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Fasting on Yom Kippur Which Falls on ShabbatAccording to chassidic teachings, Yom Kippur falling on Shabbat doesn't "deprive" us of the pleasures which Shabbat normally affords us. Rather the extremely holy nature of Yom Kippur accomplishes the same objective... |
My Spiritual Photo AlbumI'm building my spiritual photo album. Hopefully, all the pictures will be high resolution, and all graced with genuine smiles. But perhaps I'm missing out on something... |
Shirley Sherrod Provides ContextWe'll hear or see something, or someone fails to come through for us in a certain area, and we immediately draw conclusions, pronounce judgment, and already map a course of action to redress the perceived wrong—only to later learn of the larger context... |
The Human Traffic SignHe was standing at the entrance of the strip mall, his front and back covered by identical, cumbersome cardboard signs. He was still there a few hours later when I returned from the synagogue . . . |
While We're in Exile, Where's G‑d?Though exile is a time when G‑d's presence in our lives isn't manifest as it was – and will soon again be – during the Holy Temple glory days, it by no means signals a hiatus in our relationship with Him. |
Musings on the G-20 MeetingWas anything accomplished? Is there any point in agreeing on a goal, if there is no consensus regarding its implementation? |
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