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If fatherhood of God does not ensure brotherhood of man then we are all orphans |
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The Torah's prescription of a weeks solitude for those who slander is an enlightened punishment |
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Each of us has the potential for greatness, and the responsibility to access our inner priestly selves |
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A blessing to Ehud Olmert, on the occasion of your becoming prime minister-elect |
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By allowing those who love us to get inside, we ourselves gain entry as well |
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The Torah verses traditionally recited at a funeral seem out of synch with Jewish tradition. A key to why those words were chosen can be found in this week's parsha |
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The priestly garments are spiritual conductors. Modern rabbis should reclaim the art of love |
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Rabbis understood the essential connection between temple and sexual intensity |
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Much of western society feels human beings are born 'good.' This is dangerous |
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Have one day a week when you are not defined by all of your masks |
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The directors current offering stands in contrast to a lesson we learn from the this week's parsha |
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Hamas may represent collective shadow of much of Israeli society |
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Most rabbis today are not really spiritual teachers |
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What draws people to festivals is the experience of El Shaddai, which was the very core of the spiritual experience upon which Judaism was formed |
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Foreign workers in Israel suffer under inhumane conditions |
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In accepting responsibility for errors, Judah recognizes that there can be no self without responsibility |
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When Joseph achieves a position of prominence in Egypt he does not phone home |
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We actually spend most of our lives proving to ourselves that ‘we were right’ |
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Jacob’s night wrestling is about his journey towards God |
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For spiritual breakthroughs, eyes are not enough |
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To love our children is to perceive their soul prints, to see them in their unique, infinite beauty |
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Mystical Zohar suggests every single day brings specific spiritual opportunity |
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The binding of Isaac story teaches us that we must learn to distinguish between the voice of God and the voices of the inclination |
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God must join gender equality revolution of our time |
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A deeper look at Moses' blessings to the tribes of Israel shows which tribe he identified with the most |
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God reminds us that our financial success may be temporary |
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Our forefather Abraham, rather than Moses, defines the Jewish New Year |
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Parable teaches us God has no role in our daily lives |
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The greatest of all prophets hit the strongest empire in the world with strong blows, split the sea, brought down the Torah and stopped plagues. Just like the Jewish people at the time of the golden calf, before entering the land they forgot who is being sent and Who is the sender |
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Mitzvah to eliminate Amalek must be erased from the Torah |
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Just like democracy, monarchy is not a Jewish invention |
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Nablus and Mount Ebal are mentioned in the Torah, not Jerusalem or the Temple Mount. God chose not to tell us His chosen place, He even left it to us to decide where His place is. A word on free choice |
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The right to the Land of Israel is an option for the Jewish people, not an eternal, unbreakable promise. We don't get credit for the righteousness of our forefathers forever. If the beautiful houses we once had in part of the land are gone, it must be for the sin of pride. |
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To many, Tisha B’Av, which focuses on destruction of First and SecondTemples, but ignores Holocaust and building of the third Temple, has become archaic and outdated. Half of Tisha B’Av is for sad songs and Book of Lamentations, but other half should be for thanksgiving and Declaration of Independence |
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'This is the Land and its borders,' Moses tells the people - speaking about the Land of Canaan. But the borders have changed over time. Many mistakenly believe there is a connection between mankind and the land, but they miss the true meaning of the Land of Israel |
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War can distract masses, but may exact its price in the long run |
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God's 'covenant of peace' is a strange blessing to a murderer |
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Torah tells us to choose life, says Avraham Burg |
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Why did the Earth open its mouth to swallow up rebels who demanded Moses and Aaron share power? The answer could be hidden in the haftara |
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Moses managed to avert a national death sentence by arguing directly wtih God. We must do the same |
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Why does Moses ask his non-Jewish brother-in-law to accompany him to Israel? |
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Old sages’ response to biblical chauvinism highlights weakness of current-day rabbis |
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Basis for tension between religion and state found in bible |
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We’re not the Chosen People just by virtue of our forefathers; Leviticus warns the land will vomit us out, too, if we continue to be stiff-necked and evil |
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Holocaust must serve as lesson for humanity, not lesson in divinity |
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