ב"ה
Va'etchanan
By the Numbers
14 Tefillin Facts Every Jew Should Know
Discover something you did not know about this central mitzvah.
Discover something you did not know about this central mitzvah.
7 Joyous Events That Happened on the 15th of Av
A list of the joyous events that occurred on the 15th of Av, as detailed by the sages of the Talmud.
A list of the joyous events that occurred on the 15th of Av, as detailed by the sages of the Talmud.
5 Strangers Who Made My Transatlantic Flight With a Toddler Bearable
It blew my mind on this flight when five people went out of their way to help me on the airplane. Five strangers went out of their way to make my journey more comfortable—five humans who showed care and empathy and tried to make my full hands that little bit less full.
It blew my mind on this flight when five people went out of their way to help me on the airplane. Five strangers went out of their way to make my journey more comfortable—five humans who showed care and empathy and tried to make my full hands that little bit less full.
Parshah
Why Two Versions of the Ten Commandments?
In a strange twist, there are some significant differences between the original text in Exodus and the repeat recorded in Deuteronomy. The rabbis explained why.
In a strange twist, there are some significant differences between the original text in Exodus and the repeat recorded in Deuteronomy. The rabbis explained why.
A Psychotherapist’s Shema in Auschwitz
What is it about the Shema Yisroel prayer that has inspired so many through the most trying of times and has provided such meaning and purpose to help us survive even the most despairing circumstances?
What is it about the Shema Yisroel prayer that has inspired so many through the most trying of times and has provided such meaning and purpose to help us survive even the most despairing circumstances?
Family
Relax, the Kids Will Still Come Out OK
We’ll get there. That seems to be the motto of the day for me.
We’ll get there. That seems to be the motto of the day for me.
Advice for Life
What Happened When I Became G-d's Money Manager
As much as I’d like to believe that the money that I earn is the product of my own efforts and sound planning, the fact is that years of seeing the ebbs and flows of our financial life have taught me that whatever money I have in my bank account at any given moment is there only because G‑d deposited it with me.
As much as I’d like to believe that the money that I earn is the product of my own efforts and sound planning, the fact is that years of seeing the ebbs and flows of our financial life have taught me that whatever money I have in my bank account at any given moment is there only because G‑d deposited it with me.
My Woodstock Prayer
What does it mean to be indispensable? For most of my life I’ve asked myself that question.
What does it mean to be indispensable? For most of my life I’ve asked myself that question.
Lifestyle
The Archeology of Tel Be’er Sheva and the Stories It Tells
Be’er Sheva’s Jewish history is almost as old as Jewish history itself. Abraham and Abimelech sealed an oath here, as recorded in the Book of Genesis.
Be’er Sheva’s Jewish history is almost as old as Jewish history itself. Abraham and Abimelech sealed an oath here, as recorded in the Book of Genesis.
As long as Sarah lived, there was a blessing on her dough, and the lamp used to burn from the eve of the Sabbath until the eve of the following Sabbath; when she died, these ceased; but when Rebecca came, they returned
— Midrash Rabbah, Bereishit 60
Print Magazine
Afterlife is a very rational, natural consequence of the order of things.
After all, nothing is ever lost—even the body only transforms into earth. But nothing is lost.
So too, the person you are is never lost. That person—that soul—only returns to its origin.
If your soul became acutely attached to the material worl...
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