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Question of the Week
Can I Secretly Monitor My Child’s Social Media?
He is very protective of his privacy, but not wise enough to navigate the world of social media on his own.
He is very protective of his privacy, but not wise enough to navigate the world of social media on his own.
By the Numbers
Rachel in the Bible
Along with Sarah (wife of Abraham), Rebecca (wife of Isaac), and Leah (her sister and fellow wife of Jacob), Rachel is one of the four mothers of the Jewish people.
Along with Sarah (wife of Abraham), Rebecca (wife of Isaac), and Leah (her sister and fellow wife of Jacob), Rachel is one of the four mothers of the Jewish people.
10 Questions: Take the Biblical Cities Quiz
Do you know Jerusalem from Jericho and Nineveh from Nob? This is your chance to find out!
Do you know Jerusalem from Jericho and Nineveh from Nob? This is your chance to find out!
Parshah
How Could Abraham Let Sarah Be Abducted?
Abraham’s plan would effectively remove himself from Pharaoh’s hit list . . . and make Sarah available for Pharaoh’s hedonistic abuse! Talk about a lack of chivalry! Is this Abraham, the first Jewish husband and the ultimate mentch?
Abraham’s plan would effectively remove himself from Pharaoh’s hit list . . . and make Sarah available for Pharaoh’s hedonistic abuse! Talk about a lack of chivalry! Is this Abraham, the first Jewish husband and the ultimate mentch?
The Isolationists of Sodom and Gomorrah
It turns out that the greatest need of all is not to be needed, but to need others.
It turns out that the greatest need of all is not to be needed, but to need others.
Prayer
Story
The Odd Prayer and the Lost Bandit
“Oh Eliyahu, you’ve stopped praying with me, said the Baal Shem Tov. “Let me tell you why I repeated that verse over and over.”
“Oh Eliyahu, you’ve stopped praying with me, said the Baal Shem Tov. “Let me tell you why I repeated that verse over and over.”
She Never Knew Her Great-Great-Grandma Was Jewish
We can count the number of apples on an apple tree, but we can never know how many trees will grow from the seeds hidden in each apple.
We can count the number of apples on an apple tree, but we can never know how many trees will grow from the seeds hidden in each apple.
Melachah of the Week
Spinning and Four Steps of Weaving
After wool has been dyed it is ready to be spun and woven into fabric. Here is how it is done.
After wool has been dyed it is ready to be spun and woven into fabric. Here is how it is done.
Lifestyle
Even the most negative things in man or in the world can be exploited for the good, if one learns how to derive from it a lesson in the service of the Creator
— Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov
Print Magazine
It’s G-d’s world. Everything He gives is good, the sweetest good.
But it is often a good far too great for us to understand. We imagine it is not good, because that’s the only way to make sense of it with our small minds.
Yet the truth is, He gives us all the good we can handle. If we could take more, He would g...
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