aish hatorah
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jews
This article focuses on quotes about Jews from non-Jews. Quotes about Jews from non-Jews Phyllis Bottome English novelist, 1938 To be a Jew is to be strong with a strength that has outlived persecutions. It is to be wise against ignorance, honest against piracy, harmless against evil, kind
further reading
Basics (Note: some articles are still being prepared and will be available very soon) * The Fundamentals of Jewish Belief - the "13 Principles" * How is Judaism different than Christianity? What about the Jews? * Read what some famous non-Jews have to say Links to related Information: * Judaism 101 ( Good
attach yourself
Attach Yourself Attach yourself to the Creator with complete love. This must surpass your love of any worldly good, because everything is rooted in the Divine. Repeat the following statement: “I want to do God's will, to cause Him joy, and to worship Him without interruption.” Attach yourself
b'simcha
Clear your mind so that you are not thinking too many thoughts. Your only thought should be: “How do I serve God with joy?” The word b'simcha [with joy] has the same [Hebrew] letters as the word machshava [thought]. Therefore, all thoughts that come your way should be
delight
When you serve God through the Torah and its teachings, this brings about great delight on high. If you want to know whether God has pleasure from your service, the test is as follows. If you see that your heart burns like fire, with constant enthusiasm to serve God, and
beloved
Help me, God, to be strong and determined in serving You; never let me fall. “Do not cast me away from Your Presence; do not take Your spirit of holiness away from me.” Grant me the skill to engage in spiritual ascent – to attain the higher states of mystical perception
heart
Rock of my heart Rock of my heart, Creator of everything, Master of all that transpires, Lord of all souls Who knows all secrets: You know the holy Divine light that blazes in the depths of my heart – for our souls are a portion of God Above and Your Godliness
christianity
Dancing before God During Europe's "Black Plague" (1348-1349), Jews were offered the choice of either conversion to Christianity or death. Thousands of Jews who refused to convert were brutally murdered. The following account is how the Jews of Nordhausen, Germany, went to their deaths as
love god
The Way to Love God What is the way that we should love G-d? We should love Him with an overwhelming and unlimited love, until our soul becomes permanently bound in the love of G-d, like one who is love-sick and cannot take his mind off the
baal shem tov
Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov explained that physical coupling and procreation cannot take place without arousal, passion and joy. The same is true of spiritual “coupling”. Torah study and prayer must be experienced in a state of arousal, passion and joy if they are to bear fruit…Spiritual devotion directed
die for kiddush hashem
To die for Kiddush haShem [Kiddush haShem means "for the santification of God's Name"] As the commander of the Plaszow concentration camp took a number of young Gerrer Chassidim to be put to death, one of them, Israel Eisenberg, asked for permission to say a few
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