ב"ה
Eikev 5765 - August 26, 2005
Current
The Fate of Gush Katif is the Fate of New York
There are 20,000 Jews living in Berlin amongst 3.6 million Germans. Would anyone dare suggest that we should expel the Jews from Berlin because they may be a provocation to 3.6 million Germans..?
There are 20,000 Jews living in Berlin amongst 3.6 million Germans. Would anyone dare suggest that we should expel the Jews from Berlin because they may be a provocation to 3.6 million Germans..?
Parshah
Eikev in a Nutshell
Moses describes Israel as a land flowing with milk and honey, describes the seven kinds of produce with which the land is blessed, and warns the nation about becoming haughty in the Promised Land.
Moses describes Israel as a land flowing with milk and honey, describes the seven kinds of produce with which the land is blessed, and warns the nation about becoming haughty in the Promised Land.
Mama
It’s the first word a baby learns to speak. It’s the kindest word in any language. It’s the name of G‑d.
It’s the first word a baby learns to speak. It’s the kindest word in any language. It’s the name of G‑d.
Relationships
There's More to Love than Giving
As long as you are always giving without asking for anything in return, you have not allowed any space for her in your life
As long as you are always giving without asking for anything in return, you have not allowed any space for her in your life
Story
The Meeting
“Hundreds of mitzvot were about to be performed in Shchedrin! Never mind the eighteen rubles that will be raised—considering the sums of money that the yetzer hara deals with, this is a mere pittance. But the mitzvot . . . !”
“Hundreds of mitzvot were about to be performed in Shchedrin! Never mind the eighteen rubles that will be raised—considering the sums of money that the yetzer hara deals with, this is a mere pittance. But the mitzvot . . . !”
Parenting
Humpty Dumpty Should Have a Great Fall
There is no such thing as a “meaningless” nursery rhyme. If it is nonsensical, it fills up a child’s mind with nonsense
There is no such thing as a “meaningless” nursery rhyme. If it is nonsensical, it fills up a child’s mind with nonsense
"And the pit was empty; there was no water in it" (Genesis 37:24). From the implication of what is said, "And the pit was empty," do I not know that there was no water in it? What then is taught by, "there was no water in it"? There was no water, but there were snakes and scorpions in it...
— Talmud, Shabbat 22a
Print Magazine
True peace is not a forced truce, not a homogenization of differences, not a common ground that abandons our home territories.
True peace is the oneness that sprouts from diversity, the beauty that emerges from a panorama of colors, strokes and textures, from the harmony of many instruments each playing a unique part, n...
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