ב"ה
Beshalach 5764 - February 6, 2004
Cuttings
Trees don't talk, but they have a great deal to say. And one of the most amazing things a tree says is about survival
Trees don't talk, but they have a great deal to say. And one of the most amazing things a tree says is about survival
Parshah
Beshalach in a Nutshell
Pharaoh changes his mind, and chases the Israelites. Trapped between their pursuers and the Reed Sea, the Israelites panic, and G‑d splits the sea for them. In the desert G‑d provides water, manna and quails. Two portions of manna must be collected on Fridays, enough for Friday and the Sabbath.
Pharaoh changes his mind, and chases the Israelites. Trapped between their pursuers and the Reed Sea, the Israelites panic, and G‑d splits the sea for them. In the desert G‑d provides water, manna and quails. Two portions of manna must be collected on Fridays, enough for Friday and the Sabbath.
Women of the Inner Bible
Eve, Sarah, Rachel, Miriam, Batsheva . . . From the outside, the women of the Bible appear to play only a supportive role in a drama dominated by men; from the inside emerges a very different story . . .
Eve, Sarah, Rachel, Miriam, Batsheva . . . From the outside, the women of the Bible appear to play only a supportive role in a drama dominated by men; from the inside emerges a very different story . . .
Story
“To the Point of Self-Sacrifice”
The guard was stupefied: few were the cabinet-level ministers granted such a privilege, and here stood a young chassid with a beard, sidelocks, chassidic garb and a Yiddish accent, at a time when to even reside in Petersburg was forbidden to Jews . . .
The guard was stupefied: few were the cabinet-level ministers granted such a privilege, and here stood a young chassid with a beard, sidelocks, chassidic garb and a Yiddish accent, at a time when to even reside in Petersburg was forbidden to Jews . . .
Man and Tree: a Tu B'Shevat Anthology
The Human Tree... The Seven Kinds... Branches... The Leaf... A Tree's New Year Resolutions... Fruit for thought for Tu B'Shevat (the 15th of the Hebrew month of Shevat), the "New Year for Trees"
The Human Tree... The Seven Kinds... Branches... The Leaf... A Tree's New Year Resolutions... Fruit for thought for Tu B'Shevat (the 15th of the Hebrew month of Shevat), the "New Year for Trees"
A Day of Two Rebbes
This day, so relevant to every Jew in our generation, is surely a day for reflection, learning, prayer, positive resolutions and acts of loving-kindness.
This day, so relevant to every Jew in our generation, is surely a day for reflection, learning, prayer, positive resolutions and acts of loving-kindness.
The three loves -- love of G-d, love of Torah and love of one's fellow -- are one. One cannot differentiate between them, for they are of a single essence... And since they are of a single essence, each one embodies all three.
— The Lubavitcher Rebbe
Print Magazine
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