ב"ה
Bereishit 5767 - October 20, 2006
Parshah
Bereishit in a Nutshell
G‑d creates the world in six days and sanctifies the seventh. The serpent convinces Adam and Eve to eat from the Tree of Knowledge, and they are expelled from the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve bear children, and Cain murders Abel.
G‑d creates the world in six days and sanctifies the seventh. The serpent convinces Adam and Eve to eat from the Tree of Knowledge, and they are expelled from the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve bear children, and Cain murders Abel.
Story
Dust and Wealth
"Is that such a terrible curse?" Rabbi Bunem pondered. "It means that the snake is never hungry. Dust is everywhere; his table is always full, no matter where he goes..."
"Is that such a terrible curse?" Rabbi Bunem pondered. "It means that the snake is never hungry. Dust is everywhere; his table is always full, no matter where he goes..."
Living
What I Learned From a Jilted Bride
When Kyle Paxman's wedding was called off six weeksbefore it was supposed to take place, she reacted just the way we all hope we would: she turned the negative into something very positive
When Kyle Paxman's wedding was called off six weeksbefore it was supposed to take place, she reacted just the way we all hope we would: she turned the negative into something very positive
History is Bunk
England: Picts, Romans, Saxons, Normans... America: The Native Americans, Spanish, French, English, Hollywood... Why is the fight for the Land of Israel different from all other conquests?
England: Picts, Romans, Saxons, Normans... America: The Native Americans, Spanish, French, English, Hollywood... Why is the fight for the Land of Israel different from all other conquests?
The Snake was cursed that it will "eat dust all the days of your life" (Genesis 3:14). But why is it a curse to have one's food everywhere, at all times? Because the fact that our livelihood is not readily available to us, and we are in constant communication with G-d to request our daily bread--that's life's greatest blessing.
— Chassidic master Rabbi Bunem of Peshischa (1767-1827)
Print Magazine
Due to the limitations of your reality, some of your best friends can enter only incognito.
In fact, the really big ones sometimes sneak in disguised as ugly monsters and vicious enemies. Otherwise, the guards at the gate would never permit them entry.
These are the events optimists call “blessings in disguise.”
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