Jewish Knowledge Base: Good and Evil Will good prevail? Does evile exist? Jewish teaching has some surprising questions--and some even more surprising answers
"Nothing is higher than delight," say the sages. All of Man's
desires, musings and conniving, his every word and all his actions, all emerge from his sense of beauty, of pleasure, from his search for the most elegant and delightful.
As in Man, the microcosm, so in the Creation: The essence of each thing is the Creator's delight in it. When that delight shines through, all merges as one whole, a magnificent symphony in exquisite harmony.... [Continue]
Kaddish with Oprah In 11 months of minyans, this was the most interesting Kaddish experience of them all... During my eleven months of saying Kaddish, I ended up in various minyans from San Francisco to Halifax, but the phone call in New York was the start of what turned out to be perhaps the most interesting Kaddish experience of them all...
A Watchful Eye Accepting My Own (Temporary) Limits As A Mom It is interesting what happens when you simply watch your kids. They begin to demonstrate all sorts of abilities you never realized they had, just lurking under the surface of their dependency on you...
Does A High Arab Birthrate Threaten Israel? The Arab birth rate continues to outstrip the Jewish rate--and the government continues to discourage large families. How are we ever going to ensure that this place remains the Jewish homeland?
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The Rebbe's Call The Rebbe's relentless call for every Jew to never rest The Rebbe's message was as old as the Torah itself, yet his approach was as rousing as dawn. He urged each person, in personal and communal life, to never be satisfied with yesterday's achievements or today's successes, but to soar tomorrow to even greater heights.
Achieving True Peace in Israel The Torah Solution to Achieving True Peace in Israel. Throughout Jewish history, through times serene and turbulent, the People of Israel looked to the Torah for guidance and stability. Only through steadfast adherence to Torah principles, - the Rebbe insisted - can Israel achieve true peace.
How everthing can make a difference How every thought, speech, and deed can make a world of difference. Although today's world is a scary place, as evident from the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, one good deed can tip the scales. In Waves, hear the Rebbe explain how each deed, however insignificant it may seem, is universally important.
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Discover Your Jewish Birthday Use this handy tool to find out the Hebrew day corresponding to your date of birth -- and then discover when it occurs this year.
