By the Letter
Before the world existed, Hashem set up the alef-beis — the building blocks of the universe
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Change of Heart
I do have a new understanding of how the world works. I knew it all along, but it’s a little more real to me now
Change of Heart
I didn’t want to do it in fear. I wanted to do it with trust. The ride of my life
Read-Along Storytime
“Let’s make a carnival! We’ll charge an entry fee, and make loads of cash!”
Read-Along Storytime
Before the world existed, Hashem set up the alef-beis — the building blocks of the universe “Bereishis bara Elokim es...” Ask any elementary school student. They’ll readily translate this pasuk for you, they’ll even sing it in a cute chant. But the layers of meaning behind these opening words of the Torah fill volumes. I
Dispatch
Avraham looked and did not turn into a pillar of salt. She should not have looked. He did look. And he survived
Dispatch
Our “job” remains the same: the same intensified focus, the same intensified teshuvah, the same intensified prayer
Fork in the Road
Before the world existed, Hashem set up the alef-beis — the building blocks of the universe “Bereishis bara Elokim es...” Ask any elementary school student. They’ll readily translate this pasuk for you, they’ll even sing it in a cute chant. But the layers of meaning behind these opening words of the Torah fill volumes. I
Fork in the Road
Before the world existed, Hashem set up the alef-beis — the building blocks of the universe “Bereishis bara Elokim es...” Ask any elementary school student. They’ll readily translate this pasuk for you, they’ll even sing it in a cute chant. But the layers of meaning behind these opening words of the Torah fill volumes. I
Second Thoughts
This is one takeaway from the election: Whatever his flaws, the authentic defeated the inauthentic
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