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A Healing Heart
“A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh, but envy is the rottenness of the bones” (Proverb 14:30). The Ibn Ezra explains: “The heart
Rabbi Isaac of Homil: A Sense for Divine In...
Rabbi Isaac Halevi Epstein was born in 5540 (1780) to his father, Rabbi Mordechai. When he was still young he left his home – despite
Pirkei Avot 5:22: Transformation
Ben Bag Bag would say: Delve and delve into it, for all is in it; see with it; grow old and worn in it; do not
I’ll Drink to That
Q: Under what circumstances does the Torah allow alcohol consumption? A: Drinking alcoholic beverages is positive only in very small proportions, for the sake of
The Hod Continuum: From Destruction to the ...
This week was the week of Hod in the Counting of the Omer. This article will certainly give you a deeper insight on the compelling
Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai: Only You
In one of his short discourses (p. 461) the Alter Rebbe brings a wondrous midrash about Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. This midrash teaches us about
Who is Wise? Pirkei Avot 4:1
Pirkei Avot 4:1: Ben Zoma says, who is wise? He who learns from every person. As is stated (Psalms 119:99): “From all my teachers I
Q&A: Self-Injury and Hod
Q: From a young age, I have been cutting my arms so that I can bleed. I am now an adult and cannot overcome this
Happy Thoughts
The wisdom of Kabbalah unfurls the ‘secret map’ of the ten sefirot—a complex, living structure, like a tree with a multitude of branches. God employs
Rabbi Naftali of Ropschitz: Light of Heave...
Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Horowitz of Ropshitz (Ropczyce) was born on the holiday of Shavu’ot in 5620 (1760)—the very day that the Ba’al Shem Tov passed
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