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Beyond the Rules

by Rabbi Tzvi Gluckin

How Judaism is a vehicle for spiritual self-expression.

Published: April 18, 2009

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Visitor Comments: 14

(14) Anonymous, May 13, 2011 3:59 AM

Awesome!

Thank you for your entertaining and inspiring message. Well done and yasher koach!

(13) Joey, May 29, 2009 10:44 PM

Just the sight of Mr. Gluckin, in his neat button-down shirt and kippah, waving his hands wildly imitating "purple"...hee-hee-hee. ,-) Excellent advice. God bless!

(12) Shoshana, April 26, 2009 11:31 AM

expressing spiritually

Thank you Rabbi G. this is every persons ideal dream, mine especially. Only now am I able to start appreciating my true spiritual ability to express myself. Thank you and Thank God.

(11) Miriam Sara bat Leah, April 25, 2009 9:48 PM

Rules allow collaboration

As a community we rely on the Torah to give us the structure necessary to be a living flourishing communal organism. Choir, dance ensemble, Torah class, student/teacher, chavrusa ,family: We all need rules. This is the first time I have ever really like the sound of purple. But, green I have solid! Many thanks for a light hearted look at a serious concept.

(10) adam, April 24, 2009 3:46 PM

my favorite person

Tzvi! We miss you big time brotha! I need to get you to Miami asap. By the way I've played that note a few times before...it's solid Violet...love ya

(9) Jackie, April 23, 2009 6:25 PM

Well said!

The parables about grammar and guitar are great. And, the electric impression was too funny :-) Thumbs up!

(8) Quest for Understanding, April 22, 2009 8:02 PM

True ideas in exciting presentation...

This Rabbi seems kind of whacky and exctiing in a good way. The point that rules help make the game work is true and the guitar comparison was great. Let hear some guitar after the holidays...

(7) C Zelasko, April 22, 2009 2:44 PM

We remember you

Rav Gluckin, we remember you from Yishuv Maale Amos. Lots of Hatzlacha with the book. Fondest regards, the Zelasko Family.

(6) Steven Edwards, April 20, 2009 10:20 PM

I Am Blown Away

This guy has to be Aish’s best-kept secret. Funny. Quick. Extremely powerful message. WOW. You should plaster him all over your site and please post more stuff.

(5) Ruchama, April 19, 2009 8:19 PM

Great!

wow! so smoothly, with a great comparison, you changed Torah's regulations from being burdensome to "freeing". (Theres comparisons to a wing, he thinks 'agh these wings are too heavy without them i can fly higher' No they make him fly! or the electric toy car, 'agh i have this heavy battery slowing me down' No its making you go...Torah's 'rules' are what keep us flying up!!!

(4) Shraga, April 19, 2009 3:00 PM

Just Fantastic

Good luck with the book!

(3) ata, April 19, 2009 1:22 PM

R' gluckin has a very different and unique personality and i think it's great that he's using it for a posotive purpose

(2) Anonymous, April 19, 2009 10:27 AM

Nice

Really nice, intelligent presentation. Thank you.

(1) TOTO, April 19, 2009 8:21 AM

YOU ARE A GENIUS

BS"D SIMPLE AND VERY, VERY GOOD. BE ATZLAJÁH!!!!!

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About the Author

Rabbi Tzvi Gluckin

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Tzvi Gluckin lectures extensively on a wide range of Jewish related topics. He is the author of four books including: Everything You Want Is Really Jewish, Discover This, and Knee Deep in the Funk: Understanding the Connection Between Spirituality and Music. He served in the Israeli Army, holds a B.M. in Jazz Studies from the New England Conservatory of Music, and is currently the director of Vechulai, an innovative Jewish think tank in Boston. For more information, visit his website at gluckin.com/.