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The radical transition from the Yom Kippur solemnity to the Simchat Torah revelry can be dizzying, but it makes sense. There is a method to the madness.

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Life Cycle: Childhood

November 4, 2005 – 2:48 am | Comments Off on Life Cycle: Childhood2,474 views

Innocence of Youth

The magical age
of childhood is one of purity and innocence. The simple trust that a
child places in his parents, the simple faith a child places in G-d is
the essence of holiness and beauty. It is precisely this innocence that
serves as a foundation for adulthood and life.

The child’s
perception is …

Life Cycle: Birth

November 4, 2005 – 2:48 am | Comments Off on Life Cycle: Birth2,608 views

Bringing
a child into the world is the greatest blessing that G-d has bestowed
upon mankind. When we give birth, we form a partnership with G-d in the
act of creation.

In birth we
become a part of creation ex-nihilo, creating something out of nothing.
A fetus that simply did not exist before has suddenly …