The voice of G-d had no echo. Rabbi Dovid Birk shares a yomtov thought: the words of Torah, said by G-d at Sinai were so profound that they penetrated everything; there was no sound that was not absorbed to bounce back as an echo.
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The body and the soul make peace on Lag BaOmer. Rabbi Dovid Birk compares the fires that we light on Lag BaOmer.to the soul that seeks to rise up to spiritual fullfillment. However a fire or flame needs to be grounded to the wood or a wick; just as the soul is attached to the body.
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How can one matzah symbolize poverty and extravagance? Rabbi Dovid Birk demonstrates the division of the middle matzah. The smaller side is the bread of poverty that we say the whole haggadah over, the larger side symbolizes the wealth that allows for dessert and finally redemption.
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A fresh look at Jewish Law. How we can approach the seemingly imposing legalistic side of Judaism with a different spin that leaves us focused on the Legislator and His desire to be engaged in a relationship rather than a religion.
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