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	Front Page Articles By Rachel Weiss (49 Articles) Next 20 Articles > 1) A Taste Of Heaven On Earth Rachel Weiss \| Posted Jun 07 2011 The advent of the holiday of Shavuos awakens in us a medley of gratifying sensations, triggered in part by the season's balmy weather and the heavenly fragrance of blooming lilacs and roses. Read Article 2) Blood Libels and Divine Intervention Rachel Weiss \| Posted Apr 18 2011 As the human race by and large becomes increasingly sophisticated - what with the great strides made over the centuries in science and technology - one would believe us to be a considerably more refined and civilized lot these days. Read Article 3) Tears and Triumph Rachel Weiss \| Posted Mar 16 2011 Cursed be our enemies who continuously plot our demise. Eisav denounced Cain for having killed his brother Hevel in their father's lifetime, while Adam still had the capacity to sire another son. Eisav considered himself far more sophisticated - he would do better and get Yaakov out of the way after Yitzchak was gone from this world and could no longer pose a threat of having more children. Read Article 4) Golden Hues Rachel Weiss \| Posted Dec 01 2010 Gazing wistfully through my window at the remaining leaves still clinging to the young maple tree on our lawn, I am reminded of the golden hues that come to warm the stark cold nights in the dead of winter - those of the Chanukah flames. Just when we desperately yearn for an infusion of warmth, Chanukah comes around to reassure us that our light is never extinguished, that the flame in our soul is eternal, and that from darkness comes light. Read Article 5) Satmar Bikur Cholim Holds Summer Event Rachel Weiss \| Posted Sep 16 2010 Last month, the Monsey chapter of Satmar Bikur Cholim ran its annual summer fundraising event in an evening reception hosted by Debbie Rausman at their home on Herschel Terrace. Read Article 6) The Hidden and The Unseen Rachel Weiss \| Posted Sep 15 2010 It was no ordinary walk home on Yom Kippur night a year ago. The clear air was the kind lungs get high on. The moon's bright essence in a star-studded sky lit my path along the familiar yet now deserted winding country road. Even the crickets' rhythmic chirping seemed muted in the surrounding stillness. Read Article 7) A Nation's Tears... and Redemption Rachel Weiss \| Posted Jul 14 2010 "Ani ma'amin I believe with complete faith in the coming of Mashiach and wait each day for him to come." Read Article 8) The Eighth Commandment Rachel Weiss \| Posted May 18 2010 Lo Signov - You Shall Not Steal. On the surface, it sounds quite uncomplicated. (Aren't even young children taught not to help themselves to something - anything - that is not theirs?) If we are honest with ourselves, however, we'd have to agree the myriad ways this commandment is breached render it less straightforward than the two simple words might at first glance imply. Read Article 9) A Sign With Soul Rachel Weiss \| Posted Feb 24 2010 Mishenichnas Adar Marbim B'Simcha scream the colorfully illustrated posters hanging in Jewish homes and synagogues all over the globe during the month of Adar, in literal affirmation of our escalating sense of joy. Read Article 10) For the Shloshim of Yaakov Tovia ben Boruch Altman and Second Yahrzeit of Sara bas Bentzion (Harnik) Rachel Weiss \| Posted Jan 15 2010 Read Article 11) The Secrets In The Flames Rachel Weiss \| Posted Dec 16 2009 On Rosh Hashanah it is a mitzvah to assume a bowed posture as we offer tearful prayer to God and beg for His mercy and forgiveness. We are hopeful that our humility and remorsefulness will earn us a favorable verdict, but should we, Heaven forbid, fall short, Hashem in His infinite kindness extends our time of teshuvah through the duration of Chanukah, when it is a mitzvah to light the Chanukah candles that give rise (literally) to the flames that shoot straight upward, in affirmation of our spiritual ascent. Read Article 12) To Each... His Own Rachel Weiss \| Posted Sep 23 2009 If only each of us paid heed to the words of the powerful prayer we silently read through remorseful tears, perhaps we would think twice before allowing negative emotions - such as envy - to bring us to ruin. Read Article 13) The Fifth Commandment Rachel Weiss \| Posted May 27 2009 The Aseres HaDibros, the Ten Commandments, comprise the cornerstone of our edifice of life. Every clear-thinking individual is cognizant of the fact that a home built on a shaky foundation is in danger of crumbling. Absent the divinely communicated belief system that forms the basis of our day-to-day existence, our humanity would be diminished and we would become malleable, essentially physical creatures - much like a heartless and soulless golem. Read Article 14) Children and the Essence of Pesach Rachel Weiss \| Posted Apr 07 2009 The humble-natured sheep symbolic of Nissan (Aries), the first month of the year, recognizes the shepherd to be its guide, just as the Jewish people place their faith in their Shepherd, the Creator of the universe. Read Article 15) Shining Stars, Divine Decrees Rachel Weiss \| Posted Mar 04 2009 The month of Adar is the final one on the zodiacal cycle in the year that begins with the month of Nissan (Aries), which marks the birth of creation and is symbolized by the gentle white ram. Read Article 16) Orchards and Vineyards and Nature Divine Rachel Weiss \| Posted Feb 04 2009 Delectable, delicious, delightful - and available to us in a smorgasbord of flavors and consistencies. Read Article 17) Golden Flames Of Illumination Rachel Weiss \| Posted Dec 24 2008 Illuminating melancholic winter nights, Chanukah flames have been lit all over the world for better than two thousand years - whether in menorahs of resplendent silver or humble wood and metal, opulent homes or dreary surroundings, days of glory or times of oppression - commemorating our spiritual ascent from the darkness of the Syrian-Greek decadence. Read Article 18) Weighing In . . . On a Grand Scale Rachel Weiss \| Posted Sep 24 2008 "Serve God with fear, rejoicing and trembling" (Tehillim 2:11). All commandments, said the Baal Shem Tov, should be observed with fear and love of God. Read Article 19) 'How Beautiful and How Sweet' Rachel Weiss \| Posted Jun 04 2008 It was the most extraordinary day in the history of mankind. Read Article 20) Pesach Potpourri Rachel Weiss \| Posted Apr 23 2008 The faintest whiff of spring in the air sets us on our toes as we spring into action and get down to the task of cleansing our environment of the old and stale, making ready for a brand new start. In the Torah, Nissan is aptly referred to as Chodesh HaAviv, the month of spring. Read Article
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