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Rabbis and scholars are called the "eyes of the community" and "heads of the thousands of Israel"; and when the head is healthy, the body is then also healthy
Hayom Yom, 23 Adar I
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Houston, TX 77030
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7:45 PM  -  Friday, May 7
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8:42 PM  -  Shabbat, May 8
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May 16 - May 18
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Where Is Mystery?
Where is the playwright within the play? Within the lead actor? Behind a rock? She has invested her entire being within her play. She is present in every detail. And yet the playwright is nowhere to be found. Where is the soul within the body? At the smallest wound in the body, the soul reels in pain. The slightest nuance of the soul is immediately expressed in the body. Grab a living body and you grab a soul. And yet nowhere within your body will any biologist ever find you, the person, and your will to choose to do what you do. The body and soul are...
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