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The Nature of Free Will
The Ramchal tells us: …man was created solely to delight in G-d and to derive pleasure in the radiance of the Shechina (divine presence). For this is the true delight and the greatest pleasure that can possibly exist. And yet the reality we experience in this world is not necessarily one of basking in G-d’s…
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Deep Dive into the Messianic Era
What is the source of Mashiach? When will he come? How can we recognize him?
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Something from Nothing: Finding Hashem Through Infertility
Looking back at my past IVF treatments, I am reminded of the book I read as a child, Something from Nothing. The book tells of a little boy, Joseph, whose grandfather shows him a beautiful blanket. As Joseph gets older and outgrows the blanket, his grandfather, a tailor, is always on hand to rework it…
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Yaakov, Rachel, and Yosef: Withstanding the Test of Being Alone
“Without anyone or anything else; without people that you know or are usually with.”
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Prayer and Hitbodedut: Reflections on Connecting to Hashem in Different Ways
How many times have I raced through davening because of a busy schedule? Or got distracted by the people around me, noises outside, or even the phone ringing? And I can’t even count the number of moments where my own trifling thoughts creep into my daily prayer that I can’t even remember the words I’ve…
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With Fire in Her Soul: The Power of Candle-Lighting
Two silver candlesticks stand proudly at the centre of the table; flickering with warmth and holiness, inviting the regal presence of the Shabbat queen. Two flames; one symbolising the husband and the other, his wife… Six days a week, we live in darkness. We stumble around in exile, sometimes in confusion, trying to make the…
