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BINA Living

Ancient Jewish wisdom applied in a modern world through Personal growth.

This month’s classes:

Friday, October 4
2nd Day Rosh Hashana in Vaucluse
BINA Living
Starts 9:30AM
Monday, October 21
Sukkot Mens Club
BINA Living
Starts 7:45PM
A Moment to Care

On Wednesday I returned from a quick trip to the…

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Question of the Week:Here is the dating paradox:…

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Being not "Doing"

We all recognise the importance of self…

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Question of the Week:I am open to being set up…

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Israel's policy in combating terrorists is to do whatever it takes to avoid civilian casualties. Terrorists take advantage of western sensibilities embedding themselves within civilian populations using them as human shields. Over the years Israel has lost many soldiers in its attempts to reduce civilian casualties. What is the Torah's view on this complex issue?

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What I struggle to understand is why G-d deemed it necessary to have this "oral" side to the Torah. Isn't a law written "in black and white" the best way to allay any opportunity for doubt and misunderstanding?

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The first thing we do in the new year is make resolutions. The second thing we do is break them. At a moment of inspiration we promise to curb our temper, become more generous, speak to G-d more or quit a bad habit, but soon after we go back to our old ways as if nothing happened. Often a sincere resolution is forgotten as quickly as it was made.

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For the most part Jewish law did not utilise these names, and so the question of keeping a maiden name after marriage was never discussed by the rabbis. This was a question of secular law, not Jewish. But even where there is no Jewish law, there is a Jewish attitude.

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There is a Jewish axiom that we can learn and draw inspiration from everything that we see and experience. Rabbi Zusha of Anipoli taught that we can even learn from a thief. By observing the seven behaviours of a burglar, we can design a formula for successful personal development.

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People often confuse pleasure with happiness. In a hedonistic culture the mistaken belief is that the more we have to enjoy and the more comfortable we are, the happier we will be. But pleasure and happiness are very different and sometimes mutually exclusive.

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A Different View

A few years ago, in the  need of …

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Question of the Week:Rabbi, I am uninspired. I…

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