chapter 38-40
Action and Feeling
Action and feeling are like body and soul. The feeling (kavanah) with which a mitzvah is performed intensifies its impact.
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chapter 18-25
Spiritual AdrenalinAnother way of finding motivation to do mitzvos is by activating the soul's latent love for G-d. All Jews possess…
chapter 45-47
Mercy and Reciprocal LoveArousing mercy for the plight of the G-dly soul is a means for generating love for G-d (Ch. 45.) "As…
Vayakhel
The Purpose of a FireThis week's Torah portion contains the prohibition against kindling a fire on Shabbos. What does this teach us about the…
chapter 51-53
Be the LightReturning to the metaphor of the wick, the oil, and the flame (ch. 35) we explain how it is that…