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By the Numbers
12 Facts About the Mysterious Red Heifer
One of the Torah’s most enigmatic commandments that left even King Solomon, the wisest of all humans, utterly perplexed.
One of the Torah’s most enigmatic commandments that left even King Solomon, the wisest of all humans, utterly perplexed.
Your Questions
Do Jews Believe in Magic or Witchcraft?
The answer seems simple enough: The Torah itself references witchcraft . . .
The answer seems simple enough: The Torah itself references witchcraft . . .
Does Forgiving My Father's Enemy Betray His Memory?
You are not betraying your father by ending a grudge he no longer carries; you are honoring his true wishes.
You are not betraying your father by ending a grudge he no longer carries; you are honoring his true wishes.
Can Jews Own Pets?
Explore some of the most frequently asked questions regarding Judaism and pet ownership.
Explore some of the most frequently asked questions regarding Judaism and pet ownership.
Quiz
Solomon Aben Yaesh: Turkish Statesman Who Publicly Embraced Judaism
Wealthy and well-connected, he was greeted by an official escort upon arriving in the Ottoman Empire. But what he did next surprised everyone.
Wealthy and well-connected, he was greeted by an official escort upon arriving in the Ottoman Empire. But what he did next surprised everyone.
Freeman Files
What Is Chutzpah?
Chutzpah is a Hebrew word that has been adopted into Yiddish and then English. Chutzpah has been defined as audacity, insolence, impudence, gall, brazen nerve, effrontery, incredible guts, presumption and arrogance. Yet something essential about chutzpah is missing from all these words.
Chutzpah is a Hebrew word that has been adopted into Yiddish and then English. Chutzpah has been defined as audacity, insolence, impudence, gall, brazen nerve, effrontery, incredible guts, presumption and arrogance. Yet something essential about chutzpah is missing from all these words.
Parshah
On Viperous Attitudes and Their Cures
When one manages to master, neutralize, and transform one's own inner serpent, no external serpent or viperous force can touch them.
When one manages to master, neutralize, and transform one's own inner serpent, no external serpent or viperous force can touch them.
Lifestyle
Everything is placed in pledge, and a net is spread over all the living. The store is open, the storekeeper extends credit, the account-book lies open, the hand writes, and all who wish to borrow may come and borrow. The collection-officers make their rounds every day and exact payment from man, with his knowledge and without his knowledge. Their case is well founded, the judgement is a judgement of truth, and ultimately, all is prepared for the feast.
— Rabbi Akiva (Ethics of the Fathers 3:16)
Print Magazine
For a mitzvah is a candle and Torah is light. (Proverbs 6:23)
Every mitzvah shines its particular light into our world. And there will come a time when you will see that light with your eyes.
Except the candles that are lit for Shabbat before sunset. They shine a light you can see right now.
It may seem an ordinary li...
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