The Power Of Why

Only in Israel was G-d seen not just as a power but as the architect of society, the orchestrator of its music of justice and mercy, liberty and dignity.

Coming Up From The Depths

I look up from time to time, my eyes focused in the same direction. Six kilometers distant is the Kotel, where people are praying, putting a note between the stones.

The Nine Days: How We Can Shine Light Into The Darkness

The Rebbe spoke of the need to shine a beacon of light into these days of darkness through participation in a siyum during each one of the nine days.

Weaponizing Government Agencies Against Israel

In a 2010 Tablet Magazine piece, Lee Smith described how the U.S. counter-intelligence community took up the failed, decades-long effort by media and academics to undermine solid American support for Israel by criminalizing legitimate, pro-Israel advocacy in Washington...

To 120: Growing Old, Staying Young

Age brings the reflection and detachment that allows us to stand back and not be swept along by the mood of the moment or passing fashion or the madness of the crowd.

The True Value Of The Journey

There are two different types, or aspects, of perfection. The first is static perfection (sheleimus), where something is, has been, and always will be absolutely perfect. Such a being does not struggle, has no conflicting wills, and never fails.

Don’t Trample On Me

In this essay, we explore the verb romes and its etymology, with an attempt at discovering if and how romes differs from its apparent synonyms, dorech and boss.

Friends To The End

Geula was not the same as it is now. There were so many shopkeepers that lived there. Some were religious, some not. But it was a community. We all were one. And Ruti and I would go everywhere together.

A Visit To 770 In 1951 (Part III)

The Rebbe speaks quickly and with a singsong. The chassidim stand around the table with closed eyes, trying to concentrate and hear every word. He speaks of the secrets of the Torah.

The Complexity Of Human Rights

We should be free to live as we choose, worship as we choose, and identify as we choose.

Deeper Into The Journey

A worthwhile journey often includes a long winding path, twisting and turning in all directions, leading you on a seemingly endless quest. Then, at the very last moment, there can be a sudden revelation that retroactively changes your perspective on the entire journey!

Forget-Me-Nots

My mother always prayed they would get to their 50th anniversary. They were blessed to have celebrated their 60th anniversary, too. Their love was a perennial one, always there, year after year.

A Visit To 770 In 1951 (Part II)

The atmosphere is completely different than the one out in the street. Everyone converses in Yiddish. They all understand Yiddish.

Moshe’s Disappointment

We are each, to some extent, who we chose to become. Neither genes nor upbringing can guarantee that we become the person our parents want us to be.

The Power Of The Journey

This argument is rehashed year after year. CEO and homeless son, success and failure. But which is the success, and which is the failure?

Piercing Spears

In this essay, we take a closer look at the Hebrew word used for Phineas’ weapon of choice and compare it with other Hebrew words like chanit and kidon that seem to refer to the same or very similar weapons.

Decidedly Mixed Emotions

Instead of completing my online purchase within a few minutes once we arrived, I was dismayed to encounter any number of unfamiliar error messages, particularly the warning of potential credit card fraud.

A Visit To 770 In 1951

Their first Rebbe, Reb Schneur Zalman of Liadi, was a student of the Baal Shem Tov. He was able to blend the teachings of Chassidus from the Baal Shem Tov with the teachings of the “misnagdim” and the Vilna Gaon.

Healing The Trauma Of Loss

Moses at the rock was not so much a prophet as a man who had just lost his sister.

Filling The Void: The Spiritual Joy Of Wasting Words (Part II)

Destroying the yetzer for transcendence was like destroying a spiritual radio located within our consciousness. Once you destroy the radio, the transmitter and receiver no longer operate.

The Right Site

Instead of viewing atar and makom as pure synonyms, the aforementioned exegetes all make a point of noting that atar is actually an Aramaic word while makom is Hebrew.

Calling Out To G-d

Curiel has been researching his family tree for decades and has learned some astounding facts. There was a Rav Israel Ben Meir di Curiel, a Sage in Tzfat, who sat on the Beit Din in the 16th century along with Rav Yossef Caro. There were also 35 Jews named Curiel murdered in the Holocaust.

How To Connect On Gimmel Tammuz

Today, many who criticized the Rebbe emulate the Rebbe and do the work of kiruv.

Clandestine Weapons For A New State

For the washing machine to conceal the noise and smell of the factory, it had to be in use 24 hours a day – which adds up to a lot of loads for a small kibbutz. Even the clothing had to do its share for the nascent State...

Hierarchy And Politics: The Never-Ending Story

Where there is hierarchy, there will be competition as to who is the alpha male.

Filling The Void: The Spiritual Joy Of Wasting Words (Part I)

We know the infinite value of time and the omni-significance of each of our lives, and yet, there is an immensely powerful human drive to do absolutely nothing.

Only Hashem Is In Charge

When Mrs. Rosner was done with her account of the saga, I told her, Mrs. Rosner, my food is really good. I want you to keep whatever you took and enjoy it in good health! Just remember to heat it up before Shabbos as everything tastes better when it’s warm!

The Special Quality Of Summer

Summer is the ideal time to catch up on spiritual matters that were overlooked throughout the year.

Two Kinds Of Fear

G-d wanted the Israelites to create a model society where human beings were not treated as slaves, where rulers were not worshipped as demigods, where human dignity was respected…

Pinchas: A Man Of Shalom And Kehuna (Part II)

What exactly makes something beautiful? When you watch the sun set along the beach, for example, the sight is undeniably beautiful. What, though, makes this scene so beautiful?

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