ב"ה
Shoftim
By the Numbers
14 Fascinating Facts About Prague's Altneuschul
Learn about one of the oldest functioning synagogues in the world.
Learn about one of the oldest functioning synagogues in the world.
Your Questions
Is G-d a 'Helicopter Parent'?
I feel uncomfortable with the idea that G-d is always watching me. It seems stifling to think that I am under constant surveillance.
I feel uncomfortable with the idea that G-d is always watching me. It seems stifling to think that I am under constant surveillance.
Parshah
Is Your Body Yours?
The ancient Greeks were fascinated with the human body, glorifying it and marveling at its finesse and power.
The ancient Greeks were fascinated with the human body, glorifying it and marveling at its finesse and power.
Can the Rabbinic Mitzvot Be Counted?
Why would Maimonides go to such extraordinary lengths to list all the Biblical commandments and then fall entirely silent when it comes to the Rabbinic ones?
Why would Maimonides go to such extraordinary lengths to list all the Biblical commandments and then fall entirely silent when it comes to the Rabbinic ones?
First Person
When I Forgave G‑d
The King is in the field. Okay, we know that the King refers to G‑d. What about the rest? What is the field? What does it mean that G‑d is in the field? And what am I supposed to do about it, if anything?
The King is in the field. Okay, we know that the King refers to G‑d. What about the rest? What is the field? What does it mean that G‑d is in the field? And what am I supposed to do about it, if anything?
Can My Life Be Perfect Even Without a Child?
Every last piece of paperwork, injection, anesthesia, procedure, waiting-room marathon that I’d endured to get to this moment evaporated with four simple words.
Every last piece of paperwork, injection, anesthesia, procedure, waiting-room marathon that I’d endured to get to this moment evaporated with four simple words.
The Hidden Gorilla in the Room
When we are blessed with the ability to see, we are also blessed with the ability to choose where we focus our attention.
When we are blessed with the ability to see, we are also blessed with the ability to choose where we focus our attention.
My Date 'Dumped Me' for My Best Friend!
Only G‑d knows everything that goes on in a person’s mind and life, while we humans see merely a snapshot.
Only G‑d knows everything that goes on in a person’s mind and life, while we humans see merely a snapshot.
Just as with the mitzva of tefillin, for example, there is a designated place for them on the head and arm, and one feels the weight of the head-tefilla and the tightness of the hand-tefilla, so too with the mitzvot of love and fear of G-d... the fulfillment of these mitzvot is that there be a bodily sensation, that the very flesh of the heart actually feel; just as, for example, [the love one feels] when one meets a truly devoted friend.
— Hayom Yom, Av 20
Print Magazine
G‑d doesn’t need you to report on the dirt in His world.
He sent you here to search out the jewels hidden in the mud, clean them and polish them until they shine.
And when you bring them to Him, the angels make a crown of them for Him, saying, “Look what Your children have made for You out of the mud!”
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