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The holiness of the body, using the circumcision covenant and Sarah's pregnancy as examples that the physical dimension of life can be positively holy. The quest to bear a child is presented as an...
Jewish excellence in medicine through the Torah's detailed medical laws, beginning with the miracle of childbirth and circumcision. The physical circumcision is connected to the spiritual...
The same theme as the 5770 sheet on spiritual identity: what gives the Jewish person their special relationship with G-d, the episode of Tziporah's circumcision, and internal perspectives on being...
The same theme as Shemot770: the spiritual identity of the Jewish person, the episode of Tziporah's circumcision, and the inner meaning of being Jewish beyond externally-defined identity.
The question of Jewish spiritual identity, exploring what gives the Jewish person their special relationship with G-d and with humanity. The episode of Tziporah circumcising her son on the journey to...
The last preparations before the Exodus, focusing on the Pesach lamb and the requirement of circumcision, which gave the Jewish people the spiritual merit to leave Egypt. The insight is that...
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Sedra Lech Lecha, 5744 (1984). The moment that the Jewish people became truly distinct was when G-d commanded Abraham to circumcise himself, not...