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Thinking of moving? Judaism offers insight on where to move, and there are several traditions and customs associated with new homes.

A corner of the universe that is utterly, exclusively, one’s own.

Is it a self-improvement thing, like a woodworking class or a therapy session? Is it a duty, like obeying the law of the land and going to work in the morning?

Create a FAMILY in which every member is on the same team

Imagine a house with three rooms: a large room where the bulk of your time is spent; a smaller chamber where precious occasions of the spirit are enjoyed; and a rarely visited sanctum that is the absolute center of your life

The good that is brought out when a person is put in an alien environment

Are we transient beings for whom movement is life and "at rest" an inscription for the gravestone? Are we rooted souls, for whom the "journeys" of life are just so many guises of the singular quest for home?

Our home is the place where we imitate G-d, creating our own miniature world.

“My design for A New Home for the New Millennium may seem revolutionary,” explained the architect, “but only because we have drifted away from the home’s initial, primal function . . .”

QUESTION: "How should one go about naming a girl? Any advice on prayers that I should say and / or offerings I should give?" ANSWER: A baby girl's name is given at the first Torah reading after birth, although some wait for the first Shabbat or ...