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Learning & Inspiration
- Behind Every Great Jew Is a Great MotherSarah, the first Jewish mother, is a shining example of the great power that every woman has over he... Read More
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Why Don’t We Invite People to a Brit Milah?Many have the custom to simply make the time and place known, without inviting anyone in
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Daily Study
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Chumash with Rashi
Vayeira, 6th Portion (Bereshit (Genesis) 21:22-21:...
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Psalms/Tehillim
Chapters 90-96
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Tanya
Iggeret HaKodesh, beginning of Epistle 29
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Daily Thought
Blind faith believes that which it is told, because it wants to believe.
Intellect believes that which it understands, because it wants to attain understanding.
Wisdom believes that which is true, because it is true.
Wisdom doesn’t have to fit that which some self-serving faith wishes to believe. Neither does it await the approval of intellect to say, “This can be understood.”
Wisdom is a power of vision, the power to see “that which is” without attempting to fit it into any mold. It is not blind at all, but it is nevertheless faith beyond reason. Because when...






