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Kabbalah Online Magazine
Week of Eikev 5778
Vol. 14 No. 45, 17 - 23 Menachem Av, 5778 / Jul 29 - Aug.4, 2018
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A note from the staff of Kabbalah Online in Tzefat
Among the many important verses in this week's Torah Reading are the designation of special grains and fruits (article #7)
and the instruction to bless G‑d after we have eaten — the only blessing specified in the entire Torah! (article #6) It concludes with the verses of the second paragraph of our most basic prayer, Shema Yisrael which also contains the commandments of Tefilin and Mezuzah (see article #2) and the instruction to train our children in the life-path of Torah (article #3). |
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Bentching vs. Hatikva; Torah vs. the UN
— Talmudic rabbis understood something about the Jewish psyche and Middle Eastern politics which may have eluded the founders of modern Israel.
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The Jew and His Possessions
What's going on with your possessions can reflect what's going on in your soul-root. |
| Self-Improvement | |
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Mastering One's Desires
— By Rabbi Sholom-Noach Berezovsky (the previous Slonimer Rebbe):
To refrain from responding when insulted or to remain silent during a heated argument and not feel the need to have the last word is the sign of a true hero. |
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Food for a Holy Table
— Active meditation emanates G-dliness; passivity only reinforces the ego
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To the Very End
— Mitzvot must be performed with utmost enthusiasm to achieve their end.
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Not by Bread Alone
When we eat foods that are kosher, and with a blessing, we elevate divine sparks back to their spiritual source. |
| Mystic Story | |
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Superior Vintage
— The wine that was too good to drink!
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