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The King of the Birds
In this issue, we explore the majestic raptor as a mega-metaphor for the grandest of realities: the Creator, Moshiach, and the process of redemption.
| Rebbe Quote |
 | The Best Way to Fly
It is impossible to achieve true upward movement without opposition. Just as the air’s opposition is employed to create a stronger upward movement than that which could be obtained using flotation, so too for a person to transcend the materialism of the world and get closer to G-d, it is not enough to involve the good inclination alone.
The Rebbe - Mind Over Matter - Aviation and Space.
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| Ecology |
 | On Eagles' Wings
Inspired. Buoyant. Flying high. Terms describing a joyous spirit invoke the most invisible, yet most essential element of our natural environment – air. Indeed the breath of life is its defining quality, its very essence. And if air is emblematic of spirituality, the ultimate symbol of spiritual power should be that which dominates the skies. And so it is in Judaism.
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| Kabbalah |
 | The Eagle in Kabbalah
One of the most potent images in the song of Ha'azinu is the image of the eagle hovering over his nest of fledglings (Deuteronomy 32:11). In this metaphor, God, the eagle, comes to waken the fledglings in his nest, hovers over them, spreads his wings over them and finally lifts them on his wings in redemptive flight through the sky.
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| Humor |
 | Five Doctors
Five doctors went duck hunting one day. Included in the group were a general practitioner, a pediatrician, a psychiatrist, a surgeon and a pathologist. After a time, a bird came winging overhead. The first to react was the general practitioner who raised his shotgun, but then hesitated.
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