Refined Or Unrefined Flour

In the Messianic Age, however, we will no longer need to contend with moral confusion or spiritual darkness.

Mitzvah Therapy

The distinction lies in personality types. For the Torah scholar who does not engage in commerce, testimony is rendered through his mastery of Torah. For the businessperson, it is rendered through honest dealings.

The King, His Throne, And The Torah

Moshiach embodies the three dimensions of Torah — refining the mind through divine wisdom, revealing the soul’s inner glory, and sanctifying the body by eradicating lust and evil.

The “I” In The Blessing And The Curse

At first glance, this seems inconsistent with the Torah’s assertion that Moses was the humblest person on the face of the earth. How could he ask people to look at him as an example?

Zion shall be redeemed with justice, and her returnees with charity

The Maamar takes a seemingly straightforward verse about redemption and unpacks multiple layers of meaning.

The Paradox Of Judaism

As we complete the fourth book of the Torah, which parallels the fourth and final exile, we are reminded to embrace both Matos and Masei — rigidity and movement, commitment and growth.

Why Should We Be Denied?

The Lubavitcher Rebbe remarked that just as the plea of the daughters of Tzelophechad for an inheritance in the land was answered with a promise of fulfillment...

The Blessing That Will Not Fail

This concept forms the basis for the Midrashic statement that in the Messianic Age, the Land of Israel will spread to the entire world. The entire world will become receptive to G-d’s revealed light, and we will enjoy perpetual blessings.

Sinning With Your Soul

A higher motivation is the yearning for spiritual bliss — a life of uninterrupted connection to G-d.

The Deeper Message Behind the Spies' Report

The spies misunderstood the mission. They assumed that if the world was too "round" — too governed by natural resistance — the sparks would remain forever trapped. But G-d entrusted us with the tools to liberate even the deepest sparks, no matter how hidden.

A Brother Of Evil And Open Our Eyes

The Rebbe explains that, ordinarily, we see only the material world, while spiritual matters are things we merely hear about or understand intellectually.

Understanding the Resurrection of the Dead

Why is the highest future revelation (Techiyas HaMeisim) universally accessible to Jews, while a lower one (Gan Eden) has prerequisites?

One Sheep, 70 Wolves, and a Great Shepherd

What was it about deriving pleasure from this banquet that was so appalling that it nearly resulted in the destruction not only of those who attended, but even of those who were not invited?

The Torah Of 40

One answer is that the word Terumah also translates as “uplifting.” While it is true that the Mishkan in all its forms facilitates bringing the Divine revelation of Sinai into the world, Torah study, specifically has another accomplishment.

Mishneh Torah, Kings and Wars, Chapter 12

Therefore, the Jews will be great sages and know the hidden matters, grasping the knowledge of their Creator according to the full extent of human potential...

Mishneh Torah, Kings and Wars, Chapter 11

When the true Messianic king will arise and prove successful, his position becoming exalted and uplifted, they will all return and realize that their ancestors endowed them with a false heritage and their prophets and ancestors caused them to err.

Whose Servant Are We: Two Perspectives

When a Jew allows himself to become a subject of another human being, that compromises his total subservience to G-d.

Raise Up Many Students

One could also see how this process works in the reverse. By enacting new laws as a fence around the Torah, we can attain the goal of “raising up many students,” which, in turn leads to “being deliberate in judgment.”

Four Dimensions Of The Eighth Day

Let us thus examine the reason for the eighth day requirement from all these perspectives.

Five Lessons From Nadav And Avihu

The lesson here is that no matter how holy and exalted we may be Judaism requires that we have a teacher, mentor or guide with whom to consult.

Restoring G-d’s Name Through Tzedakah

Redemption is when “G-d will be one and His name will be one,” in other words, when the entire world will recognize G-d’s infinite and exclusive power.

Irrationality and Anti-Semitism

One hater cannot tolerate that a Jew is different while the other cannot tolerate that the Jew is not different.

The Musical Composition of Transformation to Geula

In the next world we will merit a complete revelation which is alluded to in the ten-stringed harp, because we know that the number ten represents perfection.

Building a Dwelling for Hashem Brick by Brick

The Torah focuses on a description of the type of labor the Egyptians forced them to do, which seems unimportant.

The Power of Shiloh

One may suggest that the name Shiloh is connected with a prophet, who was arguably Shiloh’s most illustrious resident known as Achiyah the Shilonite.