Tactical Mitzvot
A great rabbi once said that it is easier to memorize the entire Babylonian Talmud than…
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Flags and Tribes
This Shabbos we will be continuing reading about the various tribes, their duties, their encampment, flags…
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Question: What is the Jewish Calendar? Answer: Its Complicated
Measuring and marking the passage of time is a universal human preoccupation. At least forty different…
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My Child
During this period of social distancing, I was scrolling through pictures saved on my computer. I…
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The Light of the Zohar and the Candle of the Soul
We celebrated Lag B’Omer this week, marking, among other events, the transmission of Kabbalistic teachings by…
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Water/Waters
On Friday this week we will celebrate Pesach Sheni, the second chance for those who were…
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Is Independence Good?
We will be celebrating the State of Israel’s 72nd Independence Day very soon (April 29nd), an…
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The Best of Times; The Worst of Times
For the Jewish people who came out of Egypt, the period between the Exodus and the…
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Kashrut Without Apologies
Kashrut and Anthropology Anthropologists have viewed the laws of Kashrut as superstitious taboos, or as a…
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Pesach: Live It!
Merely remembering the pivotal events of Jewish history or reading about them occasionally is not sufficient…
