Vayikra 5770 - March 19, 2010 |
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What If We Never Left Egypt?
By Dovid Taub and Yitzchak Feigenbaum
We'd go sledding sand-dune style, gefilte-fishing on the Nile... |
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G-d, Torah, and the Jews
By Shlomo Bistritzky
What does it mean to be a Jew? Join us as we explore the fundamentals of Judaism and our role in the world |
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Copenhagen's Torah Teacher
Meet the man whose mission is to teach Torah and Judaism to every Jew living in Copenhagen, Denmark. |
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The Soul of Leadership
By Lazer Gurkow
What is true leadership? Let us first examine the core values that serve as a spiritual anchor in life. |
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Small Commitments; Huge Battles
By Levi Avtzon
Not to demean the big stuff which are the bedrock of who we are and what we do, but may I venture to say that the real battle, the real sacrifices that are sacrificed daily on our altar, are the small stuff... |
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Identity Crisis
By Yossy Goldman
Amnesia is a frightening illness. It can happen to an individual, and it can happen to a people... |
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The Ultimate Mitzvah
By Naftali Silberberg
Why does the book devoted to mitzvot start with the laws of sacrifices? Perhaps they encapsulate the inner meaning of mitzvot more than any other individual mitzvah... |
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Never Say Sorry
By Elisha Greenbaum
There is a brewing political situation, which may or may not develop into a scandal. But it's the cover-up that sinks them every time... |
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The Shrinking of Man
By Yanki Tauber
Man has shrunk over the centuries. Suddenly there were all these other people and species dwarfing our significance. Our planet became infinitesimal speck in a universe of mind-numbing vastness. Did we become humbler? |
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Sacrificial Lamb, Anyone?
By Yossy Goldman
"She demanded Medical School or else!" "She force fed me chicken soup -- intravenously!" Jewish novelists have made millions denouncing their mothers to the world... |
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If You Could Speak at Your Own Funeral, What Would You Say?
By Chana Weisberg
Death came suddenly, giving no opportunity for final words of parting. He felt he had to speak for her, as his last gesture of love... |
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Marrakesh
By Devorah Leah Mishulovin
Later that night, frustrated after feeding and bathing my special needs child, I gave in to self-pity. I looked at her and thought, "This is too difficult for me." |
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The Biological Shabbat Clock
By Arnie Gotfryd
How does a seven-day cycle manifest itself in nature? Or does it? |
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All Of Me
By Rabbi Ben A.
It's not for us to try and determine which parts of us G‑d has use for. |
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Can't Let Go
By Tzippora Price
The beginning of her life does not and should not signal the end of yours. |
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Children and Passover Cleaning
By Bracha Mirsky
Practical suggestions on how to can include your children in the holiday preparations |
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Our Other Head
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
On the cosmic significance of the month of Nissan |
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The "Nasi"
Commemorating the inauguration of the Tabernacle in 1312 BCE |
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Rabbi Sholom DovBer of Lubavitch
Nissan 2--this year, March 17, 2010--marks the 90th anniversary of the passing of Rabbi Sholom DoveBer Schneerson (1860-1920), the fifth rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch |
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Chametz Wizard
What is Chametz and Why and How we Get Rid of It - in Nine Simple Steps |
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Forty-Three Rubles
By Hershel Finman
Zvi Elimelech's father pulled the boy aside and told him that he must promise never to tell anyone this story until the very last day of his life |
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The Gift
By Yerachmiel Tilles
When no one was in the synagogue, he brought in the loaves under his cloak. He prayed that G-d should look upon his offering with favor, and eat and enjoy the lovely, freshly baked bread... |
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Women's Prayer Exchange
TheJewishWoman.org strives to create a virtual community for all women—a venue for discussing our joys, accomplishments and lessons we’ve learned. But we also share our pain, sorrow, and challenges... |
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Trouble with Dinner
By Judy Gruen
According to certain experts in academia, I have put my kids' entire emotional and educational futures at risk because I haven't made the family dinner an immutable, Norman Rockwell-esque fixture in our lives... |
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Today I am a Pot
By Joy Krauthammer
When I was a potter/ some pots needed orphanages/ whether birthed or aborted, a mistake/ Too raw, I recycled them into/ mud once more, back to the earth |
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The Art of Galut
By Yanki Tauber
To strain the bounds of galut, but not overstep them; to accept and conform to the will of G-d, while appreciating that it is G-d's desire that we contest His will whenever limits our connection with Him --that is the ultimate art |
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This Month's for You
from Shnei Luchot HaBrit by Rabbi Isaiah Horowitz
In the wisdom of the Kabbalah, the Jewish People are likened to the moon. |
