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| The Mishkan-Creating a Home for G-d |
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"My design for A New Home for the New Millennium may
seem revolutionary," explained the architect, "but only because we have
drifted away from the home's initial, primal function . . ."
By Yanki Tauber
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Let's take a look at the Holy Temple. I see a magnificent
structure bedecked with silver and gold. "What is this all about?" I
wonder. Is G-d so high-maintenance?
By Levi Avtzon
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G-d instructs Moses to construct a Menorah of gold fashioned
with intricate design work of cups, flowers and buttons. But Moses finds
this too difficult . . .
By Mendel Kaplan
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Indiana Jones discovered the Ark of the Covenant. Can we uncover the valuable message in this week's Parshah?
with Benny Rapoport
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Terumah Parshah Report
Rabbi Kadoozy reports on the the portable Temple the Israelites used in the wilderness, and Jono tries to build one.
Dovid Taub & Jonathan Goorvich
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| Spiritual Growth |
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Let the ecstasy override all else
From the teachings of Rabbi M. M. Shneersohn (The Tzemach Tzedek)
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Generally translated as trust, bitachon is a powerful sense of optimism and confidence based not on reason or experience . . .
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A general introduction to the spiritual nature of the problem of addiction and its treatment.
By Shais Taub
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I pushed a lot of envelopes, personal and social. I challenged
the rules of life. I became addicted. Each day, I knocked down another
fence and another.
By Judy Ammar
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| Parenting and Relationships |
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Learning to "make deposits" in your child's "emotional savings
account" as a way of finding balance between being too permissive or too
overbearing.
By Daniel Schonbuch
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My daughter is always complaining that "all the other mothers"
always do their children's projects and homework for them . . .
By Chana Weisberg
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I always thought crying was, well, shameful. At best, a sign
of weakness and deficiency; at worst, a symptom of immaturity and
petulance. Several life experiences have since changed my perspective . .
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By Erica Zviklin
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She looks at me with those large brown eyes. There's a hint of
sadness, doubt, and even fear. She averts her gaze, trying to deny her
act, as if she's trying to take it back.
By Chana Weisberg
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Is the glass half-full, or is it just half-empty? Do the bad times define a person, or just how we we handle them?
By Orly Fuerst
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We must focus on appreciating ourselves as we are. Maturity
means that we do not allow others to determine our sense of self-worth .
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By Miriam Adahan
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| Question of the Week |
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Are we really the masters of our own lives?
By Tzvi Freeman
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| Judaism-Just Do It |
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How to give, how much to give, and the uniquely Jewish perspective on charity
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There are many laws and requirements regarding the making of tefillin.
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Do the ritual washing of hands, say a blessing on the food and
then dig in, to elevate all those carbs and proteins into a divine
experience . . .
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What is the difference between mishpat (judgment) and tzedek (righteousness)?
By Dov Greenberg
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| Stories |
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As they walked, they came across a group of children playing in
the sand. The Baal Shem Tov went over to them and said to the nearest
one, "What is your name?"
From the writings & talks of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch
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How could a Jew be so indifferent to the needs of his brothers
and sisters? People started referring to the rich miser in their midst
as "Israel Goy," and the epithet stuck.
By Menachem Brod
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| Recipe |
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There is nothing as irresistible as a piping bowl of hot soup on a cold winter day . . .
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