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Rabbi Ben Tzion Spitz
- Apr 9, 2019
- 2 min
The Eye of Abundance (Metzora)
The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar, and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient,...
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Rabbi Ben Tzion Spitz
- Mar 26, 2019
- 2 min
Preparing for Prophecy (Shmini)
My strength has the strength of ten because my heart is pure. - Alfred Lord Tennyson In the middle of this week’s Torah portion we’re...
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Rabbi Ben Tzion Spitz
- Mar 19, 2019
- 2 min
Two-way Divine Light (Tzav)
Beautiful light is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is often the strongest and the best. -R. Turnbull The Torah...
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Rabbi Ben Tzion Spitz
- Mar 14, 2019
- 2 min
Effort and Reward (Vayikra)
The secret of making something work in your lives is, first of all, the deep desire to make it work: then the faith and belief that it...
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Rabbi Ben Tzion Spitz
- Mar 6, 2019
- 2 min
God is Shadowing us (Pekudei)
Everybody, soon or late, sits down to a banquet of consequences. - Robert Louis Stevenson The main architect, the main builder of the...
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Rabbi Ben Tzion Spitz
- Feb 27, 2019
- 2 min
Generational Baton (Vayakhel)
My sword I give to him that shall succeed me in my pilgrimage, and my courage and skill to him that can get it. -John Bunyan For the...
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Rabbi Ben Tzion Spitz
- Feb 14, 2019
- 2 min
The Upside of Evil (Tetzave)
Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table. -W. H. Auden In describing the construction plans...
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Rabbi Ben Tzion Spitz
- Jan 29, 2019
- 2 min
The Far/Near God (Mishpatim)
God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere. -Empedocles After the Revelation at Mount Sinai, the instruction...
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Rabbi Ben Tzion Spitz
- Jan 17, 2019
- 2 min
Articulating Joy (Beshalach)
Joys divided are increased. - Josiah Gilbert Holland The Egyptian Empire has been pummeled by the devastating ten plagues. In a panic,...
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Rabbi Ben Tzion Spitz
- Jan 10, 2019
- 2 min
The Kabbalistic Body (Bo)
It is in moments of illness that we are compelled to recognize that we live not alone but chained to a creature of a different kingdom,...
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Rabbi Ben Tzion Spitz
- Dec 26, 2018
- 2 min
Striving for Incompletion (Shmot)
Perfection is not attainable. But if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence. -Vince Lombardi It is probably one of the more...
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Rabbi Ben Tzion Spitz
- Dec 19, 2018
- 2 min
Soul Song
If a song's about something I've experienced or that could've happened to me it's good. But if it's alien to me, I couldn't lend anything...
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Rabbi Ben Tzion Spitz
- Dec 12, 2018
- 2 min
Spiritual Food Chain (Vayigash)
The act of putting into your mouth what the earth has grown is perhaps your most direct interaction with the earth. -Frances Moore Lappe...
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Rabbi Ben Tzion Spitz
- Dec 3, 2018
- 2 min
Magnanimous Winner (Miketz)
You can stand tall without standing on someone. You can be a victor without having victims. - Harriet Woods As a young lad, Joseph...
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