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The Four Archetypical Crises
In the Torah portion of Noach, humanity suffers two great crises. The first is the flood – a holocaust that annihilates not only humanity but
Rebbe Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev
Known as the “the Jewish people’s defense attorney,” Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev was one of the greatest disciples of the Maggid of Mezritch, Rabbi
The Four Species: Strength to Overcome Tria...
On Sukkot we have the mitzvah of blessing over the four species. We take a palm branch, myrtle branches, willows and a citron fruit in
Picking Apples in the Field
Rabbi Shneor Zalman of Liadi, the Alter Rebbe of Chabad, said that in the month of Elul, the King is in the field, every person
The Ba’al Shem Tov’s Torah Innovations
Sometimes, when the Ba’al Shem Tov would convey a Torah teaching, Rabbi Yaakov Yosef of Polonne (known as the Toldot Yaakov Yosef after his book),
The Seven Chambers of Prayer in the World o...
Last week we learned that in our morning prayers, we are in the Chamber of Love from the blessing preceding the Shema Yisrael prayer, Ahavat
The Maggid of Mezeritch: Self-Nullification...
Rabbi Dov Ber of Mezritch, known as the Maggid of Mezritch, was the greatest disciple of the Ba’al Shem Tov. He was born in Lukatch,
The Kingmaker: the Wondrous Foresight of Re...
Rabbi Aharon Roke’ach of Belz – the fourth Rebbe of the Belz dynasty, was born in Elul 5640 (August 1880) in Belz (which was in
And You Thought Eating was a Simple Matter?...
Rabbi Shimon would say: Three who eat at one table and do not speak words of Torah, it is as if they have eaten of idolatrous sacrifices;
Why Hasn’t Mashiach Come? The three defen...
Above and beyond all of our mundane worries and anxiety, one all-encompassing anxiety hovers in the air: Why hasn’t Mashiach come? Feeling incapable of dealing
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