ב"ה
Tetzaveh 5765 - February 18, 2005
Living
Mezuzah: What, Why and How
Think of it as a dedicated connection putting you online with the Infinite Server of All Things
Think of it as a dedicated connection putting you online with the Infinite Server of All Things
Parshah
Tetzaveh in a Nutshell
Aaron, the high priest, is to light the menorah daily with pure olive oil. The priestly garments are described, and G‑d details the seven-day initiation process for Aaron and his sons. Instructions for the building of the golden altar are given.
Aaron, the high priest, is to light the menorah daily with pure olive oil. The priestly garments are described, and G‑d details the seven-day initiation process for Aaron and his sons. Instructions for the building of the golden altar are given.
Rooms and Doorposts
The living room, kitchen, dinning room, bedroom -- each houses and serves a different aspect of our lives. This fragmentation of space, however, may also cause a certain fragmentation of consciousness
The living room, kitchen, dinning room, bedroom -- each houses and serves a different aspect of our lives. This fragmentation of space, however, may also cause a certain fragmentation of consciousness
Words in a Doorway: A Mezuzah Anthology
The things we do with words: mind, heart, speech, body and environment . . .
The things we do with words: mind, heart, speech, body and environment . . .
The Burglary
After Rabbi Kadoozy's house is broken into, Jono decides that they need to install a security system. Hilarity ensues...
After Rabbi Kadoozy's house is broken into, Jono decides that they need to install a security system. Hilarity ensues...
Story
A Tzaddik in a Fur Coat
When it is winter and it's freezing cold, there are two things one can do: One can build a fire, or one can wrap oneself in a warm coat
When it is winter and it's freezing cold, there are two things one can do: One can build a fire, or one can wrap oneself in a warm coat
Why Do Rabbis Discourage Conversions?
My Jewish friends are mostly indifferent or even hostile towards their own religion, while I love Judaism and strongly desire to become a Jew. Then this rabbi tells me that “Judaism is not for you”?!
My Jewish friends are mostly indifferent or even hostile towards their own religion, while I love Judaism and strongly desire to become a Jew. Then this rabbi tells me that “Judaism is not for you”?!
Relationships
Choosing to Not Be Hurt
Bear in mind that what is coming out of your brother’s mouth is basically bursts of hot air. You now have to make a choice as to how to decode this air, and what interpretation to give to it . . .
Bear in mind that what is coming out of your brother’s mouth is basically bursts of hot air. You now have to make a choice as to how to decode this air, and what interpretation to give to it . . .
Just as the olive yields oil for light only when it is pounded, so are man's greatest potentials realized only under the pressure of adversity
— The Talmud
Print Magazine
From a letter:
Even if all your complaints about your spouse are well-founded and valid—show her your love, nevertheless. Show her unconditional love.
The sages taught that all our exile is due to the sin of senseless, unwarranted hatred.
When each one of us will start with unwarranted, unconditional love in our ow...
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