21. Dancing with the Stars" and the Acquisition of True Beauty
January 17, 2012
Written by Debbie Isaacman
Dancing with the Stars is one of my favorite shows! I look forward to watching the
glitzy and dazzling costumes, the music which moves us to feel such a wide range of emotions from the quick paced rhythmic beats to the lyrical flow of music used for the wal...
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22. Master of Memory III
January 10, 2012
They answered him, ‘Not so, my master! For your servants have come to buy food. All of us, sons of one man are we; we are truthful people; your servants have never been spies’ (Genesis 42:10–11).”
I always find it interesting how easily someone who lies can insist that he is truthful. The br...
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23. Master of Memory
January 04, 2012
I’ve been reading Joshua Foer”s “Moonwalking with Einstein,” a fabulous tale of a journey into the world of memory championships, and remembering all sorts of different tools I’ve tried over the years to improve my memory. I always wanted to have my grandfather zt”l’s memory.
Legend says th...
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24. Living at the Speed of Light
December 29, 2011
“Everybody at the speed of light tends to become a nobody (Marshall McLuhan; ‘McLuhan Probe’).” Our world seems to be moving at the speed of light, and it’s hard for many to sense their significance. The winds blow past us at breakneck speed as we desperately cling onto those things that provide us ...
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25. The Ladder Comes to Life
December 20, 2011
We’ve met this word many times and can’t seem to find the perfect definition: “These are the toledot of Jacob,” can mean, “These are the stories of all that happened to Jacob’s generations (Rashi),” or, “these are the things that happened to Jacob (Ibn Ezra),” or, “these are the generations of Jacob...
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26. A View of a Place
December 06, 2011
The second I enter the room that was, originally, my grandfather zt”l’s, and then my father zt”l’s, study, I am overwhelmed. It is not the number of Sefarim that daunts me, but the level of learning and achievement that took place in that room. It is a magical room; powerful, and holy. It makes perf...
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27. A Letter From Israel's Border With Egypt
November 28, 2011
My name is Aron Adler.
I am 25 years old, was born in Brooklyn NY, and raised in Efrat Israel.
Though very busy, I don’t view my life as unusual. Most of the time, I am
just another Israeli citizen. During the day I work as a paramedic in Magen
David Adom, I...
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28. "The Pain of Abraham" by Prof. Gerald August
November 21, 2011
It was the third day after Abraham was circumcised and he was in pain. So how do we explain what he does? He saw men approaching his tent. He ran to greet them and bowed before them. He ran to tell Sarah to make cakes, and again ran to take a calf to be slaughtered for a meal. He then carried the me...
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29. Return to the Future
November 14, 2011
“But to return, if I may use the expression, to the future…(J.B.S. Haldane).”
Haven’t we been here before? Have we not experienced Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Succot, many times? Have we not dreamed of a fresh start year after year? How
will this year be different?
“Every ...
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30. Succot Hallel Part Three
November 07, 2011
Paragraph Seven
“All you nations; Praise God!
Sing compliments, all you peoples!
For His kindness overpowers us,
and God’s Truth is forever.
Hallelukah!”
Rabbi Shimon, the son of Rabbeinu Hakadosh (R. Yehudah HaNassi), asked his father, “Which nations ...
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Author: Rabbi Simcha Weinberg
