Some promises are passed down from one generation to the next. The mitzvah of tithing teaches us that sometimes we are not simply fulfilling a mitzvah, we are completing a debt that began hundreds of years ago.
The Debt That Was Never Forgotten
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The Last Traveler
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Sometimes the Torah asks an entire nation to wait for one person who is still trying to get home.
The Golden Years
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Aging should never mean becoming invisible, unnecessary, or forgotten. The Torah offers a very different vision, one in which the wisdom of age is valued and the later years of life can become truly golden years.
To Be Born Again
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A person can know a lot, pray a lot, and even do a lot of good — but if he keeps it all hidden, he has not yet fully entered the world.
Before the call comes
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Modern technology is learning to prepare for emergencies before they happen. The Torah teaches us that there is also a time in our lives when we are meant to prepare ourselves spiritually, and that time is Elul.
How Do You Volunteer for “Hatzalah?”
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In moments of crisis, we are all first responders—and that applies to our spiritual lives as well.
A Story Prepared Years in Advance
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A story heard years earlier became the strength that was needed at exactly the right moment. Parshas Re'eh teaches that nothing we see or hear is accidental.
A Vacation for the Soul
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Sometimes the most important journey is not about the destination, but about breaking the routine that kept you from growing.
Why Make Them Hungry?
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The Jewish people ate miraculous food every day. So why does the Torah describe it as an affliction?
How To Talk To Men
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The Torah never wastes words. So why does it repeat the very same mitzvot twice in the Shema?