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10 Facts About the Maharal Every Jew Should Know
Rabbi Yehuda ben Betzalel Loew is considered one of the foremost Talmudists, Kabbalists and philosophers of all time.
Rabbi Yehuda ben Betzalel Loew is considered one of the foremost Talmudists, Kabbalists and philosophers of all time.
10 Things I Really Don’t Want to Hear From My Rabbi on Rosh Hashanah
Rabbi, here are a few tips, just suggestions mind you, of things you might say in your sermon that might interest me—if come.
Rabbi, here are a few tips, just suggestions mind you, of things you might say in your sermon that might interest me—if come.
Essays
What Made Me Cry Outside the Fruit Store
It was hard to concentrate. Words were spinning in my head, like a wheel of anxiety.
It was hard to concentrate. Words were spinning in my head, like a wheel of anxiety.
“Keep Knocking on the Door!”
I thought to myself, “Look at the tenacity and determination of this young man. He simply had to make contact, and so he did.”
I thought to myself, “Look at the tenacity and determination of this young man. He simply had to make contact, and so he did.”
Your Questions
What Does “Shayne Punim” Mean?
You can call your little niece a shayne punim, and also tell her that you miss her dearly and cannot wait to kiss her shayne punim on your next visit.
You can call your little niece a shayne punim, and also tell her that you miss her dearly and cannot wait to kiss her shayne punim on your next visit.
Parshah
Story
Is Hillel Evil?
“You’re invited to dine with me but I have one simple request: for each meal, please prepare a small dvar Torah to share at the table.”
“You’re invited to dine with me but I have one simple request: for each meal, please prepare a small dvar Torah to share at the table.”
Lifestyle
When an officer falls in battle, will the ranks of the soldiers disperse and flee...?!
— Chassidic master Rabbi Naftali of Ropshitz (1760-1827), upon the passing of the Ulaner Rebbe
Print Magazine
The sound of the shofar
is not the cry of a human voice.
It is the howl of an animal’s horn.
It is a cry so primal, so raw,
that the mind ceases to ponder,
the heart suspends its throb.
With the fury of a beast pent up in its cage,
the naked essence of the soul bursts out,
howling, ripping through heaven’s c...
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