If I can’t get it right, why bother?
What do we do when the ideal is just not within reach?
Behar – Bechukotai: All or Nothing
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Behar (Lag Baomer): Rabbi Akiva’s Students – Lovers or Haters?
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Rabbi Akiva is famous for his motto: Love your fellow as yourself. Yet, his own students died for... disrespecting their peers. Were they sleeping through class?
Behar-Bechukosai: Three Layers of Comfort
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Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, his son Rabbi Elazar, and the Rebbe each provide a message of encouragement to the Jewish people. The inspiration begins with the Talmud, continues through the Zohar, and receives a new layer of insight through the teachings of Chassidism.