Pirkei Avot 5:6: The Athens – Jerusalem Syndrome
Ten things were created on the eve of Shabbat, at twilight and they are: the mouth of the earth [that swallowed Korach], the mouth of the well [Miriam’s...
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From Chanukah Until the Tenth of Tevet: A Light Unto the Nations
When Adam saw that the days were getting shorter and the nights longer, he thought that it was the end of the world and he...
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....
Where Are You Headed?
In English one may ask "where are you headed?" instead of "where are you going?" The parallel Hebrew idiom is, "where is your face set?"...
