Transforming Evil into Good
Some people have a sick evil inclination, others have a healthy one. Better to have a healthy one and face the challenge of taming it....
Tag : good & evil
The Meaning of Life
18 = chai (chet-yud, 8-10), life. The triangle of 8 = 36 (all numbers from 1 to 8) and of 10 = 55, together =...
The Seven Names of the Evil Inclination
The sages teach that the evil inclination has seven names. The first name was given by God: "evil," implying a force that takes you "down."...
Birdwatching Lesson #1: Doves
There are two words for "bird" in Hebrew, of and tzipor. Their initials spell "tree." Birds like to perch on trees. The first word for...
"Hey, you know what's really fun…."
"And these are the generations of Isaac the son of Abraham, Abraham begat Isaac." Know who your father really is; he can make you potent....
Human Rights and Divine Obligations
There are the strong and the weak. There are the good and the bad. Not always are the strong the bad. If it so happens...
A Good Eye
Creation begins with the letter bet, which stands for blessing. In Kabbalah, the letter bet is the Divine energy embodied in the right eye. God...
Slave of Slaves
Noah was a "complete tzadik." A tzadik clings to truth, is consistent. Thus Noah was both complete and consistent, but in a confined system. Shneur...
