Monthly Archives: April 2010

They Say the Darkest Hour Is Always Before The Dawn

April 29, 2010
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They Say the Darkest Hour Is Always Before The Dawn

f all these statements are true then how could this possibly be. On the one hand we understand the death or Rabbi Akiva’s students to be a very negative thing. On the other hand we say that the death of Rabbi Akiva’s student Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, author of the Zohar HaKodesh gets celebrated...

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We Are What We Are About to Become

April 29, 2010
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We Are What We Are About to Become

However this piece, is not a how to guide which serves to simply inform readers about the technical requirements needed to properly do the required procedures and ritual actions required by the time period. I have often struggled, as someone who is relatively new to the scene of orthodox Judaism, to find my...

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Social Networking When the Common Man Learns About Complex Issues

April 26, 2010
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Social network applications like Facebook allow individuals who are not experts in a given field to become part of an of ongoing dialogue be it of political social or economic importance. For example people can weigh in on special interests such as animal rights or global warming. Or they can join in on complex...

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Getting Caught in Thought Versus Action

April 23, 2010
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There is no doubt that much of my writing revolves around the concept of self actualization. From a very early age I was drawn to self-help books.These days the big new genre is motivational book, and often the idea revolves around the concept of obtaining abundant wealth. Additionally a branching off in my writing...

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Sepherot Ha’Omer Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai Lag B’Omer

April 21, 2010
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Sepherot Ha’Omer Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai Lag B’Omer

Carpe diem, seize the day! It would seem that this should be the rallying cry for each and every day. I try to read all these little explanations that are really so deep, that I know that I have no chance to even get an inkling of some relevant meaning. Of course I am...

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Israel Celebrates 62 Despite War, Terrorism, Poverty, Obama

April 20, 2010
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Israel Celebrates 62 Despite War, Terrorism, Poverty, Obama. A Link to a guest blog. this author has written some about some issues which demand our attention.

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Ten little known facts about Rabbi Yitzchak Luria.

April 18, 2010
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Ten little known facts about Rabbi Yitzchak Luria.

Editors Note: The following piece is  an annotated compilation, using existing sources, which are sited as links from the world wide web. The authors intention is to weave the known information from some unrelated sources into one work to later explain how they connect to the current time period of  Sepherot Omer, the counting...

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Why Did G-d Use a Strong Hand, and an Outstretched Arm to Redeem His Chosen People?

April 14, 2010
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Why Did G-d Use a Strong Hand, and an Outstretched Arm to Redeem His Chosen People?

Why Did G-d Use a Strong Hand, and an Outstretched Arm to Redeem His Chosen People? Any one who has ever attended a passover seder would definitely hear the explanation of a strong hand and an outstretched arm as an essential part of the story of G-d’s redemption of His chosen people, the nation...

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The 15th Day of the Omer & Partzufim

April 13, 2010
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The 15th Day of the Omer & Partzufim

There is a concept in some of the deepest most esoteric area of Torah understanding which has been explained by using the term Partzufim. The term which means lesser face of G-d or Zeir Anpin. Naturally like all things in Kabbalah, the concept is very deep and also possibly difficult to explain. The idea...

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The 11th Sefirot, the Cycle Repeats

April 9, 2010
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Counting thenSefirat HaOmer, an introduction. I have seen a book which attempts to explain the exact nature of each of the days which are counted, during the period of time which we are in right now which is called Sefirat HaOmer. I have not tried to use this source, but rather have tried to use...

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