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  • Joseph’s Unconventional (and Counterintuitive) Path

    Joseph’s Unconventional (and Counterintuitive) Path
    2025/12/08
    The saga of Joseph dominates the end of Genesis. Joseph is Jacob’s favorite son, but is hated by his brothers. They don’t view Joseph as someone worthy of keeping around, so they conspire to kill him and ultimately settle for selling him as a slave. In the end, Joseph achieves greatness that surpasses that of […]
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    45 分
  • The Rocky Path of Ascent

    The Rocky Path of Ascent
    2025/12/01
    We all want to ascend to great heights. We all hope that we can accomplish our potential and unlock our opportunities. We all yearn for self-actualization and development. But it seems that the path of ascent is invariably bumpy. It seems that an ascent to great heights must entail numerous falls along the way. The […]
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    41 分
  • The Three Types of Disciples

    The Three Types of Disciples
    2025/11/24
    Nothing is as critical to one’s spiritual development as to finding our a good teacher.A good teacher can educate, can inform, can direct, can inspire, can place a student on the right path for them. But how does a student integrate the teachings and the guidance of their teacher within themselves? What are the different […]
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    53 分
  • Wrestling with Innate, Unchangeable flaws: The Keturah Method

    Wrestling with Innate, Unchangeable flaws: The Keturah Method
    2025/11/17
    Our character traits fall into three categories: The ones that are easily changeable with minimal effort. The ones that can be changed, but it requires much more intense and concerted effort because they are much more deeply rooted. The character flaws that are not changeable; they are hardwired and fixed in place. What do we […]
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    43 分
  • Living a Torah Life (Alei Shur Introduction to The First Gate)

    Living a Torah Life (Alei Shur Introduction to The First Gate)
    2025/11/10
    Torah is not supposed to be a detached, academic study. The Almighty gave us a Torah as the authoritative guide for living the most elevated and rich life possible. The Creator of all of created existence endowed humanity with with the guidance for how to live a most meaningful and uplifting life. The First Gate […]
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    42 分
  • The Walled Garden of Torah (Alei Shur Introduction)

    The Walled Garden of Torah (Alei Shur Introduction)
    2025/11/03
    A thick wall separates the world of Torah from the world outside of it. Those who are outside have no concept of the wondrous nature of that world. Even people who are Torah observant – who are Orthodox – can be totally ignorant of this most magnificent world. Even someone who is privileged to be […]
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    53 分
  • The Singular Day of Yom Kippur

    The Singular Day of Yom Kippur
    2025/09/30
    The holiest day of the year is upon us. The day of Yom Kippur is unmatched and unrivaled by any other. It is a day of elevation. It is a day of purification. It is a day to be cleansed of all of our sins. It is a day to move past all of our […]
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    53 分
  • Jonah: The Yom Kippur Reading on an Allegorical Level

    Jonah: The Yom Kippur Reading on an Allegorical Level
    2025/09/29
    On Yom Kippur afternoon, we read the 48-verse Book of Jonah, which tells of a renegade prophet, Jonah, who defies the directive of God and refuses to castigate the people of Nineveh and instead escapes from God to Tarshish – with mixed results. A simple reading of the story reveals a tale of repentance, both of […]
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