We are now well into the Three Weeks of semi-mourning (see articles #1-2),
commemorating the destruction of the two Holy Temples in Jerusalem.
Articles #4-6 relate to this Weekly Reading of two portions — #4 for Mattot , #5 for Massai,
and #6 for the two in combination.
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Kabbalah Online Magazine
Week of Matot - Masei 5784
Vol. 20 No. 45, 22 - 28 Tamuz 5784 / Jul 28 - Aug. 3, 2024
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A note from the staff of Kabbalah Online in Tzefat
Dedication
ELLA BAT SARAH Tilles, 25 Tammuz 5677- 22 Tammuz 5756 (July 1917 � July 1996) |
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Decrease In Joy
— When we act with self-sacrifice, we bring the Redemption closer
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Seeking the Temple Site
— Had the Jews looked harder for the Temple site during the period of the Judges, they would have found it hundreds of years earlier.
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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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Spinning Strictness with Mercy
— Kabbalah teaches that maturity is the ability to combine complementary qualities.
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Releasing the Captive Sparks
— The sanctity and unity of the Jewish Nation affected rectification for lost holiness.
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Vows and Dwelling Places
— We must prepare ourselves for lives of sanctity
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An All-Purpose Kaddish
— He wrote an exceedingly generous check for 20,000 kroner, but who was he? How did the gentile wife know more than the great rabbis?
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