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A View from Above
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The Torah portion Balak relates how Balak, king of Moav, hired the prophet Bilam to curse the Jewish people. G-d, however, frustrated the king’s...
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Parsha
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Wagons and Souls
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Rabbi Leib, the 'Zeideh' of Shpoli, was blessed with a brilliant mind, a burning desire to serve his Creator, and a heart suffused with love for...
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Elitism
by Simon Jacobson
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Is there such a thing as objective elitism or is it only an illusion of the elite? Are all people equal or are some more equal than others?...
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Magazine
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How to Become a True Leader
by Yosef Y. Jacobson
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Miriam died. So has Aaron. G-d tells Moses that his turn is about to come. "Go up this mountain in the Abarim range and see the land I have given...
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The Green Revolution
by Prof. Yirmiyahu Branover
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We live in an era of rising fuel prices and a global economy which is heavily dependent on fuel for industrial and agricultural production. Put the..
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Connection Above Reason
by Yossi Bibas
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My first connection with Chabad and the Lubavitcher Rebbe began in the late 80’s, when I went to New York to visit my daughter, who was attending...
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The 17th of tammuz - Customs and Laws
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The 17th day in the Jewish month of Tammuz, Jews the world over fast and lament to commemorate the many calamities that have befallen our people on...
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Holidays
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Tisha B'Av - Customs and Laws
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Tisha B'Av - The "ninth day" in the Jewish month of Av, which starts at sundown on the eighth day and concludes at sundown on the ninth day of Av...
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The Battle for the Kotel
by Rabbi Simon Jacobson
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In those years, the area in front of the Kotel did not look like it does today. Only a narrow alley separated the Kotel and the Arab houses on its...
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The Purpose of Exile - Tisha B'Av
by Yosef HaLevi Loebenstein
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The ultimate purpose of the present day exile, which began after the destruction of the Beis HaMikdosh on the ninth of Av, is that it allows Jews...
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