ב"ה
Vayikra 5766 - March 31, 2006
Calling Moses
Do we surrender to the anti-truth of arbitrary happenstance, or do we embrace the divine calling of purposeful engagement? The difference looks a lot smaller than it is
Do we surrender to the anti-truth of arbitrary happenstance, or do we embrace the divine calling of purposeful engagement? The difference looks a lot smaller than it is
Parshah
Vayikra in a Nutshell
G-d tells Moses about the sacrifices brought on the altar in the Sanctuary, including the meal offering, peace offering, offering of atonement, guilt offering and ascending offering.
G-d tells Moses about the sacrifices brought on the altar in the Sanctuary, including the meal offering, peace offering, offering of atonement, guilt offering and ascending offering.
Why Did G-d Create Evil?
This is not a question about why people choose to do evil or why evil is visited on the innocent. It is a broader question. Why did G‑d create evil and what purpose does it serve?
This is not a question about why people choose to do evil or why evil is visited on the innocent. It is a broader question. Why did G‑d create evil and what purpose does it serve?
Story
Do You Know Where You're Going?
After greeting each other amiably, the king asked his Jewish advisor where he was going. "I don't know," replied the scholar
After greeting each other amiably, the king asked his Jewish advisor where he was going. "I don't know," replied the scholar
Relationships
Benjamin Franklin Was a Wise Fellow
"Keep your eyes wide open before marriage," Ben Franklin quoted, "and half shut afterwards.'
"Keep your eyes wide open before marriage," Ben Franklin quoted, "and half shut afterwards.'
The hallmark of evil and unholiness is an attitude of "It just happened." In holiness, nothing is coincidental; every event is significant and purposeful.
— The Chassidic Masters
Print Magazine
It’s G-d’s world. Everything He gives is good, the sweetest good.
But it is often a good far too great for us to understand. We imagine it is not good, because that’s the only way to make sense of it with our small minds.
Yet the truth is, He gives us all the good we can handle. If we could take more, He would g...
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