Want It All
I think I know why the Rebbe liked this story so much. The child's question and the grandfather's explanation express two extremes, whose contrast and synthesis are a hallmark of the Rebbe's approach to life.
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Vayeira
Genesis 18:1-22:24
Week of November 12 - 18, 2000G-d visits the sick, disguised angels eat bread and meat, a righteous man
prays for a wicked city, a ninety-year-old woman laughs and gives birth, a truce
is sworn over seven sheep and a well, and a father and son meet the ultimate
test of faith on a Jerusalem mountaintop...
The Parshah in a Nutshell
Full Parshah summary with commentary
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Songs Of Innocence
I have a confession to make: My spiritual mentor is not a rabbi, or a
teacher, or a scholar.
Too young to grow a beard, he drinks heavily, straight from the bottle. Most
of his wisdom is culled from the works of Dr. Seuss and of a certain purple
dinosaur.
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The Unpopular Tzaddik
The more he helped them, the more they came. The trickle to his door became a
stream, and the stream became a flood of petitioners seeking his guidance,
requesting his support, asking for his prayers, and beseeching his blessing.
Rabbi Pinchas didn't know what to do. How could he convince them to seek
elsewhere, to others more willing and qualified than he? He decided to pray for
heavenly help in the matter. Let G-d arrange it that people not be attracted to
him! Let G-d make him despicable in the eyes of his fellows!
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The Binding of Isaac
Every nation and society has its martyrs--individuals who gave their lives for their faith, for their homeland, and for virtually every cause under the sun.
Is there anything unique about the Jew's readiness to sacrifice himself for his Creator?
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Are Religious Jews Narrow Minded?
I try to be open-minded spiritually. Why is it that religious Jews are so closed to the wisdom of other religions?"
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