Where's The Beef?: The Secret of Ideas!

Where's The Beef?: The Secret of Ideas!: "The answer to that question is quite a slippery slope indeed. The main answer to the question is that there are some very special skills and abilities that I have. However there are other skills and abilities that other people have. I need to find the other people who have the skills and abilities which I lack, and those very same people should be looking to enlist me to accomplish their goals."

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Before I Became Frum

Before I Became Frum: "If you mentioned Hashkafa to me before I became frum I would have had no idea whatsoever what your were talking about, however I might have said 'oh, I hope she feels better soon.'

Before I became frum if I happened to be dating a divorced woman with children, I would have thought oh great the ex gets the kids every weekend. Now that I am frum, 'your ex gets the kids every weekend?! Shabbos too?! Is he frum? What's his Hashkafa?"

A little humor to brighten your day, courtesy of: Before I Became Frum

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JDaters Anonymous-Sites to Visit

JDaters Anonymous: "Revisiting JSinglesSpace and the Continuity Cafe
7/14/2008

The piece below originally appeared as part of the Jewish Week’s “Big Ideas” Issue in December of 2006 and decried a lack of research on Jewish singles and suggested a center for research of single life which could double as a young community center and living space for single Jews.

Very recently, researcher Steven M Cohen produced “Uncoupled: How Our Singles are Reshaping Jewish Engagement,” a study about unmarried 20-somethings and 30-somethings and their habits regarding connection to Jewish life."

Courtesy of: Esther D. Kustanowitz

Sites to See: Real Writers

The Writers Cafe.org
Aharon Moshe's Notebook

Passaic Dating, From Frum & Single to Frum & Married

Free Events Passaic NJ!

Free Events Passaic NJ!:

Come join us at Beis Menachem
for a Yud-Beis Tammuz Fabrengen
to celebrate the
Release of the Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe
on this special day.
Tuesday July 15th, 2008 at 8:00 p.m!
104 Howard, Passaic NJ 07055
(Corner Park and Howard), For more info call 973-249-9770

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Community Calendar

Community Calendar: "Gimmel Tammuz Fabrengen Come join us at Beis Menachem for a Gimmel Tammuz Fabrengen to honor the Lubavitcher Rebbe on this special day. Sunday night at Beis Menachem (Corner Park and Howard), Passaic July 6th, 2008 at 8:30 pm. For more info call 973-249-9770 (posted 7/3"

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Aharon Moshe Sanders July 4, 2008

Gimmel Tammuz Fabrengen
Sunday July 6th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
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Say a L'Chaim, Say Hello, or just come eat, drink, listen and learn!
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Aharon Moshe's Notebook

Aharon Moshe's Notebook

Join us for a Heavenly Experience

Come join us at Beis Menachem
for a Gimmel Tammuz Fabrengen
to honor the Lubavitcher Rebbe on this special day!
Sunday night July 6th, 2008 at 8:30 pm!
@Beis Menachem
104 Howard Passaic NJ 07055 (Corner Park and Howard ),
For more info call 973-249-9770

Aharon Moshe's Notebook

Aharon Moshe's Notebook: "Gimmel Tammuz Fabrengen
to honor the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Sunday July 6th, 2008 at 8:30 pm!
@ Beis Menachem
104 Howard, Passaic NJ 07055
(Corner Park and Howard )"

Rabbi Wein - Parshas Chukas, 5766 - Torah.org

Rabbi Wein - Parshas Chukas, 5766 - Torah.org: "From the most famous chok – a rule without rational explanation to it – that of the red heifer, the parah adumah, which serves as the beginning of the parsha, to the shortcomings of Moshe in smiting the rock to bring forth water and his punishment of not being able to enter the Land of Israel, one is troubled by the mystery of it all. Why? If the Torah is meant to be studied and intellectually analyzed by the Jewish people, if it is somehow within the reach of humans to understand the Torah’s laws and values, then why this onslaught of laws and events that defy any human logic?
It is obvious that the Torah is teaching us a very basic lesson. Not everything in life is logical, understandable, rational or given to any sort of human understanding. The Torah intends to teach us that its system of values and behavior is oftentimes beyond human comprehension. The ability to accept this difficult and oftentimes humbling assessment is a test of faith and belief. And the Torah and Judaism generally rest upon this basic foundation, if necessary even a form of blind faith and belief. Understanding and studying Torah is a mitzvah – an obligation upon all Jews. However, following and believing Torah even when we do not understand and know its rationale is no less of a mitzvah."

The above is an excerpt from Torah.org and is linked as in all excerpts on my blogs by their title line. My introduction to Parsha Chukas can be found by following the link below:

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The Kabbalistic Creation Source of Primal Desire

The obvious place to start is in the beginning, ie... in Hashem's creation process, as it is explained by Kabbalah. At first, all there was in existence was G-d. There was only Infinite G-d!! He had a desire to share existence with His creation so He restricted some of this infinity, thereby leaving a void. As we all know, nature abhors a void (and you know where nature got it from), and the void had to be filled with what is basically all of creation! To make a long story short, that void is ratzon, or primal desire, or to put it in terms of our...