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Why Do We Cover Our Eyes for Shema?
It is crucial to have the proper intention when reciting the first verse of Shema, even more so than during other parts of prayer.
It is crucial to have the proper intention when reciting the first verse of Shema, even more so than during other parts of prayer.
What Is Hachnasat Kallah
Literally “bringing in the bride,” it refers to the mitzvah of providing bride and groom with all that they need to marry.
Literally “bringing in the bride,” it refers to the mitzvah of providing bride and groom with all that they need to marry.
Is Everyone Really Marriage Material?
The young women of Jerusalem had their priorities straight, and called upon the young men to focus on what is truly important.
The young women of Jerusalem had their priorities straight, and called upon the young men to focus on what is truly important.
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7 Lovely Activities You Can Do to Commemorate Tu B’Av
Since one of the focuses of Tu B’Av is marriage, think of someone who isn’t yet married. You can get together with a few people and brainstorm possible matches, shidduchim.
Since one of the focuses of Tu B’Av is marriage, think of someone who isn’t yet married. You can get together with a few people and brainstorm possible matches, shidduchim.
Parshah
Be careful with the government, for they befriend a person only for their own needs. They appear to be friends when it is beneficial to them, but they do not stand by a person at the time of his distress.
— Ethics of the Fathers 2:3
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As a parent and a child, as siblings who remain bonded, as two young people in love, as in any marriage that stays alive—so we are with the One Above.
One chases, the other runs away. One runs away, the other chases in longing pursuit. One initiates, the other responds. The other initiates, the one responds.
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