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• ▼ 2008 (27)
  • ▼ May (4)
    • In the Name of the One Who Sai ..., May 16th
    • Ben Shishim leZiqnah, May 8th
    • Ge'ulah and Accepting Has ..., May 6th
    • Ge'ulah and the Halachic ..., May 2nd
  • ► April (6)
    • Defining Ge'ulah, Apr 28th
    • Sipur, Apr 18th
    • Hagaddah, Apr 17th
    • Tam, what does he say?, Apr 14th
    • Sweet Charoses, Apr 14th
    • Shetir'u baTov, Apr 10th
  • ► March (7)
    • Nine Qavim at the Buffet, Mar 27th
    • Purim and Permanence, Mar 21st
    • Tziduq haDin, Mar 14th
    • The Efficacy of Prayer, Mar 10th
    • Vera'isa es Achorai, Mar 9th
    • Mi sheBeirakh, Mar 6th
    • The Kindness of Hashem, Mar 3rd
  • ► February (4)
    • Recognizing Your Friend in the ..., Feb 28th
    • Simchah and Oneg, Feb 27th
    • Who is wealthy?, Feb 13th
    • Brisk and Mussar, Feb 13th
  • ► January (6)
    • What is Mussar?, Jan 31st
    • Why I'm a Man, Jan 21st
    • Perishus, Jan 20th
    • Prayers and Requests, Jan 13th
    • Neither Random nor Predetermin ..., Jan 7th
    • Rav Dessler: 25 Teves, Jan 3rd
• ► 2007 (61)
  • ► December (2)
    • Halachic Process, addenda, Dec 24th
    • Halachic Process, part II, Dec 20th
  • ► November (3)
    • Halachic Process, interlude: W ..., Nov 30th
    • Halachic Process, part I, Nov 22nd
    • Halachic Change, Nov 13th
  • ► October (3)
    • Angry at G-d, Oct 26th
    • Yisrael, Yaaqov and Beis Yaaqo ..., Oct 24th
    • Anger and the Golden Mean, Oct 23rd
  • ► September (4)
    • Gratitude, Sep 26th
    • Shemittah, Sep 20th
    • Thoughts about Teshuvah, Sep 11th
    • כג אלול תשס"א, Sep 5th
  • ► August (3)
    • Mi Keil Kamokha, Aug 31st
    • May only goodness and kindness ..., Aug 31st
    • The Desire to Desire, Aug 28th
  • ► July (11)
    • Saving One's Own First, Jul 26th
    • Compassion for Our Enemies, Jul 25th
    • Something Else to Throw into t ..., Jul 24th
    • The Last Tish'ah be' ..., Jul 23rd
    • Hilkhos Mashiach, Jul 23rd
    • Hashem is Righteous, Jul 23rd
    • Safeiq deRabbanan, Jul 16th
    • TIDE, variants on a theme, Jul 12th
    • Noach and the Use of Wine, Jul 9th
    • Benching Gomel, Jul 9th
    • Be a Jew Through and Through, Jul 5th
  • ► June (6)
    • Rebbe, Jun 25th
    • Dear Graduate, Jun 18th
    • Synthesis and Dialectic, Jun 13th
    • The Blessing of a Commoner, Jun 10th
    • Tzitzis: Advance and Retreat, ..., Jun 8th
    • Angels and Idols, Jun 1st
  • ► May (7)
    • ... The rest is commentary, May 30th
    • A Broad Life, May 21st
    • Ethics and Morality, May 15th
    • Hashem and Morality, May 15th
    • Introduction to Shaarei Yosher, May 8th
    • Birkhas Avos, May 2nd
    • The Five Hardest Words, May 1st
  • ► April (5)
    • Mussar Kallah V, Apr 24th
    • Universalism, Apr 20th
    • The Butler's Dilemma, Apr 12th
    • Like the Laws of Pesach, Apr 5th
    • A Seder Thought, Apr 2nd
  • ► March (6)
    • This Year in Jerusalem, Mar 30th
    • Pesach: Freedom from Preconcei ..., Mar 29th
    • The Mishkan and its Utensils, Mar 21st
    • The Invisibility of Providence ..., Mar 15th
    • Qinyan and Ba'alus, Mar 8th
    • Esther's Modesty - Adar&# ..., Mar 1st
  • ► February (6)
    • Terumah - The Legs of the Aron, Feb 24th
    • The 29th of Shevat, Feb 16th
    • The 25th of Shevat, Feb 12th
    • THE KING AND I, Feb 12th
    • Midgets on the Shoulders of Gi ..., Feb 6th
    • Dialectics, Feb 1st
  • ► January (5)
    • 35, Jan 24th
    • I have a dream... part II, Jan 22nd
    • "I have a dream...", Jan 21st
    • Yeitzer haRa, Jan 9th
    • What does Hashem ask of you?, Jan 7th
• ► 2006 (55)
  • ► December (6)
    • The Devastating Power of Leitz ..., Dec 28th
    • A Thought About Maoz Tzur, Dec 20th
    • Why do we light the new candle ..., Dec 20th
    • Shiluach haQen, Dec 20th
    • Ruach Memalela, Dec 20th
    • Atzilus and the Mind - Body Pr ..., Dec 6th
  • ► November (7)
    • Parashas Tzitzis, Nov 27th
    • Chayei Sarah - Kibbush and Chi ..., Nov 21st
    • Atzilus and the Mind - Body Pr ..., Nov 16th
    • Changing Name, Nov 11th
    • Models of Creation, Nov 10th
    • Vehayah im Shamoa, Nov 9th
    • Veahavta, Nov 3rd
  • ► October (7)
    • The Unobservable, the Unobserv ..., Oct 31st
    • The Nature of Reality, Oct 27th
    • Shema Yisrael, Oct 27th
    • Urgency, Importance, and the Y ..., Oct 23rd
    • Birkhas Ahavah, Oct 20th
    • Anu ma'amirekha ve'A ..., Oct 2nd
    • Selach lanu, Mechal lanu, Kape ..., Oct 2nd
  • ► September (6)
    • A Fallen Soldier's Prayer ..., Sep 30th
    • Coronating G-d, part II -- Pra ..., Sep 29th
    • Frum or Erlich, Sep 19th
    • 9/11 - 5 Years Later; or, How ..., Sep 18th
    • The Simplicity of the Shofar, Sep 11th
    • Something you can do to help t ..., Sep 5th
  • ► August (3)
    • Hashgachah Peratis as a level ..., Aug 31st
    • Yotzeir Or, part III, Aug 10th
    • Yotzeir Or, part II, Aug 8th
  • ► July (2)
    • War, Jul 19th
    • Yotzeir Or, part I, Jul 14th
  • ► June (5)
    • Nishmas, part II, Jun 29th
    • Nishmas. part I, Jun 22nd
    • Birchos haTorah, Jun 15th
    • E-lokai Neshamah, Jun 9th
    • Asher Yatzer, Jun 1st
  • ► May (3)
    • Al Netilas Yadayim, May 25th
    • Yom Yerushalayim, May 25th
    • Modeh Ani, May 10th
  • ► April (4)
    • Roads and Cities, Apr 26th
    • The Structure of the Seder, Apr 11th
    • Pesach, Matzah, Maror, Apr 7th
    • What is Judaism?, Apr 6th
  • ► March (5)
    • My Life as a Pendulum, Mar 27th
    • Rav Breuer: 'Glatt Kosher ..., Mar 21st
    • Yahrzeit and Simchah, Mar 10th
    • Chidush and Shinui, Mar 9th
    • The Rambam on Time During Crea ..., Mar 2nd
  • ► February (3)
    • Rav Dessler On Reality and Per ..., Feb 22nd
    • Rav Dessler on Reality and Per ..., Feb 14th
    • Types of Halachic Rulings, Feb 7th
  • ► January (4)
    • Ikkarei Emunah, Jan 25th
    • Ma'avir al Midosav -- the ..., Jan 18th
    • Ma'avir al Midosav, Jan 16th
    • Vetaheir Libeinu, Jan 6th
• ► 2005 (74)
  • ► December (4)
    • The Semitic Perspective, Dec 29th
    • Anavah (Redux), Dec 29th
    • But the name of the city was & ..., Dec 16th
    • What is a Berakhah?, Dec 10th
  • ► November (6)
    • The Point of Decision, Nov 27th
    • Havdalah, Nov 18th
    • Mima'amaqim, Nov 10th
    • Adam and Pinocchio, Nov 4th
    • The origins of imperfection, Nov 3rd
    • The power of speech, Nov 3rd
  • ► October (4)
    • Yismach Moshe II, Oct 21st
    • The Gift of Justice, Oct 11th
    • Of Empty Cups, Oct 5th
    • Qedushas Beis HaKenesses, part ..., Oct 2nd
  • ► September (9)
    • A Second Covenant, Sep 30th
    • Coronating G-d, Sep 27th
    • Qedushas Beis HaKenesses, Sep 25th
    • The Thermodynamics of History ..., Sep 22nd
    • Midrashei Halakhah, Sep 22nd
    • The Marksman, Sep 20th
    • The Lishmah of Interpersonal M ..., Sep 19th
    • On Destroying Synagogues, Sep 12th
    • Menuchas haNefesh, Sep 8th
  • ► August (6)
    • Appropriate and Inappropriate ..., Aug 31st
    • Did you cry? II, Aug 14th
    • Have an easy fast!, Aug 14th
    • Mas'ei -- the Journey as ..., Aug 10th
    • Did you cry?, Aug 6th
    • Defining Anavah, Aug 5th
  • ► July (5)
    • Divine Timelessness II, Hebrew ..., Jul 31st
    • See but not Seen, Jul 20th
    • The Psychological Model of Ore ..., Jul 13th
    • Hashem and Logic, Jul 7th
    • Conflict Resolution, Jul 3rd
  • ► June (6)
    • Tzitzis, Advance and Retreat, Jun 28th
    • Modern Orthodoxy, Chareidism, ..., Jun 28th
    • Charitzus - Decisiveness, Jun 21st
    • Different Parts of the Same Bo ..., Jun 15th
    • Attributes of G-d, Jun 8th
    • Ki Arumim Heim, Jun 4th
  • ► May (8)
    • A History of Mussar, part II, May 29th
    • A History of Mussar, part I, May 24th
    • Qedushah, May 19th
    • Judaism, Christianity, and Isl ..., May 17th
    • Yom haAtzma'ut, May 13th
    • Yir'ah, May 12th
    • Reasons for Mitzvos, May 2nd
    • A Use for Every Middah, part I ..., May 2nd
  • ► April (6)
    • Purpose of Qorbanos, part II, Apr 22nd
    • Who knows four?, Apr 20th
    • A quick but beautiful thought ..., Apr 20th
    • Tum'ah and Taharah, part ..., Apr 14th
    • Tum'ah and Taharah, Apr 12th
    • A use for every middah, Apr 6th
  • ► March (7)
    • Causality in Halakhah, Mar 31st
    • Life and Consciousness, Mar 30th
    • Purim, Yehudim and Simchah, Mar 24th
    • Purpose of Qorbanos, Mar 19th
    • Eilu va'Eilu part II, Mar 13th
    • Eilu va'Eilu - part I, Mar 9th
    • Trends in Resolving Torah and ..., Mar 3rd
  • ► February (7)
    • Brisk and Telzh, Feb 23rd
    • Saying Shema Together, Feb 18th
    • People and Angels, Feb 17th
    • Tefillin Mirrors, Feb 17th
    • Hispa'alus, or: Yismach M ..., Feb 9th
    • The Kuzari Proof, part III, Feb 8th
    • Some thoughts about Parashas Y ..., Feb 3rd
  • ► January (6)
    • Free Will and Environment, Jan 30th
    • Rav Dessler's Approach to ..., Jan 28th
    • The Fire Within the Bush, Jan 21st
    • Divine Timelessness, Jan 14th
    • The Legislative Authority of a ..., Jan 8th
    • Politeness and Taharah, Jan 5th
• ► 2004 (18)
  • ► December (9)
    • Theodicy, Dec 31st
    • Argument by Design ver. 4.0, Dec 28th
    • The Kuzari Proof, part II, Dec 27th
    • The Kuzari Proof, part I, Dec 22nd
    • Psychology and Mussar, Dec 16th
    • Rights and Duties, Dec 15th
    • The Troubles of Relativism, Dec 10th
    • Love, part II, Dec 9th
    • Love, part I, Dec 5th
  • ► November (8)
    • Emunah Peshutah vs Machashavah, Nov 30th
    • Different Approaches to Creati ..., Nov 26th
    • Other Tines on the Fork, Nov 26th
    • Today's Daas Torah, Nov 26th
    • The Fall of Mimeticism and For ..., Nov 23rd
    • Aspaqlaria II, Nov 21st
    • Aspaqlaria, Nov 17th
    • Welcome, Nov 16th
  • ► May (1)
    • May 6th
• ► 2002 (1)
  • ► April (1)
    • Pesach 5761: The Four Sons Con ..., Apr 15th
• ► 1996 (1)
  • ► October (1)
    • Lekh-Lekha 5757: Temimus and D ..., Oct 26th
• ► 1995 (1)
  • ► October (1)
    • Tiqanta Shabbos, Oct 18th