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A Touch of Evil
The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it. n-Albert Einstein nnAnyone who watches the news knows that there are some truly evil people in this world. There are also a very few, not so much on the news, who are completely righteous and good. Most of us are a kind of mix made of up of a fair amount of good together with a little bit of bad. That little bit of bad is part of what makes
June 18, 2009
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The Secret of the Void
All Alone in HerennSeveral years ago I had a quiet but intense experience at the wedding of a close friend. I was early, and as I sat at my table I watched the other guests entering the room. One came in elated, dancing like a performer on stage. Another was withdrawn, inward, as if mulling over some sadness or pain. Some were eating, some talking, some laughing and some sitting quietly.nnBut what I saw â with an almost painful intensity â was that each one of us, no matt
May 20, 2009
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Finding G-d* in the Details
Have you ever been excited about an idea, a project, or a goal, so excited that you felt like you could reach out and touch it - only to find that when you try to bring it into actuality the whole thing breaks down?nnItâs a common experience. In itâs pure ungrounded form, in your imagination, the vision can look vastly inspiring and easy to achieve. But when you try to bring it into reality, manifest it in all the myriad and fragmented details of your life, more often tha
May 20, 2009
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Reorganizing Your Life
I donât think there are many people alive today whose lives are stress-free. In fact, many of us â probably most of us - are experiencing more stress than ever before. But itâs important to be aware that even though stress can be so debilitating, it also has a profound and positive purpose. It can be a catalyst for real change. nnThereâs a famous saying youâve probably heard, that says: âThe fire that melts the butter tempers the steel.â Or maybe youâve heard
May 19, 2009
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The Other Side of the Tapestry
S. Paul, Minnesota, February, 1979nnI sat in the hall waiting for the program to start. I felt alone in a room filled with hundreds of people. I had missed my ride to the country. Instead, I was here, in this hall full of chassidic Jews--a stranger in a strange land...nnA World that WasnnI grew up like any other middle-class American. I went to college, dated, had fun with my friends. Although I happened to be Jewish--and was proud of it--my Judaism didn't play a big role in
May 17, 2009
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The Journey Back: Part II
Evil, and freedom of choice, existed before Adam ate from the Tree of Knowledge. But then evil was something external from the person, and the two domains were completely separate. Man's mission in life was to "work and keep the Garden"--to cultivate the good and keep out the bad. By eating from the Tree, man gained intimate knowledge (daat) of evil, ingesting it into himself and--man being a microcosm of creation--into his world. From that point on the two realms were confus
May 17, 2009
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The Journey Back: Part I
âAnd G-d commanded the man, saying: âOf every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, you shall not eat of it; for on the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.â GenesisnnOur world is filled with potential. But all too often we experience life as confusing, dark and overwhelming, and ourselves as disempowered, separate and alone.nnWhen G-d first created Adam and Eve, our original ancestors, the world looked very di
May 17, 2009
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The Kabbalah of "The Secret"
Over the past several months, a new movie called âThe Secretâ has been generating growing attention and excitement across America and beyond. If you havenât heard about it yet, chances are you will. Itâs a phenomenon.nnAccording to the filmâs producers, an eclectic group of visionaries, authors, motivational speakers and internet millionaires, The âSecretâ is the so-called âLaw of Attractionâ. This âLawâ states that our thoughts and emotions, if we hold
February 27, 2007
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Chanukah: The Miraculous Power of Eight
"All who are faithful to G-d, follow me!" Rallying cry of the Maccabees as they defied the massive and powerful Greek army.nnThe holiday of Chanukah, celebrated around the world by Jews of every level of observance, is a celebration of miracles. It marks the miraculous victory of a small group of Jewish faithful â the Maccabees - over their powerful Greek oppressors almost 2200 years ago. nnThe Greeks worshipped physical beauty, physical strength and the rational mind. They
December 19, 2006
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The Kabbalah of Adolescence
Adolescence â The Darkness Before the Dawn nnDo you remember what it was like to be an adolescent? The anger, the confusion, the rebellion? The intense need to express yourself, even in ways that were upsetting to the people around you? nnOr maybe you are the parent of an adolescent. Maybe you long for the days when he or she was a sweet, compliant child, wanting nothing more than to be just like you. nnThankfully, adolescence doesnât last forever. And, in most cases, if
December 27, 2005
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The Kabbalah of Yom Kippur: Rising Above Time
The Synagogue and the Women from TaiwannnThis Rosh Hashana, Jews around the world prayed and blew the shofar, arousing in the Creator of the Universe a new level of desire to embrace our world and be its King. They did this, whether they knew it or not, on behalf of all humanity, for without this service the world would not continue to exist.nnI had the privilege of celebrating this Rosh Hashana in â770â, the central synagogue of the Chabad movement in Brooklyn, NY. Short
October 10, 2005
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The Secret of Getting Free
BSâDnnnThe Secret of Getting Free nnnâThe hurrieder I go, the behinder I get.â Anonymous nnnnSO MUCH TO DO â SO LITTLE TIME nnCell phones. Email. Video conferencing. The World Wide Web. nnA couple of decades ago, who could have imagined the world we take for granted today? nnWith such instantaneous access to information and communication, we can do lots of things at once. Obviously, this means we can accomplish much more in much less time. And this in turn leaves us w
September 8, 2005