliated by a talking donkey, he found himself unable to curse the Jews, showering them with tremendous blessings instead.
After being thoroughly humiliated by a talking donkey, he found himself unable to curse the Jews, showering them with tremendous blessings instead.
Freeman Files
The Kabbalah of Holy Wars and Unconditional Love
The cardinal sins of Torah demanded only 70 years of exile, while hatred takes almost 2000 years!
The cardinal sins of Torah demanded only 70 years of exile, while hatred takes almost 2000 years!
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Are Spouses Together in Heaven?
You’ll be with your spouse in heaven, but perhaps not in the way that you imagine.
You’ll be with your spouse in heaven, but perhaps not in the way that you imagine.
Am I a Failed Jewish Mother?
Our role is not to become our children's flame. It is to help ignite theirs by providing a positive example for them to emulate.
Our role is not to become our children's flame. It is to help ignite theirs by providing a positive example for them to emulate.
Halachah for Life
What You Need to Know About Praying With a Minyan
While prayer is often seen as a deeply personal conversation with G-d, Judaism teaches that it is also fundamentally communal.
While prayer is often seen as a deeply personal conversation with G-d, Judaism teaches that it is also fundamentally communal.
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Tracking Down Dad's Dachau Hero
After two weeks, the memoir arrived. I was in awe. It was a 70-page typed document with very intricate details, including the story of how Jacob met my father in Dachau.
After two weeks, the memoir arrived. I was in awe. It was a 70-page typed document with very intricate details, including the story of how Jacob met my father in Dachau.
Parshah
No sooner was [Abraham] weaned -- and he was but a small child -- that his mind began to seek and wonder: How do the heavenly bodies orbit without a moving force? Who moves them? They cannot move themselves! Immersed amongst the foolish idol-worshippers of Ur Casdim, he had no one to teach him anything; his father, mother and countrymen, and he amongst them, all worshipped idols. But his heart sought, and came to know that there is one G-d... who created all and that in all existence there is none other than Him. He came to know that the entire world erred...
— Maimonides
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From a letter:
Even if all your complaints about your spouse are well-founded and valid—show her your love, nevertheless. Show her unconditional love.
The sages taught that all our exile is due to the sin of senseless, unwarranted hatred.
When each one of us will start with unwarranted, unconditional love in our ow...
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