Small Tastings of Torah, Judaism and Spirituality from Rav Binny Freedman
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Words; so innocent and yet so powerful...
Sparks – by Rabbi David Aaron
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Does G-d Feel Sadness?
Many years ago, when I returned from a trip to Israel, my parents picked me up at the airport and sadly told me that we were going to the funeral of my cousin, who had been killed in a car accident. At the funeral, the rabbi said something that angered me very much and challenged my faith in G-d. In his eulogy, the rabbi quoted a Yiddish saying: ...
Small Tastings of Torah, Judaism and Spirituality from Rav Binny Freedman
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7 a.m.; the news comes on, and everything else just stops. Five names have been released for publication, of the thirteen IDF casualties in the previous day...
Sparks – by Rabbi David Aaron
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Making G-d's Will Ours...
Sparks – by Rabbi David Aaron
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Can You Forgive G-d?
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. ~~ Anne Frank
This imperfect world is the perfect place for a dynamic life filled with challenge, growth and love. That...
Small Tastings of Torah, Judaism and Spirituality from Rav Binny Freedman
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This week...
Sparks – by Rabbi David Aaron
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When the Loser is a Winner
The Talmud teaches that King Solomon wrote the Book of Ecclesiastes after he saw prophetically that his kingdom and the Temple that he worked so hard to build would be destroyed. Imagine what a devastating realization that must have been to know that what you invested your entire life will be destroyed. We can understand why he bemoaned, ...
Small Tastings of Torah, Judaism and Spirituality from Rav Binny Freedman
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Three boys; three worlds; three families; three mothers broken; three empty chairs; forever...