632. I Will Always Yearn
“I will always yearn and I will add to all Your glory” (Psalms 71:14). We should interpret that when one […]
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631. Kedusha [Holiness] and Tahara [Purity]
“The Torah is called Kedusha [holiness], for it is written, ‘for I the Lord am holy.’ This is the Torah, which is
630. And There Was Evening and There Was Morning
Why was it not said, “And there was evening and there was morning, the seventh day”? It is known that
629. One Who Despises a Wise Disciple
“Anyone who despises a wise disciple, there is no cure to his illness” (Shabbat [Sabbath] 119b). This means that only
628. The Qualities of “Idol-Worshippers” and “Israel”
Ten Penitential Days, September 1963 “Rabbi Yochanan said, ‘An idol-worshipper who engages in Torah must die, as was said, ‘He
627. Law and Judgment – 1
“If there is no advocate opposite the prosecutor, tell Jacob the words of law and judgment.” We should ask about
626. Anything that the Merciful One Does, He Does for the Best
Sukkot, October 1963 Avid [Aramaic: do] comes from the word Avud [Hebrew: lost], for the Ayin and Aleph are interchangeable. In other words, when a person comes
625. The Mitzva of Sukkah
In the Yotzer [prayer] of the Monday morning prayer, the poet says there: “Let the Mitzva [commandment] of Sukkah not be light in your eyes, for
624. Ushpizin
Baal HaSulam interpreted the matter of Ushpizin [Sukkot guests], that it is a matter that is introduced in The Zohar, a way by which
623. Purify Our Hearts
December 1963 “Purify the filth of my deeds lest my agitators say, ‘Where is the God who made me?’” We
