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What Is Tikkun Olam?
Tikkun Olam: In Jewish teachings, any activity that improves the world, bringing it closer to the harmonious state for which it was created.
Tikkun Olam: In Jewish teachings, any activity that improves the world, bringing it closer to the harmonious state for which it was created.
Why Sleep With Tzitzit?
I was under the impression that the mitzvah of wearing tzitzit only applies to the daytime. But then I heard that many have the custom to wear tzitzit during the night as well. Can you explain the reason behind this?
I was under the impression that the mitzvah of wearing tzitzit only applies to the daytime. But then I heard that many have the custom to wear tzitzit during the night as well. Can you explain the reason behind this?
Parshah
The Struggle of Gradual Growth
Seismic shifts in perspective come in stages. When a radically new idea is proposed, we might embrace it on its merits, but we don’t immediately realize its full application.
Seismic shifts in perspective come in stages. When a radically new idea is proposed, we might embrace it on its merits, but we don’t immediately realize its full application.
Name Changes in the Bible (Torah)
Throughout the Torah various people have their names changed. Abram becomes Abraham, Sarai changes to Sarah and Hoshea to Joshua. Jacob even gets an entirely new name: Israel. What is the significance of these changes?
Throughout the Torah various people have their names changed. Abram becomes Abraham, Sarai changes to Sarah and Hoshea to Joshua. Jacob even gets an entirely new name: Israel. What is the significance of these changes?
The 12 Spies (Meraglim) in the Bible
The spies were tasked with going to the Promised Land and bringing back fruit and a report, which they did. Weren’t they just being honest, sharing their findings in good faith?
The spies were tasked with going to the Promised Land and bringing back fruit and a report, which they did. Weren’t they just being honest, sharing their findings in good faith?
Story
The Gold Coins That Went a Long Way
He approached Kalman with an offer: "I will pay you a decent amount if you will sell me the right to light the candles in the synagogue."
He approached Kalman with an offer: "I will pay you a decent amount if you will sell me the right to light the candles in the synagogue."
Jewish News
Lone Rabbis From 23 Countries Meet in Girona, Spain
Amid rising anti-Semitism, conference focuses on small and isolated Jewish communities.
Amid rising anti-Semitism, conference focuses on small and isolated Jewish communities.
Chassidic Matriarch Miriam Friedman, 101, Helped Holocaust Survivors Flee to West
An early life fraught with danger was met with faith and devotion.
An early life fraught with danger was met with faith and devotion.
Video
What All Adults Should Learn From Children
Ever wonder why children are better at technology than adults? Psychologists think it’s because children approach problem solving differently…
Ever wonder why children are better at technology than adults? Psychologists think it’s because children approach problem solving differently…
Mission Accomplished?
The Torah relates that when the Jewish people were preparing to enter the land of Israel, Moses sent spies to scout out the city of Ya’azer and its environs, which the Jews would have to cross in order to enter the Holy Land.
The Torah relates that when the Jewish people were preparing to enter the land of Israel, Moses sent spies to scout out the city of Ya’azer and its environs, which the Jews would have to cross in order to enter the Holy Land.
Women
Seven Awe-Inspiring Prayers That Jewish Women Say
Judaism offers prayers to say for every occasion. But a few prayers said by women offer a distinct path to communicate with the Divine.
Judaism offers prayers to say for every occasion. But a few prayers said by women offer a distinct path to communicate with the Divine.
Moses our Teacher granted the Torah and mitzvot only to the people of Israel... and to whoever from among the nations of the world who wishes to convert to Judaism... But Moses also instructed, by word of G-d, to prevail upon all inhabitants of the world to accept the [seven] mitzvot commanded to the children of Noah...
— Maimonides Mishneh Torah, Laws of Kings 8:10
Print Magazine
We are one because we share a single soul, like a single, brilliant sun shining into many bodies. Since the soul is what counts, that makes us essentially one.
That is the meaning of the mitzvah of the Sukkah—a place that encompasses us all equally, rendering us a single whole.
We are also one because none of us are ali...
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