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3 QUESTIONS
Parshat Bereshit raises some of the most profound questions dealing with the existence of the universe and humans’ role
SHARING THE JOY
On the holiday of Sukkot, there is a biblical mitzvah to be happy and to enjoy material pleasures. Judaism is
MOVING DESPITE THE ROADBLOCKS
As we come of off an inspiring Rosh Hashana, we should go from strength to strength and strive even higher.
AN HONEST LOOK AT OURSELVES
Any significant occasion requires tremendous practice and preparation. We need to know what we are trying to achieve in
MAPS
There was once a small shtetl that appointed a rabbi and made a contract with him, in which it specifies
THE DIVINE ACT OF TITHING
We are instructed, in this week’s parsha, to “tithe” and take one tenth of all we earn and give it
GLEANING WISDOM FROM THE BOOKS
As I write from Great Barrington, Mass, I want to wish you all a Shabbat of peace and tranquility.
FINDING HOPE IN TRAGEDY
Rabban Gamliel, Rabbi Elazar ben Azaria, Rabbi Joshua and Rabbi Akiva went up to Jerusalem. When they reached Mt.
MOVEMENT WITH DIRECTION
The following conversation takes place between Alice and The Cheshire Cat in Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’: `Cheshire
WHAT IS MARRIAGE?
What is marriage? Says Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, “Marriage is not just living together, a temporary partnership for mutually beneficial


