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Kabbalah Online Magazine
Teruma 5774
Vol. 10 No. 22, 25 Shevat - 1 Adar I, 5774 / January 26 - February 1, 2014
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A note from the staff of Kabbalah Online in Tzefat
Friday and Shabbat are Rosh Chodesh (see
articles 2-3), the beginning of the interpolated 13th "leap" month of Adar A
(which precedes the 12th month of Adar B!) in a "pregnant" year ("Shana M'uberet" - see articles 1-2). The name of this week's reading, "Teruma," refers to the donations of materials for building the Sanctuary. Today the word is used, like "tzedaka," to refer to all giving to worthy Jewish causes. See article 4 by "HaMorah" Yehudis Fishman, who has been teaching Torah for over fifty years, mostly in Southwest USA. |
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| The Month of Adar | |
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Understanding the Jewish Leap Year: Maintaining the Cosmic Balance
— Adar: the month especially "pregnant" with meaning.
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Secrets of the Jewish Leap Year
— In the wisdom of the Kabbalah, the Jewish People are likened to the moon.
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Moonlight Illuminations
— Every Rosh Chodesh [New Moon Day] brings a unique new spiritual light.
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| Self-Improvement | |
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The Opening Peace
— Acts of kindness should be performed to bring about closeness and unity between the giver and the receiver.
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| Weekly Torah Reading | |
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Every Mitzvah Has Its Price
— The Zohar teaches that we must give of ourselves when giving to G-d.
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Snake-Metal
— The element of silver draws holiness into the realm of the mundane.
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| Mystic Story | |
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Separating Gold, Silver and Copper
— He saw no merits to save him, other than the power of his Rebbe and his good deeds of charity.
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