Two remarkable women in my family personify two disparate attitudes about life.
Covering up the abusive treatment of women in Muslim-majority countries.
My 10-year-old son and his friends want to cross a busy street by themselves and get ice cream. Should I let him?
Slaughtering the Pascal lamb represented breaking free from predetermined forces beyond our control.
P.D. Eastman’s children’s book is really a tale about searching for your soul mate.
On a recent seder night, I experienced a redemption of sorts and a reminder that God knows what we need and sends it when we need it.
Daily Lift #724
In physical matters, a person's desires are always greater than the actual potential for pleasure.
But in spiritual matters, such as studying Torah and doing good deeds, a person's pleasure will be commensurate to his desire for those things. The greater you desire them, the more pleasure you will experience!
(see Bais Halevi - Breishit; Rabbi Pliskin's "Gateway to Happiness," p.108)
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