Light from the Future: Parshas Ki Sisa

1. Ki Sisa – 13 Your Lucky Number While the number one is not thirteen, there are 13 ways that point us to one.
2. Ki Sisa – A Tale of Two Sets of Tablets It is almost an article of faith that natural is superior to man-made because it is G-d’s handiwork. Judaism disagrees with the premise that there is…
3. Ki Sisa – Aaron's Role in the Golden Calf What we want the most is not necessarily what we need the most. The perfect person is one who truly knows what to want
4. Ki Sisa – Don’t Confuse the Daled and the Reish The difference between good and evil may be a hairbreadth. One hairbreadth of a distortion can bring destruction. And one hairbreadth of good can…
5. Ki Sisa – Don’t Underestimate Your Power All it takes is one outsider to do one act to change the world for good.
6. Ki Sisa – From Rosh Yeshivah to Rebbe Every Jew possesses and inner light The teachers of Torah possess an external light. Our Rebbes/leaders radiate their inner light on their faces.
7. Ki Sisa – Half-Day Danger and Salvation Life, as good as it is, needs clarity for it to be truly good. Living in Galus-exile is to live without clarity. Geulah-Redemption is to find that…
8. Ki Sisa – Half-Day, Six Hours and Ten Commandments There are three dynamic forces in our lives that we must learn to channel in the right direction. They are our spirituality, our emotions and our…
9. Ki Sisa – Ink on Moses’ Face When our words are only skin deep, they are black ink. When our words contain many layers of meaning, these words are sources of light.
10. Ki Sisa – Intoxicated with Love Everyone is intoxicated about something. The challenge is to know what, where, when and how to imbibe.
11. Ki Sisa – Moses the Lawyer We are all teachers and transmitters of knowledge. We must take responsibility for their failures as well as for their successes.
12. Ki Sisa – New and Improved Breaking something for the purpose of restoration is preferable to building something that stands to be destroyed.
13. Ki Sisa – Our Defense Strategy It is easier to get out of Galus/exile than to get the Galus out of us. Our request for Moshiach is to achieve even that.
14. Ki Sisa – Pleasure from Teshuvah When it comes to doing a Mitzvah take a hint. When it comes to bringing the Geulah- Redemption we should err on the side of action.
15. Ki Sisa – Repairing the Shattered Tablets Moses shattered the Tablets at the nadir of Jewish history. That is precisely the time and place with which G-d identifies. We can find G-d and joy…
16. Ki Sisa – The Cure for Insanity Einstein said insanity is when you repeat the same action and expect different results. Torah says that insanity is when you expect results that…
17. Ki Sisa – The Golden Calf To be sure, humility is a virtue. Following G-d’s command, even if not done egoless, is the ultimate virtue.
18. Ki Sisa – The Not So New and Improved Covenant G-d has given us three keys to unlock His love for us and our love for Him. They are Torah-Mitzvos, Teshuvah and Prayer
19. Ki Sisa – This Is Not Only a Test It is axiomatic that G-d’s knows everything about us. Why then does he test us? He already knows the results. The test is help us actualize our latent…
20. Ki Sisa – Twin Compassion G-d’s compassion extends to allowing us to get credit for the good we do with His help. While it is G-d who will bring Moshiach, He gives us all the…
21. Ki Sisa – Where Are the Shattered Tablets? The Rebbe of Kotzk said: “There is nothing more whole than a broken heart.” Our Rebbe taught that the goal is for broken hearts becoming whole again…

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