If You Can't See It It's Not There?
An important Talmudic rule says, "'We didn't see it' is no proof [that it doesn't exist or that it didn't happen]". In Hebrew, "sight" (רְאִיָה)...
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The Mind's Eye, the Heart's Eye
Both the mind and the heart possess an "inner eye." On Shabbat the inner eye of the mind opens to see Godliness in contemplative meditation....
Awe of the Temple
"Keep My days of Shabbat and stand in awe of My Temple." What do Shabbat and the Temple have in common? Both relate to the...
Observing Shabbat
Shabbat in relation to the weekdays is as sight to hearing. Throughout the week Divine vibrations fill my heart. On Shabbat I see Godliness. In...
It's Harder to See the Good in a Bad Person than to See the Bad in a Good Person
"Good in bad" (טוב ברע) = "bad in good" (רע בטוב) equals 289 = "good" (טוב ,17) squared. The phrases "good in bad" (טוב ברע) and...
Keen Eyesight Isn't Necessarily Good Eyesight
The Torah lists by name the non-kosher birds. One of them is the ra'ah, literally "the seer." The sages explain: It stands in Babylonia and sees...
Perfect Vision
Each month of the year is associated with a sense. The sense of the month of Tamuz is sight. The month of Tamuz is the...
…to Everything
Our origin is in the Divine nothing. Our goal is to understand everything, as it says, "Those that seek God shall understand everything." We come...
Not a Body
One of our basic tenets of faith in God, in the words of Maimonides: "He is not a body and not a power in a...
Shevat: The Sense of Eating
People with guts get things done. Without guts you're better off sleeping. Your guts are in your lower abdomen. That's the place to begin serving...
