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Mishpatim 5767 - February 16, 2007

Not Yet

If I asked you, "Are you a millionaire?" would you say "no"? Or would you say "not yet"?
Parshah
Mishpatim-Shekalim
Many laws are introduced to the fledgling nation. Among the 53 laws presented are the laws of servants, and the observance of the seasonal festivals and the kosher laws. Moses ascends to heaven for 40 days and nights to receive the Torah.
Entering the Shabbat

Koby died on Tuesday, and was buried on Wednesday night. There were two days of mourning before Shabbat
Parenting
Bubbying

Was I ready to join the ranks of the silver-haired, mah jong playing, picture-toting club?
Story
Running out of Gas

It was the kind of neighborhood where you don’'t just take a leisurely walk, even in the daytime. I was scared . . .
If you only knew the power of verses of Psalms and their effect in the highest Heavens, you would recite them constantly. Know that the chapters of Psalms shatter all barriers, they ascend higher and still higher with no interference; they prostrate themselves in supplication before the Master of all worlds, and they effect and accomplish with kindness and compassion.
— Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch ("Tzemach Tzeddek, 1789-1866)
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