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Kabbalah Online Magazine
Re'eh 5772
Vol. 8, No. 47 -- 25 Menachem Av - 1 Elul, 5772 / Aug. 12 - 18, 2012
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A note from the staff of Kabbalah Online in Tzefat
The Torah reading repeats many of the instructions necessary for a Kosher diet, so this is the subject of our lead article.
Have you seen our original-exciting-impressive-rhyming translation of Lecha Dodi? (2nd article) Follow through to the Kabbalah-based commentary too. The 4th article contains powerful links to the chasidic songs mentioned within. This Shabbat is also Rosh Chodesh Elul, a major turning point of the year — see article #5, which connects it with the Weekly Torah reading) Dedication
For the soul elevations of my paternal grandmother and my maternal grandfather
Golda bas Moshe and Eliyahu ben Alexander HaLevi both of whose yahrzeits fall in this week. |
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| Mitzvah Observance | |
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Spiritual Molecules
— Would our rabbis be more successful in getting their message across if they exchanged their black frocks for white lab coats?
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| Shabbat/Holiday Prayers | |
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Lecha Dodi
— A completely new approach to translating this Shabbat greeting song
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| What is Kabbalah? | |
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Kabbalah: A Brief Definition
— Kabbala is an ancient Jewish tradition integral to the Torah
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| Weekly Torah Reading | |
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G-d Awareness
— Connecting to G-d is what it's all about
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A Change in Perspective
— If we only knew that each obstacle we find in our path is G‑d giving us excellent directions, we would dance for joy.
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The Enticer Within
A frequent sinner acquires an additional soul, opposite of that an observant Jew is bestowed with on Shabbat. |
| Mystic Story | |
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Weight Watchers
— The Rimanover Rebbe would send two
supervisors to all the shops to check their weights and measures.
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