Matot 5771 — Angels and Demons
Your actions have cosmic significance. God not only cares about what you do, your actions have an influence in the heavenly realms. In this week’s Torah portion we read, “If a man vows a vow to the...
View ArticleVaetchanan 5771 — God is One
Shema Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, the Lord is One …Deuteronomy 6:4 These are probably the most familiar Hebrew words in the entire language. We are...
View ArticleKabbalah and the Counting of the Omer
Today is the first day of the Counting of the Omer, the period between Passover and Shavuot. An omer is literally a sheaf of grain. The Jewish calendar fixes the holiday of Shavuot (also known as the...
View ArticleCounting the Omer Day Three: Tiferet of Chesed
Day Three: Tiferet of Chesed This entire week is focused on “chesed,” love. Today, the third day of the omer, we consider the aspect of “tiferet” in our love. Tiferet, beauty, is also about harmony...
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