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What Is Prophecy and Why Don’t We Have It Nowadays?
Prophecy, called nevuah in Hebrew, is found in numerous places in Tanach. It is considered a basic tenet of Judaism, but how exactly do we define prophecy and why is it not found in contemporary times? Rav Yaakov Weinberg zt”l defines prophecy as “the reality of man receiving a direct and clear message from God.…
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Rosh Hashanah: The Deeper Meaning of the Shofar
There are multiple reasons for why we blow the Shofar on Rosh Hashanah. One idea is that just as when we coronate a king we blow trumpets, so too on Rosh Hashanah, we crown Hashem as king and therefore we blow the shofar. When a king wants to warn his people of a decree, he…
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Ki Tavo: How to Battle Against Sichon
At the end of the parsha, Moshe reminds the people of the miracles Hashem performed for them. From leaving Egypt, to receiving manna from Heaven – and the wars with Sichon, King of Cheshbon and Og, King of Bashan. Rashi tells us that these wars, the precursor to the actual conquering of the land, took…
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“Circle, Arrow, Spiral”: The Dynamics of Change and Acceptance in Teshuva
The arrow, which embodies the masculine, represents the drive to move forward: to achieve, succeed, and overcome obstacles. It reflects the impulse to improve, to transform the present into something better. The circle, by contrast, which embodies the feminine, represents the drive for harmony and stillness — the ability to accept reality as it is,…
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Good Guilt, Bad Guilt: An In-Depth Guide on the Steps of Teshuva
Teshuva is a miraculous gift, a golden opportunity to retroactively undo our mistakes and even turn them into zechuyot…
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The Company That Shapes Us
We like to think we know why we believe what we believe…
