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Shoftim 5766 - August 25, 2006
The Third Marriage
What did Moses feel ascending Mount Sinai for the third time, on the early morning of the 1st of Elul, 3,308 years ago?
What did Moses feel ascending Mount Sinai for the third time, on the early morning of the 1st of Elul, 3,308 years ago?
Parshah
Shoftim in a Nutshell
“Justice”—the very concept is said to be a Jewish contribution to the world. A glance at this week’s Parshah (equality before the law, due process, protection of criminals from vigilante vengeance, curbs on the behavior of kings, rules and ethics in warfare . . . ) shows why.
“Justice”—the very concept is said to be a Jewish contribution to the world. A glance at this week’s Parshah (equality before the law, due process, protection of criminals from vigilante vengeance, curbs on the behavior of kings, rules and ethics in warfare . . . ) shows why.
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They All Prayed...
Chabad brought prayer to the army bases and the streets of Israel, distributed hundreds of thousands of Psalms, lit Shabbat candles with IDF units, and united Jews with letters in Torah scrolls...
Chabad brought prayer to the army bases and the streets of Israel, distributed hundreds of thousands of Psalms, lit Shabbat candles with IDF units, and united Jews with letters in Torah scrolls...
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A Whiff of Purity
I suddenly had an extremely rich and inspiring thought... I imagine that this is because a Jew once prayed minchah at that spot
I suddenly had an extremely rich and inspiring thought... I imagine that this is because a Jew once prayed minchah at that spot
Thirteen Attributes of Mercy
A History of Elul... A Haven in Time... Month of the Bride... I and My Beloved... How to grant a blessing... The King in the Field... all about Elul -- the month that G-d feels closer to us and we feel closer to Him
A History of Elul... A Haven in Time... Month of the Bride... I and My Beloved... How to grant a blessing... The King in the Field... all about Elul -- the month that G-d feels closer to us and we feel closer to Him
Yerachmiel: Lessons From Our Baby's Life
We don’t know why G-d does anything. But I am sure that He heard our prayers and tears, and watched with amazement at how all these little people ran around frantically to save a life...
We don’t know why G-d does anything. But I am sure that He heard our prayers and tears, and watched with amazement at how all these little people ran around frantically to save a life...
There are geographical "cities of refuge" (see Deuteronomy 19), and there is a city of refuge in time. This haven in time is the month of Elul, where the Jew takes shelter each year to rectify his spiritual ills...
— The Lubavitcher Rebbe
Print Magazine
The world is a place of constant change and unrest.
Each point in time is distinct from the point before and the point after.
Each point in space is its own world, with its own conditions and state of being.
It is a world of fragments, a perpetual rush of traffic and noise.
Look at your own life: You do so ...
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