ב"ה
Ki Tisa 5763 - February 21, 2003
Why I'm Not Afraid
A War on Terror means just that: a war not to be terrified by those who want you to be. If you're afraid, they've just won another battle -- and I'm not a loser...
A War on Terror means just that: a war not to be terrified by those who want you to be. If you're afraid, they've just won another battle -- and I'm not a loser...
Parshah
Ki Tisa in a Nutshell
The Jews are counted, instructions are given for the remaining holy vessels, and two architects are chosen to direct the Tabernacle’s construction. When Moses doesn’t return on time, the people create and worship a golden calf. Moses breaks the two tablets, returns to heaven, and descends with two new tablets.
The Jews are counted, instructions are given for the remaining holy vessels, and two architects are chosen to direct the Tabernacle’s construction. When Moses doesn’t return on time, the people create and worship a golden calf. Moses breaks the two tablets, returns to heaven, and descends with two new tablets.
Money: an Anthology
We think about it all the time, so here's more to think about: twenty articles and stories on the joys, sorrows, importance, insignificance, nature, function and essence of money -- from the Golden Calf to the credit card
We think about it all the time, so here's more to think about: twenty articles and stories on the joys, sorrows, importance, insignificance, nature, function and essence of money -- from the Golden Calf to the credit card
Story
Zaidy Pinchas' Torah
Zaidy embraced the Torah for the last time and gently laid it, in its wooden case, under a tree. He lifted his young child in his arms and journeyed on through the forest
Zaidy embraced the Torah for the last time and gently laid it, in its wooden case, under a tree. He lifted his young child in his arms and journeyed on through the forest
Broken and Whole
When you find the Infinite, where will you put it? In your broken vessel? It will not stay. In a new, whole one? It will not fit...
When you find the Infinite, where will you put it? In your broken vessel? It will not stay. In a new, whole one? It will not fit...
Always Happy
It could have been the most joyous day of the year. Instead, “Little Purim” is an almost ordinary day, with no special observances associated with it. Almost, but not quite . . .
It could have been the most joyous day of the year. Instead, “Little Purim” is an almost ordinary day, with no special observances associated with it. Almost, but not quite . . .
Both the [Second] Tablets and the broken Tablets, were placed in the Ark
— Talmud, Bava Batra 14b
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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