ב"ה
Matot-Massei 5766 - July 21, 2006
Children of the Universe
It's easy to feel like orphans to this cold universe--to the elements, the forces and empty space that shrug indifferently at the drama of being human...
It's easy to feel like orphans to this cold universe--to the elements, the forces and empty space that shrug indifferently at the drama of being human...
Parshah
Matot-Masei in a Nutshell
Vengeance and war spoils, east and west of the Jordan, tribalism, havens for inadvertent murderers, the daughters of Tzelafchad and forty-two journeys.
Vengeance and war spoils, east and west of the Jordan, tribalism, havens for inadvertent murderers, the daughters of Tzelafchad and forty-two journeys.
Story
The Young Man Who Loved Fast Horses
"Let's say," mused the Rebbe, "that this horse can gallop 20 verst in the time it takes the average horse to go four. But should it take a wrong turn, it will go astray five times faster!"
"Let's say," mused the Rebbe, "that this horse can gallop 20 verst in the time it takes the average horse to go four. But should it take a wrong turn, it will go astray five times faster!"
All You Need is Love and a Model Airplane
My friends say the main thing is that you are in love, and everything else will fall into place. Should I believe them?
My friends say the main thing is that you are in love, and everything else will fall into place. Should I believe them?
Women
A chassidic saying makes the head clear and the heart clean;
a chassidic virtuous practice fills the home with light; a chassidic melody fortifies hope and trust, brings joy, and places the home and family in a state of "light."
a chassidic virtuous practice fills the home with light; a chassidic melody fortifies hope and trust, brings joy, and places the home and family in a state of "light."
— Rabbi Sholom DovBer of Lubavitch (1860-1920)
Print Magazine
It’s G-d’s world. Everything He gives is good, the sweetest good.
But it is often a good far too great for us to understand. We imagine it is not good, because that’s the only way to make sense of it with our small minds.
Yet the truth is, He gives us all the good we can handle. If we could take more, He would g...
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