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Acharei-Kedoshim 5766 - May 6, 2006
The Things You See
In this world that G-d made, there are no tourists--just local residents. There are no fans in the bleachers--only players on the field. No audience--just actors
In this world that G-d made, there are no tourists--just local residents. There are no fans in the bleachers--only players on the field. No audience--just actors
Parshah
How to be Holy... Kind Of
Gefilte fish, master of relaxation and the art of meditation, teaches us how to be Holy, breath deeply, and scream at our friends... Hey, are we missing something?
Gefilte fish, master of relaxation and the art of meditation, teaches us how to be Holy, breath deeply, and scream at our friends... Hey, are we missing something?
How Can Men and Women Get Along?
Isn’t marriage between man and woman a violation of the laws of kilayim, which prohibit the intermixing of divergent species?
Isn’t marriage between man and woman a violation of the laws of kilayim, which prohibit the intermixing of divergent species?
Story
A Walk on the Menton Shore
With G-d's help, I shall never forget that glorious moment, the sight of father's holy face flaring in ecstasy as he emphasized the words "a G-dly sweetness..."
With G-d's help, I shall never forget that glorious moment, the sight of father's holy face flaring in ecstasy as he emphasized the words "a G-dly sweetness..."
Baruch, Our Special Child
I remember looking at the doctor and thinking: "You are not G‑d. That is your opinion, but anything can happen..."
I remember looking at the doctor and thinking: "You are not G‑d. That is your opinion, but anything can happen..."
One whose wisdom is greater than his deeds, what is he comparable to? To a tree with many branches and few roots; comes a storm and uproots it, and turns it on its face... But one whose deeds are greater than his wisdom, to what is he compared? To a tree with many roots and few branches, whom all the storms in the world cannot budge from its place.
— Ethics of the Fathers 3:17
Print Magazine
Looking at your world from Above, all is good.
Looking at your world from within, things don’t always look so nice.
Until you connect your world below to the world above. Then the goodness flows downward without distortion.
How do you make that connection? By clinging tightly above.
By putting all your trust in G‑d.
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