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14 Facts About Balaam, the Evil Prophet
After being thoroughly humiliated by a talking donkey, he found himself unable to curse the Jews, showering them with tremendous blessings instead.
After being thoroughly humiliated by a talking donkey, he found himself unable to curse the Jews, showering them with tremendous blessings instead.
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Are Spouses Together in Heaven?
You’ll be with your spouse in heaven, but perhaps not in the way that you imagine.
You’ll be with your spouse in heaven, but perhaps not in the way that you imagine.
Am I a Failed Jewish Mother?
Our role is not to become our children's flame. It is to help ignite theirs by providing a positive example for them to emulate.
Our role is not to become our children's flame. It is to help ignite theirs by providing a positive example for them to emulate.
Freeman Files
The Kabbalah of Holy Wars and Unconditional Love
The cardinal sins of Torah demanded only 70 years of exile, while hatred takes almost 2000 years!
The cardinal sins of Torah demanded only 70 years of exile, while hatred takes almost 2000 years!
Voices
Tracking Down Dad's Dachau Hero
After two weeks, the memoir arrived. I was in awe. It was a 70-page typed document with very intricate details, including the story of how Jacob met my father in Dachau.
After two weeks, the memoir arrived. I was in awe. It was a 70-page typed document with very intricate details, including the story of how Jacob met my father in Dachau.
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[When Achashverosh declared that he would] "do the will of each and every one" (Esther 1:8), G-d said: "Wicked one! If two people desire to marry the same woman, can she marry both of them? If there are two sailing ships out in the ocean, and one requires a southern wind and the other requires a northern wind, could one wind move them both? Tomorrow, two people will come to you, Mordechai and Haman; could you satisfy both, but to promote the one and hang the other...? The only one who can 'do the will of each and every one' is G-d, of whom it is written (Psalms 145:16) 'You open Your Hand, and satisfy every life and will...'"
— Midrash Rabbah, Esther 2
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Esau said, “I have a lot.”
Jacob said, “I have all.” As in “all I need.”
Esau had a family of six. They were called “six souls.” Plural.
Jacob had a family of seventy. They were called “seventy soul.” Singular.
Esau lived in a granular, tossed-together, fragmented world in which he collected a lot of things ...
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