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Mikeitz
Essay
Were the Maccabees Wrong to Fight?
When we kindle our Chanukah candles each year, the light that glows is the spirit of faith and determination of the Maccabees.
When we kindle our Chanukah candles each year, the light that glows is the spirit of faith and determination of the Maccabees.
The Fire That Does Not Burn
If there was enough oil to last for one day, the miracle of Chanukah was the seven additional days, so why kindle Chanukah candles for eight?
If there was enough oil to last for one day, the miracle of Chanukah was the seven additional days, so why kindle Chanukah candles for eight?
Your Questions
Why Candles (Not Oil) for Synagogue Menorah?
Rabbi Moses Sofer, known as the Chatam Sofer (1762–1839), writes that in most synagogues that he visited, they lit with beeswax. Was this ideal?
Rabbi Moses Sofer, known as the Chatam Sofer (1762–1839), writes that in most synagogues that he visited, they lit with beeswax. Was this ideal?
I Always Feel Like I’m Getting My Parenting Wrong
Is there any escape from mother guilt and feeling lousy?
Is there any escape from mother guilt and feeling lousy?
Can Observant Jews Be Climate Activists?
Are there any issues I should be careful to avoid when approaching religious Jews on the topic of sustainability?
Are there any issues I should be careful to avoid when approaching religious Jews on the topic of sustainability?
Parshah
Why Joseph Changed His Clothing
Even in Egypt, Joseph remained committed to the religion of his youth and the G‑d of his forefathers. What was his secret?
Even in Egypt, Joseph remained committed to the religion of his youth and the G‑d of his forefathers. What was his secret?
The Visionary Soul
Where is that fine line between healthy self-compassion and debilitating self-pity?
Where is that fine line between healthy self-compassion and debilitating self-pity?
By the Numbers
Inspiration
A Tale of Two Kidneys and an Unlikely Friendship
What is the likelihood of an Orthodox woman born in Brooklyn donating a kidney to a non-observant man from Ukraine in a hospital in Tel Aviv?
What is the likelihood of an Orthodox woman born in Brooklyn donating a kidney to a non-observant man from Ukraine in a hospital in Tel Aviv?
Lifestyle
Also those who are far from G-d's Torah and His service... one must draw them close with strong cords of love -- perhaps one might succeed in bringing them closer to Torah and the service of G-d. And even if one fails, one has still merited the rewards of the fulfillment of the Mitzvah, "Love your fellow."
— Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi (Tanya ch 32)
Print Magazine
Esau said, “I have a lot.”
Jacob said, “I have all.” As in “all I need.”
Esau had a family of six. They were called “six souls.” Plural.
Jacob had a family of seventy. They were called “seventy soul.” Singular.
Esau lived in a granular, tossed-together, fragmented world in which he collected a lot of things ...
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