ב"ה
Shemot 5762 - January 4, 2002
Parshah
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It was the darkest hour yet in the history of the fledgling nation. Slaves in a foreign land, subject to the cruelest of decrees. Just as it seemed that things could never be worse, a leader appears, sent by G-d to redeem them. Then things do get worse...
It was the darkest hour yet in the history of the fledgling nation. Slaves in a foreign land, subject to the cruelest of decrees. Just as it seemed that things could never be worse, a leader appears, sent by G-d to redeem them. Then things do get worse...
Parenting
Advice to an Expectant Mother
Of course, none of this is for you—it’s all for the unborn. So there's no self-indulgence going on. Just good pre-parenting. Right?
Of course, none of this is for you—it’s all for the unborn. So there's no self-indulgence going on. Just good pre-parenting. Right?
Do Our Deeds Matter To G-d?
If G-d is G-d, then obviously He is in no way altered or affected by His creations. But if a world full of people means nothing to Him, why did He create one?
If G-d is G-d, then obviously He is in no way altered or affected by His creations. But if a world full of people means nothing to Him, why did He create one?
Story
Moses was afflicted with a speech impairment so that no one should think that his success in transmitting the Torah to the world was due to his oratory skills.
— Derashot HaRan
Print Magazine
How to unmask a blessing in disguise:
Stare it in the face and say, “I know you are not just a lousy day or bad luck. I know you are a good friend—even if for the life of me I cannot determine how. I know there is only one Source of All Things, and nothing can convince me that evil descends from Above. Evil descends fr...
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