What are you doing for the next generations? A Tale for Tu B’shvat Tu B’shvat is the Jewish birthday of the trees. Straight from the Talmud (the living encyclopedia of Jewish law), G‑dcast brings you two stories about Honi the Circle Maker! Now get out there and hug a tree. SOURCE TEXT : Mishna Taanit 3:8 Talmud Taanit 23a
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Moses and the Children of Israel have just come out of one of the most bizarre events in their lives. On the one hand, they experienced extreme fear being chased by the Egyptian army, one of the strongest armies in the world, and on the other hand they faced the dramatic miracle of the splitting of the Red
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day I Believe Shaul Tchernichovsky Rejoice, rejoice now in the dreams I the dreamer am he who speaks Rejoice, for I’ll have faith in mankind For in mankind I believe. For my soul still yearns for freedom I’ve not sold it to a calf of gold For I shall yet have faith in mankind In its
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If you want to learn about the essence of the Jewish People you should consider reading Parashat Bo. Two characteristics in defining something can be: 1- Limits – What is inside and what is outside! 2- How do you connect it with “others”? In this Torah portion we learn about the mitzvah (the commandment) of Mezuzah, which
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What do you think when you see these images? Sometimes we struggle to understand why to remove from our Seder Cup (Passover dinner) a drop of wine for each plague….Chaza’l our sages explain that one cannot be completely joyous when some of God’s creatures had to suffer. We see the following images of destruction and pain and remain wondering If only
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Po Ve Sham – Here and There “But if you seek the Lord your God from there, you will find Him” (Deut. 4:29) Each one of us, out of his own position, seeks a life with meaning, with layers of depth and sacredness. Judaism deals with making meaning available, it provides us with sort of “binoculars” through which we can look
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I saw my path disappearing Into a tangled forest, within walls of the undergrowth Into the bleeding ground My feet were planted, growing roots. And for a moment I was able to hear Leaves teaching their song And I wanted to go up high To grow with them I felt drops of rain Collecting inside me, falling under me
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YOU AND I Arik Einstein You and I we’ll change the world you and I by then all will follow Others have said it before me but doesn’t matter you and I we’ll change the world. You and I we’ll try from the beginning it will be tough for us, no matter, it’s not too bad! Others have said it
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Po Ve Sham 