Articles
Who Holds the Scepter in Marriage? When the Indian Guru Meets the Jewish Day of Love
When you engage with the teachings of the holy Baal Shem Tov, founder of the Chassidic movement, you know that nothing happens by chance. Every encounter and every message that comes our way arrives with precise Divine intention…
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The Spiritual Magnet of the Himalayas
At the beginning of my own journey back to Jewish life, I was especially captivated by the holy Zohar's teachings on the Torah portion of Balak. The question that occupied me: where does India's immense spiritual magnetism come from — the pull that draws hundreds of thousands of Jewish spiritual seekers? Here are a few avenues of thought. Enjoy…
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The Great Tikkun of the Month of Menachem Av
Hello, dear friends, We stand at the threshold of a Sabbath unlike any other — the Shabbat on which we bless the new month of Menachem Av and read the double Torah portion of Matot-Masei. This meeting between the weekly portions and the start of the new month holds an immense spiritual key for our lives — precisely in these complicated times.
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From the First Temple to Western "Wellness": The Changing Faces of Idolatry Today
The Men of the Great Assembly abolished the evil inclination for classic idol worship, but its psychological root never disappeared — it merely underwent a "rebranding" and slipped into modern dress.
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