Vayechi english 2013
ART OF APOLOGY Erev Yom Kippur, I witnessed something very sad. The Jewish Law is that Yom Kippur cleanses only sins between Man and G-d. But if you sinned against a fellow Jew, after Yom Kippur you will still have that sin on your records – unless you ask for forgiveness. You need to…
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El arte de pedir perdón En la víspera de Iom Kipur fui testigo de una escena muy triste. Como es sabido, la Ley judía indica que Iom Kipur limpia sólo los pecados entre la persona y Di-s; pero los cometidos contra el prójimo quedan registrados aun después de Iom Kipur, a menos que uno…
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HACHAM OVADIA’S SECRET MEMORY TECHNIQUE What is the earliest memory you have of your life? I’ll bet that the first memory you have from your childhood has to do with some emotion. Some kids not letting you play with their blocks. Or getting upset that it rained on Purim, and your Purim costume got…
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La técnica secreta del Rav Ovadia para optimizar su memoria ¿Cuál es el primer recuerdo que conservas de tu vida? Apuesto que la primera memoria de tu infancia se trata de algo sentimental; de niños que no te dieron lugar a jugar con los bloques o de haberte enojado porque llovió en Purim y…
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A PITIFUL THOUGHT In a talk that I had recently with a teenager, I asked him how he spends his spare time. When he answered “being bored”, we took the topic farther. I asked him how he would feel if he discovered that he would be bored for the rest of his life. 24/7. …
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