"What!"
protested Professor Velvl Greene to Rabbi Moshe Feller, "You
know I don't keep kosher. And since I don't keep kosher in my house, why do I
need a kosher meal on the plane?"
The Ascent storyteller
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Insight
of the Week
24 Menachem-Av 5781 - Monday, July 26, 2021
An original, rhyming,
accurate translation
of the popular Shabbat evening prayer Lecha Dodi, with commentary
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...since Rosh Hashanah's energy is divided between all the other months, it is
easy to understand that this coming month of Elul requires some special preparation,
some extra effort on our part. The reason is that, as the last month before the
High Holidays and being the "Shabbat that blesses", it serves a special
function.
If you enjoyed Saturday
Night Full Moon", you're sure to want its sequel. Another collection
of intriguing Stories of Kabbalah Sages, Chasidic Masters and other Jewish Heroes
by Ascent's storymaster, Yerachmiel Tilles.
OUT OF PRINT; now in its 3rd 4th printing! Deep mystical
insights from the teachings of Rabbi Yitzchak Luria on the Weekly Torah, translated
into English by Moshe-Yakov Wisnefsky.
A summary of lessons
conducted at the Ascent Institute in Safed by Nadav Cohen on the first 12 chapters
of the Tanya, on its themes, including stories and examples.
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