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G-d desires our extra efforts in the performance of mitzvot
The first time Rebecca went to the well to bring water for herself and her family, due to her righteousness, the water rose to meet her and filled her jugs without any need for her assistance.
However, exertion makes a mitzvah all the more exquisite in the eyes of the Creator. Therefore, when Rebecca wanted to draw water for Eliezer and his camels, G-d didn't make any miracles, rather allowing her to exert herself in the mitzvah. |
Beginner
Kabbalah teaches that it is a great joy to perfect Creation.
When Jews perform their divine service, perfection is increased in the world and the perfection of divine service is when it is performed with joy, for only service with joy draws down the revelation of G-d's light into the world.
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Intermediate
The first 12-Step program in history and why it didn’t work
The Torah records Ishmael's 12 sons, who all became princes and fathers of Ishmaelite nations, and list them in three groups and in three separate verses. These names represent Ishmael's 12-step program toward living a healthy and well-balanced life, covering the three primary components of life: health, relationships and work.
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The Cave of Machpela is a link between the world in which we live, and the world where souls go for spiritual reward after they depart from the body.
Shem miShmuel explains that humans were created in such a way as to unite the upper and the lower worlds. When we use our bodies to follow the inclinations of our spiritual intellect, we succeed in joining the body with the soul.
Those who do so find the path smooth, remaining at all times attached to the goal – as did our patriarchs and matriarchs. |
The Afternoon Prayer is a special gift to G-d
Mincha, the Afternoon Prayer, means literally 'gift'. When one stops and takes a few minutes out in the midst of a busy day in order let the Creator know how much we appreciate the opportunity and obligation to serve Him, it is indeed a cherished gift to G d.
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