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July 10, 2015

Ten Minutes of Torah

Move Your Body, Strengthen Your Soul

By Rabbi David Z. Vaisberg

The great Hasidic and mystical master, the Baal Shem Tov, understood that you can’t care for your soul without caring for your body. When I needed balance between the cerebral work of my rabbinate and the exhausting work of fatherhood, I took up long-distance running. Read more »

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