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JEWISH PERSPECTIVES & VALUES / Legal Ethics

19 Feb, 2014

How Torah Law is Different from Civil Law

Comparisons by legal scholars are often drawn between Torah law and its civil counterparts. This essay creates a paradigm shift in the way Torah law is often understood, and clarifies the differences between it and secular civil law.

PARSHAH / WEEKLY PARSHAH

16 Feb, 2014

Parshas Vayakhel – The Crafting of the Mishkan

Why does the Torah, dictated to Moses from On High with total precision, seemingly squander numerous repetitive chapters of details regarding the structure of the Mishkan?

In-Depth Sicha / Ki Tisa / PARSHAH / Shemot

14 Feb, 2014

Parshas Ki Sisa – Transforming Negativity

To view as a PDF click here. In this week’s parsha, G-d commands Moshe regarding the building of the kiyor (washstand) for use in the Tabernacle. Text 1 The Lord spoke to Moshe,...

PARSHAH / WEEKLY PARSHAH

12 Feb, 2014

Parshas Ki Tisa – The Gift of Shabbos

Shabbos is G-d’s gift to the Jewish people.

JEWISH HOLIDAYS / Remember Amalek

11 Feb, 2014

Remember What Amalek Did – Chapter 1

A Chasidic discourse by Rabbi Dov Ber of Lubavitch, delivered on Purim of the year 5584-1824

Remember Amalek

11 Feb, 2014

Remember What Amalek Did – Chapter 2

The aspect of the spirit (Ruach) level of the G-dly soul, on the other hand, is the matter of the activation of the emotions, which are much lower than intellect. Nonetheless, this is essential...

Remember Amalek

11 Feb, 2014

Remember What Amalek Did – Chapter 3

The third level of the G-dly soul is the aspect of Nefesh which is lower than Ruach. This is the activation of the emotions as they relate to action only. For example, here the...

Remember Amalek

11 Feb, 2014

Remember What Amalek Did – Chapter 4

Now, the G-dly soul also consists of two additional levels that are higher than the aspects of Nefesh, Ruach and Neshamah. These are the Chaya and Yechidah. The three lower levels, Nefesh, Ruach and...

Remember Amalek

11 Feb, 2014

Remember What Amalek Did – Chapter 5

To understand all this by way of example, we find that whoever exerts himself mentally and emotionally during the “service of the heart” which is prayer, to comprehend and contemplate HaShem’s upper and lower...

Remember Amalek

11 Feb, 2014

Remember What Amalek Did – Chapter 6

However, this matter exists to some extent in the G-dly soul of every Jew as an encompassing light of Chochmah, which is the level of Chaya. This is called the “Mazal”, as in the...