by Rabbi David ZaslowDecember, 2003 What’s the darkest night of the year? You might guess the winter solstice on December 21st! But that’s the shortest night of the year, not necessarily the darkest. Each year, on the sixth night of Hanukkah, we mark the new moon of Tevet. Hanukkah begins on the 25th of Kislev, …
by Rabbi David ZaslowDecember, 2003 Contrary to popular opinion the Hebrew word “shalom” does not mean “peace,” at least not in the English sense of the word. It comes from a Hebrew root-word that means “wholeness.” And what is wholeness? In the Hebraic way of thinking wholeness is the joining together of opposites. That’s why …
by Rabbi David ZaslowDecember, 2003 1. God Has a Plan If you accept the idea of Divine Providence then bear with my thesis for a moment even if you disagree with some of my conclusions. G-d spread the Jewish people out throughout Europe during the Middle Ages on a special mission. After the folly of …
Month: December 2003
The Interplay of Light and Dark
Posted: December 31, 2003 by ayala
by Rabbi David ZaslowDecember, 2003 What’s the darkest night of the year? You might guess the winter solstice on December 21st! But that’s the shortest night of the year, not necessarily the darkest. Each year, on the sixth night of Hanukkah, we mark the new moon of Tevet. Hanukkah begins on the 25th of Kislev, …
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Shalom
Posted: December 31, 2003 by ayala
by Rabbi David ZaslowDecember, 2003 Contrary to popular opinion the Hebrew word “shalom” does not mean “peace,” at least not in the English sense of the word. It comes from a Hebrew root-word that means “wholeness.” And what is wholeness? In the Hebraic way of thinking wholeness is the joining together of opposites. That’s why …
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The Shifting Paradigm Within Islam
Posted: December 31, 2003 by ayala
by Rabbi David ZaslowDecember, 2003 1. God Has a Plan If you accept the idea of Divine Providence then bear with my thesis for a moment even if you disagree with some of my conclusions. G-d spread the Jewish people out throughout Europe during the Middle Ages on a special mission. After the folly of …
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