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Shemot 5770 - January 8, 2010
Living
Never on Friday!
"My first big Broadway act," Dudu Fisher recalls, "was my refusal to work on Shabbat. No Friday night show; no Saturday matinee. No one did it before, to my knowledge, and I honestly don't know if I'd be tough enough to do it again..."
"My first big Broadway act," Dudu Fisher recalls, "was my refusal to work on Shabbat. No Friday night show; no Saturday matinee. No one did it before, to my knowledge, and I honestly don't know if I'd be tough enough to do it again..."
The Only Weight Loss Scheme That Works
Don't consume more than you burn. The concept behind healthful eating is actually quite simple. The same applies to our spiritual eating regimen...
Don't consume more than you burn. The concept behind healthful eating is actually quite simple. The same applies to our spiritual eating regimen...
How a Quarter of a Second Can Change Your Life
You feel it coming. The urge is there and you just can't stop yourself. Or can you?
You feel it coming. The urge is there and you just can't stop yourself. Or can you?
The Railing on the Boat
Ten minutes of dancing with your child will save you two hours of discipline. A child who's aware of his greatness is a child who will seek to act in great ways...
Ten minutes of dancing with your child will save you two hours of discipline. A child who's aware of his greatness is a child who will seek to act in great ways...
How To Protect Your Love
After many years, however, a truly loving marriage becomes a rarer commodity. Along the way, things sour romantic and caring feelings. And yet, it doesn't have to be this way at all...
After many years, however, a truly loving marriage becomes a rarer commodity. Along the way, things sour romantic and caring feelings. And yet, it doesn't have to be this way at all...
Parshah
The Jewish “Law of Attraction”
I appreciated the empowering message of The Secret, but I also had some questions. Firstly, is “the universe” a new-age, neutral-sounding pseudo-name for G‑d . . . ?
I appreciated the empowering message of The Secret, but I also had some questions. Firstly, is “the universe” a new-age, neutral-sounding pseudo-name for G‑d . . . ?
Where Were You?
A bush is on fire but it is not consumed. A nation is killed time and time again -- but it does not die...
A bush is on fire but it is not consumed. A nation is killed time and time again -- but it does not die...
Great Expectations
Are we judged by what we've done, or by what we're going to do? An encouraging message from this week's parshah
Are we judged by what we've done, or by what we're going to do? An encouraging message from this week's parshah
A Teacher's Manual
What they needed, Moses thought, was was not a miracle, but a wake-up call... G‑d disagreed
What they needed, Moses thought, was was not a miracle, but a wake-up call... G‑d disagreed
The Brick Factory
Before they could become G-d’s chosen people, the children of Israel had to first undergo forced servitude in the “smelting pit of Egypt,” primarily in the manufacture of bricks. Why bricks?
Before they could become G-d’s chosen people, the children of Israel had to first undergo forced servitude in the “smelting pit of Egypt,” primarily in the manufacture of bricks. Why bricks?
The Hebrew Midwives in Egypt
Now the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives... "When you deliver the Hebrew women, and you see on the birthstool, if it is a son, you shall put him to death..."
Now the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives... "When you deliver the Hebrew women, and you see on the birthstool, if it is a son, you shall put him to death..."
The Parshah in a Nutshell
Pharaoh enslaves the Hebrews, and orders all male babies killed. Moses is born, placed in a basket on the Nile, and discovered and raised by Batyah, Pharaoh’s daughter. Moses leaves the palace and discovers his brethren’s hardship. G‑d appears to him in a burning bush, and sends him to advocate for the Israelites’ freedom.
Pharaoh enslaves the Hebrews, and orders all male babies killed. Moses is born, placed in a basket on the Nile, and discovered and raised by Batyah, Pharaoh’s daughter. Moses leaves the palace and discovers his brethren’s hardship. G‑d appears to him in a burning bush, and sends him to advocate for the Israelites’ freedom.
Jewish Stories
A Hug from Heaven
"The first soldier killed in Cast Lead," Benny explained, "was named Dvir. His story touched us, and we decided to name our son after him."
"The first soldier killed in Cast Lead," Benny explained, "was named Dvir. His story touched us, and we decided to name our son after him."
The Jealous Neighbor
When the two neighbors would pass each other in the yard, the scholar would throw the crass materialist a look of contempt and hurry on to his holy pursuits.
When the two neighbors would pass each other in the yard, the scholar would throw the crass materialist a look of contempt and hurry on to his holy pursuits.
Judaism
The Rambam
The most renowned of the Jewish medieval scholars, Maimonides indelibly changed the face of Judaism. Read about his scholarship and achievements, and the modern-day global campaign to incorporate his teachings into every Jew’s daily study schedule.
The most renowned of the Jewish medieval scholars, Maimonides indelibly changed the face of Judaism. Read about his scholarship and achievements, and the modern-day global campaign to incorporate his teachings into every Jew’s daily study schedule.
Why We Have Children
Having children is an act of faith: Faith that the world is going somewhere good. Faith that in our children's lifetimes it will be a better place than it is today. How do we know this, when there's so much evidence to the contrary? We just do
Having children is an act of faith: Faith that the world is going somewhere good. Faith that in our children's lifetimes it will be a better place than it is today. How do we know this, when there's so much evidence to the contrary? We just do
Jewish Holiday Listing for 2010
A listing of all the Jewish holidays in 2010 along with corresponding secular dates, work restrictions, and links leading to more holiday information.
A listing of all the Jewish holidays in 2010 along with corresponding secular dates, work restrictions, and links leading to more holiday information.
The Jewish Woman
Two Little Miracles
Dear Child: Today I saw that magical pink line, that little line that will change my life forever.. Today I ask G‑d that you will be born...
Dear Child: Today I saw that magical pink line, that little line that will change my life forever.. Today I ask G‑d that you will be born...
Releasing Our Spiritual Latches
We all have these latches in our lives—different defenses and fears that hold us back from learning how to fly. We're scared of change. We are more comfortable on the ground, but there is a voice inside each of us reminding us we can fly...
We all have these latches in our lives—different defenses and fears that hold us back from learning how to fly. We're scared of change. We are more comfortable on the ground, but there is a voice inside each of us reminding us we can fly...
Living is Giving
It's not the money or the renown that bring contentment. People want to affect others, to influence them, and just to make their lives a little easier...
It's not the money or the renown that bring contentment. People want to affect others, to influence them, and just to make their lives a little easier...
Miriam: Tambourines of Rebellion
You feel the pain and bitterness, even more deeply than the others, yet you carry in your heart an inextinguishable flame of faith, hope and optimism. You are Miriam, the quintessential Jewish woman.
You feel the pain and bitterness, even more deeply than the others, yet you carry in your heart an inextinguishable flame of faith, hope and optimism. You are Miriam, the quintessential Jewish woman.
KabbalaOnline.org
And G‑d said to Abram . . . “Raise your eyes and see, from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward. For all the land that you see I will give to you and to your seed, to eternity . . . Rise, walk in the land, to its length and to its breadth, for I will give it to you.”
— Genesis 13:14–17
Print Magazine
The world is a place of constant change and unrest.
Each point in time is distinct from the point before and the point after.
Each point in space is its own world, with its own conditions and state of being.
It is a world of fragments, a perpetual rush of traffic and noise.
Look at your own life: You do so ...
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