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Kabbalah Online Magazine
Week of Vayeira 5778
Vol. 14 No. 7, 9 - 15 MarCheshvan 5778 / Oct. 29 - Nov. 4, 2017
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A note from the staff of Kabbalah Online in Tzefat
In this week's Torah Reading we learn about hospitality from our patriarch Abraham, and the mitzvah of visiting the sick from G‑d Himself.
Therefore, the lead article features a look at deeds of kindness by a classic Kabbalist. The second article contains the explanation for why thousands of people will pour into our home city of Tzefat (Safed) at the end of this week and stay for Shabbat. You may join them, as well: Send your prayer to KabbalaOnline-Shop.com . Dedication
by Yerachmiel Tilles, managing editor of KabbalaOnline.org
In memory of three great Jews and dear friends on the occasion of their 12th and 11th and 8th yahrzeit respectively: Zvi-Yehuda Saks of Pittsburgh (see article #3) Shabtai HaKohen Cobin of Tzefat Chanan-Velvel Feld of Berkeley, CA The first two on 14 Cheshvan (2016: Nov. 3,) and the third four days earlier |
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| Daily Activities | |
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Deeds of Loving Kindness
— Meditate on loving-kindness throughout your daily activities.
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| Send-a-Prayer | |
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The Master of Suffering
— "The Afflicted One" from Hebron, buried in Safed
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| Science | |
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Infinity in Torah and Mathematics
— By Tsvi-Yehuda Saks
Mathematical infinity is a powerful example of science clarifying a deep concept in Torah, and of science supporting a controversial Torah statement about the creation. |
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Abraham: Father of Separatism and Universalism
— By Michael Fuah
Abraham is the father of the nation whose destiny it is to perfect the world. |
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In the Heat of the Day
— Job came to help rectify Abraham's father
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Quietly Carrying On
— The Final Redemption will come about through action, as well as humility.
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| Mystic Story | |
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A Lesson in Hospitality
— The elderly hitchhiker launched into a discourse about Abraham's fulfilment of the mitzvah of hospitality.
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