my rendering of the classic song by the Karliner Rebbe

Yah Echsof

Contentment through gratitude and improvisation. 

Vayeitzei 5785

Vayyishlach 5785

Shavuot is the holiday of the wheat harvest and the day of first fruits; Judaism as an earth based, place based tradition. 

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p. 243 second paragraph yishtabach

p. 243 first paragraph

The seven days of creation as a practice.

Bereishit 5786

What the Torah says about violence: ironically, it doesn't like it. 

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Isaac and Rebecca model prayer and Torah study. Both prayer and Torah study take the place of sacrifices in the absence of a temple. Specifically, I connect this concept to the shlamim sacrifices, the peace offerings. If prayer and Torah study take the place of the sacrificial system, then our prayers and our Torah study should be done with the intention of bringing peace to the world.

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What is so special about the number 10 when it comes to people? Ten brothers go to Mitrayim.

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