ESSAYS| 2018

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The Power of Human Exertion

Unleashing the Infinite — Samech Vov 100 Years – Part 5 — How do you access the innermost recess of your soul – your deepest state of supra-consciousness? What power does human exertion wield? Is there any deeper significance to our struggles? This week’s Torah portion, flavored by the unique Samech Vov touch, holds the answer

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The True You

Who You Are and How You Express Yourself — Samech Vov 100 Years – Part 4 — What is the driving force of all human behavior? What lies at the core of the psyche? What is the Kabbalistic/Chassidic view on the unconscious? Which is stronger – willpower or pleasure? How powerful are these two forces in

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The Power of a Mitzvah

Finite Infinity — Samech Vov 100 Years – Part 3 — How high can mortal humans reach? Being finite creatures can we even expect to touch the sky? From the beginning of time people have been seeking immortality. Is this a hopeless quest? This week’s column addresses these fundamental questions based on the continuing discussion in

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A Year In Perspective

— Samach-Vav Part 2 — There are times and there are times. Times to address the immediate – the needs and issues of the moment. And times to step back and look at the big picture, to see the forest from the trees. As we enter a new year (5766) this is the time to

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Centennial of a Revolution

Samach Vav: 100 Years Later — Samach-Vav Part 1 — This year many people have been celebrating the 100th anniversary (1905-2005) of Albert Einstein’s far-reaching theories in physics that have fundamentally altered the way we understand the universe. Others are preparing to honor the 100th birthday of the enigmatic Greta Garbo (1906-2006), considered by many

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Biography of the Rebbe Rashab

Rabbi Sholom Dovber Schneerson (Rebbe RaShab) – (1860-1920) A mystic of the highest order, the Rebbe Rashab authored the most comprehensive documents on mysticism to date, elegantly outlining the mystical infrastructure and its application to our lives. He wrote over 1500 discourses (‘maamorim’), totaling over 50 published volumes of teachings and responsa. Rabbi Sholom Dovber

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