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| Mother's milk provides her newborn with all the nourishment it needs. Torah too encompasses all the sustenance that one's soul needs for spiritual vitality and growth. |
| by R' Shimon Finkelman |
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The 'Week' Link
by Rabbi Boruch Leff
On Shavuot, the Torah does not want us to become "distracted" by the performance of any specific commandment.
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Teachings of the Trees
by Ephraim Nisenbaum
Like a tree, we go through cycles of growth: periods of renewal alternating with stagnation.
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The Jewish Lunar Calendar
by Rabbi David Feinstein
Why did the Torah choose a calendar based on the cycle of the moon and not on the cycle of the sun?
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Why I Like Tisha B'Av
by Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
I like Tisha B'Av because it reminds me of what it is to be a Jew.
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Tu B'Av: 15th Day of Av
by R' Israel Meir Lau
An enigmatic holiday that occurs in mid-summer, just a few days after the grief of Tisha B'Av.
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Omer: Tragedies & Joy
by R' Moshe Avidan
Understanding the tragic event during the period of the counting of the omer: the plague that killed 24,000 disciples of Rabbi Akiva.
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A Model Lesson
by Rabbi Paysach Krohn
The ball of flame landed and a unified scream of horror rose from the campers.
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Opportunities In Time
by Rabbi Yisroel Nadoff
Demystifying the spiritual potential of the Jewish calendar cycle.
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Hidden Miracles
by Rabbi Aryeh Carmell
The meeting point of the downfall of Haman and the offering of the Omer.
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Tisha B'av Through the Generations
by Rabbi Nosson Scherman
Tisha B'Av marks as well Jewish tragedies of the past millennium -- expulsion of the Jews from Spain, and the Holocaust.
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Counting the Omer
by Rabbi Eliyahu Kitov
Jewish mysticism views the 49 days of the Omer as a period to rectify personal and global deficiencies.
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Tu Bishvat
by Rabbi Eliyahu Kitov
ABC's about the "New Year for the Trees."
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The Hebrew Calendar
by Arthur Spier
Understanding the mechanics and cycle of the Jewish calendar.
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