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| The Masquerade |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| Why do we masquerade on Purim? What's the whole point of drinking so much until we can't differentiate between cursed Haman and blessed Mordechai? |
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| Two-way Street (A) |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| Many of us are extremely careful about the Kashruth of when goes in our mouth. Do we exercise equivalent caution about what comes out of our mouth, both in quality and quantity? |
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| Two-way Street (B) |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| Many of us are extremely careful about the Kashruth of when goes in our mouth. Do we exercise equivalent caution about what comes out of our mouth, both in quality and quantity? |
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| Sensual and Spiritual |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| Aperson has two main intellectual assets - sensual awareness andspiritual awareness; so many people don't know how to activate theirmost important components... |
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| Day and Night |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| What's the significance of our daily blessing that we say each morning, "HaNoten L'sechvi bina"? What do a rooster and an understanding heart have in common? |
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| Believing in the Tzaddik |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| Many people don't realize that believing in the tzaddik is a command of Torah and a main tenet of Judaism, not just of Chasidism. One's entire service of hashes depends on emunat tzaddikim. |
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| No Room for Anger |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| Nothing destroys a person's soul like anger does. But the good news is that we can rid ourselves of anger altogether, in a way that's easier than you think! |
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| Beautifully Bashful |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| Busha, or bashfulness, is an inborn trait for the descendants of Avraham Avinu. Even before they received the Torah, our ancestors in Egypt were impeccably modest... |
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| SOS |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| "SOS" literally means "save our ship", an emergency code used by ships in distress at sea. We also have a highly effective emergency code when we need help right away... |
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| Rebbe Natan's Wisdom |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| Rebbe Natan was the master of hitchazkut - spiritually strengthening oneself against all odds. He is the total reflection of Rebbe Nachman's wisdom... |
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| Life and Death |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| True vitality is a vibrant soul. Sometimes, the body is alive but the soul is vanquished - such an existence is tantamount to death. |
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| Freedom Flame |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| With enough oxygen and the purest oil, a candle burns bright. The Jewish soul is like a Chanuka candle; to burn bright, it needs the right atmosphere and the right fuel… |
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| Sweetening Sorrow |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| People are frequently their own worst enemies by doing things that invoke stern judgments. Today’s lesson shows how to mitigate them. |
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| The Seven Gates |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| What’s wrong? Why are we having difficulties in life? The root of the nagging anxiety that plagues so many of us is spiritual contamination of the soul. Here’s how to prevent it… |
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| He’s With Me |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| The greatest encouragement and consolation a person can possibly have in life is that knowledge that Hashem is with him, unconditionally and always… |
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