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Contrary to popular myth, there is no better or worse way to lose someone close to you, but there is definitely a worst way to find out about it.
It had been a long day, and I was finally taking a few moments to relax, sitting in our small living room watching the evening news. There had been a terrible tragedy. An elite unit of the paratroopers, on a mission, deep in Lebanon, had gotten a little too spread out, and there was a heavy fog. Somehow, without realizing it, the officer leading the unit was allowing them to gradually curve around until the front of the unit was almost heading back in the direction whence they had come.
Suddenly, the men on point saw silhouettes in the fog and, assuming them to be the enemy, opened fire. As it turned out, they were actually firing at their own comrades, as the patrol line had gotten...
This is a thematic, big-picture review of the entire Book of Bereshit. Rabbi Aaron looks at how the stories in Bereshit chart the constant attempt by humanity to realize Hashem...
Ch. 42:1 - 43:26. Here, Rabbi Aaron shows us how Yosef is the man who reveals the hidden, unifying choice and determinism. It is through him that Pharoah, who is the embodiment of the Snake, is restored to his rightful status in the grand plan of Creation.
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Ch. 32:4. Through his performance in two major challenges, confronting his murderous brother and wrestling with his angel, Yaakov rises up to his greatest potential. In this class, Rabbi Aaron shows why Yaakov merited to receive his true and future name, Yisrael.
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Ch. 29:1 - 30:24. Why and how did Yaakov end up marrying two women, and even more so, two sisters? Without understanding the soul-reality of Yaakov, and the transformations he went through in his life, this question would remain unanswered. In this class, we also learn about the soul-realities of the two holy wives, Leah and Rachel.
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Ch. 27:1-33. Eisav was not all bad. In fact, his father Isaac saw that he had a unique potential to receive and transmit the Oral Torah. Through this story, Rabbi Aaron defines the ...
