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Kabbalah Online Magazine
Va'etchanan 5774
Vol. 10 No. 48, 7 - 13 Av, 5774 / August 3 - 9, 2014
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A note from the staff of Kabbalah Online in Tzefat
SThe first two and the last two articles are for Tisha B'Av, the major 25 hour fast from Monday sunset to Tuesday nightfall
in recollection of the destruction of the two Holy Temples in Jerusalem. Articles 5-6 are for the Weekly Reading, while the 4th is an insight for the 4th chapter of Avot, in the third cycle for those who continue to study it on Shabbat afternoons throughout the summer. Dedication
May we soon see the Ninth of Av transmuted into a day of holiday and rejoicing. |
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| The Holy Land | |
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The Resonance of Jerusalem
— Jerusalem is perhaps one of the most quarrelsome and troublesome places in the world, but it is still a city of peace.
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| Tisha b’Av | |
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Glass-Half-Empty Consciousness of Tisha b’Av
— We weep for the sorry state of our reality, yet find a way to embrace the present with unconditional acceptance.
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| Holy Letters | |
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Alef Meditation
— Meditate on the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
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| Pirkei Avot - 'Ethical Principles' | |
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4:2 Mitzvah Rewards
— The quality of our actions determines the outcome.
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| Weekly Torah Reading | |
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Moses and the Leap Year
— The Jubilee year reminds us to not accept converts indiscriminately.
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G-d Fulfills Righteous Wills
— Persistence paves the way to Redemption.
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| Mystic Story | |
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"Ouch! The Bed Hurts"
— Yossele, the son of Neshchizer Rebbe, very much wanted to have the "Seer" of Lublin as his house-guest.
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