ב"ה
Emor 5763 - May 9, 2003
Contagious
It doesn't require physical contact or a long-term relationship. A fleeting encounter, the air of a shared space, suffices for one person to have a profound effect on a fellow human being
It doesn't require physical contact or a long-term relationship. A fleeting encounter, the air of a shared space, suffices for one person to have a profound effect on a fellow human being
Parshah
Emor in a Nutshell
Laws specific to the Temple priests, festivals on the Jewish calendar, the menorah and the showbread. Penalties for murder, assault and destruction, followed by an execution.
Laws specific to the Temple priests, festivals on the Jewish calendar, the menorah and the showbread. Penalties for murder, assault and destruction, followed by an execution.
You're Madly in Love
In two months she's getting married. What should I do? I am still convinced that she is the only one in the world for me
In two months she's getting married. What should I do? I am still convinced that she is the only one in the world for me
Living
If the Shoe Fits
From a distance I watch my youngest daughter wobbling clumsily on my highest heels, attempting to find her balance. She looks as though she might topple over at any moment
From a distance I watch my youngest daughter wobbling clumsily on my highest heels, attempting to find her balance. She looks as though she might topple over at any moment
Story
Diamonds and Fish
Once upon a time there was a poor man who heard about a faraway land where diamonds were as plentiful as dust -- one need only bend down and fill one's pockets
Once upon a time there was a poor man who heard about a faraway land where diamonds were as plentiful as dust -- one need only bend down and fill one's pockets
Reflect upon three things and you will not come to the hands of transgression. Know from where you came, where you are going, and before whom you are destined to give a judgement and accounting. From where you came -- from a putrid drop; where you are going -- to a place of dust, maggots and worms; and before whom you are destined to give a judgement and accounting -- before the supreme king of kings, the Holy One, blessed be He.
— Ethics of the Fathers 3:1
Print Magazine
To one whose self is his body, death of the body is death of the self. But for one whose self is his love, awe and faith, there is no death, only a passing. From a state of confinement in the body, he makes the passage to liberation. He continues to work within this world, and even more so than before.
The Talmud says th...
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