Ten Commandments
Lights and Mitzvot
The 613 mitzvot are the only vessels that can contain the great spiritual lights of the Revelation at Mt. Sinai The past few portions of
Three Reasons to Honor your Parents
The name of this month, Av, means "father." This is the month to connect to our parents (father and mother) and honor them. "Honor your
Awe of the Temple
"Keep My days of Shabbat and stand in awe of My Temple." What do Shabbat and the Temple have in common? Both relate to the
The First Ten Questions
Questions come from doubt. Doubt comes from sin. Sin comes from illusion. The Torah was given to save us from false illusions. Illusion is in
Miscellaneous Tweets, Part 2
Meditative prayer lifts us up and out of our mundane reality. The early chasidim would meditate an hour, pray an hour, then meditate an additional
Standing to Hear the Word of God
The first two of the Ten Commandments, to believe in God and not to worship idols, we heard directly from the mouth of God, as