Studying Torah: Merging the Finite and the Infinite
- Krasnianski, Ben-Tzion
- "Every letter in the Torah is a vessel, a vehicle for the infinite [which] reflects G-d’s infinite self...
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Mezuzah: The Inside Story – Post 2
- Simmons, Rabbi Shraga
- "A 'kosher' mezuzah is hand-written on genuine parchment... A specially trained scribe, known as a sofer, carefully writes the words using special black ink and a quill pen. The letters must be written according to halacha (Jewish Law), and every letter and word must be correct. Any mistakes or...
Mezuzah: The Inside Story – Post 1
- Simmons, Rabbi Shraga
- "If we want our internal world to reflect Godly ideals, we have to protect it against the outside world at the point of interface: the doorway....
What is the Mezuzah?
- Brener, Rabbi Pynchas
- "What is the message of [the] mezuzah [and]... what is [its] effect?...
Why Don’t Women Put on Tefillin?
- Adler Lambert, Rivkah & Mendlowitz, Ariella
- "There is a misconception that when women are not obligated to do certain commandments, it means that they are losing out on something....
The Power of Tefillin – Post 3
- Friedman, Rabbi Manis
- "The power of Tefillin, when you put it on daily, is that you become centered on G-dliness....
The Power of Tefillin – Post 2
- Friedman, Rabbi Manis
- "The mind and the emotions - your brain, and your heart - are brought together in harmony by the effect of the tefillin....
The Power of Tefillin – Post 1
- Friedman, Rabbi Manis
- "The same laws, the same rules, the same product 3300 later. That is something of a miracle....
What Are Tefillin?
- Chabad.org Staff
- "In a sense, that makes tefillin the ultimate mitzvah. We’re commanded to literally bind ourselves to the one and only G?d....
What Is a Mitzvah? The State of Being Connected
- Freeman, Tzvi
- What is a mitzvah? The simple meaning of the word mitzvah is command....
What’s With All These Laws?
- Jacobson, Rabbi YY
- "Why does Judaism prohibit me from doing whatever I want? people often ask... Why are there so many laws, instructions, and rituals in Judaism that govern every aspect of one's life, from the way we eat to the way we marry?...
Coping with the Meron Tragedy: An Open Discussion and Q&A with Rabbi Simon Jacobson
- Jacobson, Rabbi Simon
- "It would be cruel and insensitive to see it as just an accident but we have to see it as a wake-up call...