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If only I had…
A former alcoholic described the catalyst to his rehabilitation and recovery. “I thought alcohol could drown my sorrows,” he said, “until I realized that sorrows float.” Human tendency is to blame our problems, mistakes and failures on everyone but ourselves: “If only I had grown up with more loving parents, I would have more […]
Parashat Bo
“Let There Be Light” In describing the ninth plague of darkness, the Torah contrasts the light that lit up the dwellings of the children of Israel and the darkness and gloom that enveloped the Egyptian. Light has a very special place in our tradition, as the genesis of creation. It is the means of fulfilling […]
Mindset of redemption
There was once a cow that belonged to a very wealthy man. And she was quite a privileged cow. Every evening, after the family had had their dinner, the maid would take the leftover scraps of meat and bring them to her. The cow would eagerly look forward to receiving what was, essentially, garbage. Ah… […]
Parashat Shemot
Moshe, the great defender of the Jewish people, was initially skeptical about the worthiness of the people to be chosen to receive G-d’s Torah. Years before, he had fled for his life from Egypt and given up hope on their worthiness when Jewish collaborators reported him to the authorities for the murder of an Egyptian […]
