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Redeeming a Firstborn Son

Extra care must be taken regarding new entities

From the teachings of Rabbi Yitzchak Luria; translated and edited by Moshe Yaakov Wisnefsky

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Guarding the Covenant - Part 1

The Zohar comments on the power of a basic mitzvah: brit milah

From the teachings of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai; translation & commentary by Moshe Miller

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Guarding the Covenant - Part 2

Guarding against illicit sexual activities unites day and night

From the teachings of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai; translation & commentary by Moshe Miller

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Betrothal: Uniting Two Souls

Two Lights - Betrothal and Marriage

From the teachings of Rabbi Yitzchak Luria; translated and edited by Moshe Yaakov Wisnefsky

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True Consolation

To comfort a mourner you should say words that will lead him to thank G-d for what he has.

From the teachings of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai; translation and commentary by Shmuel-Simcha Treister, based on Metok MiDevash

Cutting a Covenant

The Tetragrammaton is inscribed in the Brit Milah.

From the teachings of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi

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