Dedicated by Moris and Lillian Tabacinic · In loving memory of Menachem Mendel and Shaindel Tabacinic
Accompanying the deceased to his or her final resting place is a tremendous mitzvah and displays great respect.
See how much you know about Jewish funerals with this quiz.
Look deeply and you will see that the Torah does not know of man and woman as separate beings.
Each act is performed once through a single body—a body that in our world may appear as two, but which the Torah sees as one.
On the contrary, for both to be assigned the same mitzvah would be redundant, for why should one...
I must not allow myself to get so caught up in the decisions and demands before me that I forget that my human input is merely a physical container into which G‑d’s blessings can flow.
One of the most interesting women in the Bible is Hagar, Abraham's second wife, and the mother of Ishmael.
How much do you know about her?
We knew that if we were to continue our journey in Judaism, we must find a community.
The custom of giving round foods is learned from Jacob, who cooked a pot of lentils.
One who learns Torah in order to teach, is given the opportunity to learn and teach. One who learns in order to do, is given the opportunity to learn, teach, observe and do.
– Ethics of the Fathers 4:5
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