Scribal Culture

The Hebrew and Latin terms for scribe are similar to each other in that both are cognate with the word for book in their respective languages (sofer and sefer, libellarius and liber).

A Mona Lisa Of My Very Own

We met some other young women and discussed how we would spend our short time there. They unanimously chose to go to the Eiffel Tower and see it lit up at night. I preferred another destination.

The Spiritual Child

Jews became famous throughout the ages for putting education first. Where others built castles and palaces, Jews built schools and houses of study.

From Last To First: The Story Of The Nesiim (Part I)

Highly successful people do not immediately look at their phones upon waking. Instead of allowing external stimuli to guide their waking thoughts, they replace it with mindful, guided, and goal-oriented thinking, generating proactive momentum to their morning.

Parshas Bo: Please Stand Up

While the term amidah is teleologically neutral and simply relays the notion of standing in place, the term nitzav implies standing for a specific purpose.

He Uncovers The Hidden

If I had used my electric oven the previous week, after the original test, that leak behind it could have blown up the house and caused me serious injury.

The Quality Of Life

Axel Pflueger then turned to the head of the committee, acknowledged to be one of the most celebrated medical ethicists in the world, and inquired, What precisely are the criteria to determine one’s quality of life?

The Alter Rebbe (Part Two)

The Alter Rebbe is probably best known for his systematic exposition of Chassidic Jewish philosophy as set forth in the Tanya.

Spirits In A Material World

The well-being of the soul is something inward and spiritual, but the well-being of the body requires a strong society and economy, where there is the rule of law, division of labor, and the promotion of trade.

The Five Stages Of Torah

This five-stage pattern exists within every process in life. Everything in this world, even that which appears chaotic, scattered, and disorganized, shares this underlying pattern.

The Trick Of Magi

In his commentary to Sanhedrin 67b, however, Rashi says the Talmud holds that lahat is something performed by the practitioner himself, while lat adjures sheidim to act on one’s behalf.

The Spider Web

In fact, one of my young daughters-in-law is a certified optometrist, so she likewise was able to weigh in, armed with professional clinical knowledge, instead of merely hearsay or anecdotal information.

Overcoming Obstacles

Rebbe Nachman says, According to how holy and important the act is, the more barriers there will be in order to ensure that the act is done with the right level of desire.

The Baal HaTanya

The Alter Rebbe founded the Chabad movement stressing the requirement of Da es Elokei Avichoh, Know the G-d of your Father, with your intellectual faculties and abilities.

The Five Spiritual Stages Of The Creative Process

Applying this ability to spiritual wisdom allows one to enter the gateway into the infinite, gaining access to the deepest and most powerful truths of existence.

Turning Curses Into Blessings

Where did it come from, this Jewish ability to turn weakness into strength, adversity into advantage, darkness into light?

Drawing Water

As we explained earlier, “drawing water” and “lifting up” can actually be seen as one act.

New Calendar

The pandemic might mean these celebrations will be shared on Zoom, and hugs will be virtual, but we will pretend we are together for milestones. And, maybe, sometime during 2023, the pandemic will be history.

His Ways Are Beyond Comprehension

Although their ancestor earned the throne because of a certain good deed, the inheritors cannot use similar merit to remain.

On Not Predicting The Future

We make the future by our choices. The script has not yet been written. The future is radically open.

The Deepening Layers Of Happiness

What if we thought that we were on death’s door and then miraculously received a donation from a loving hero? Wouldn’t we live differently and experience life in a whole new way?

Famishing Famines

Various permutations of this word appear around 130 times throughout the Bible.

A Place to Sit

Suddenly I saw a woman arise from her chair just over to the side of me. I was about to sit when a woman approximately my age ran ahead and grabbed the chair and the one beside it for her teenage daughter. I made a small face but then let go.

Preparing Our Spiritual Garments And Provisions

People will come to them and say, Here is food and water. Eat! Drink! But those outside will answer, No! No! We cannot use such food. What we need is the food of Torah and G-dly service (mitzvot).

Hey Teves: The Victory Of The Seforim

On the first anniversary of the victorious verdict, the Rebbe said in a sichah, a public talk, that to know the appropriate way to celebrate this auspicious day we must consult the seforim themselves.

The Torah’s Powerful Approach To Happiness

True happiness is what you experience when you are actualizing your potential, working toward becoming the person you are meant to become.

Missing The Boat?

I don’t know what happened, but at some point a number of the people started walking away from the lobby. No one said anything to us. What did they know that we didn’t?

The Chanukah Menorah And Renewal Of The Spirit

When we believe that we can always change for the better, the light of Hashem can shine upon us, no matter how old we are.

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