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Your Questions
Why Is There Antisemitism?
Anti-Semites make all sorts of contradictory statements about why they hate Jews. At their core, those who hate others actually hate themselves.
Anti-Semites make all sorts of contradictory statements about why they hate Jews. At their core, those who hate others actually hate themselves.
Why Was Samuel Upset by the Request for a King
And why did G‑d deem the request a rejection, when appointing a king is entirely legitimate according to the Torah?
And why did G‑d deem the request a rejection, when appointing a king is entirely legitimate according to the Torah?
By the Numbers
7 Inspiring Jewish Lessons From Fish
The zodiac sign of Adar is fish. What can we learn from these aquatic creatures?
The zodiac sign of Adar is fish. What can we learn from these aquatic creatures?
British Jewry Quiz
Take this quiz to see how well you know the Jewish community of the United Kingdom.
Take this quiz to see how well you know the Jewish community of the United Kingdom.
Parshah
From Nice to Nasty and Back
The person you shared coffee with in the morning is now competition, and you’ll cut him down at the first opportunity.
The person you shared coffee with in the morning is now competition, and you’ll cut him down at the first opportunity.
Braveheart or Wiseheart?
"Wise-hearted" sounds contradictory. Wisdom is a faculty of the mind, but the heart is the seat of our emotions.
"Wise-hearted" sounds contradictory. Wisdom is a faculty of the mind, but the heart is the seat of our emotions.
Voices
Would You Give Your Car to a Stranger?
“I filled my car with diesel fuel instead of regular, and now it won’t start!”
“I filled my car with diesel fuel instead of regular, and now it won’t start!”
A Visit to the Past: Connecting With My Departed Grandparents
I needed a complete understanding of all the places I could reach out to my precious grandparents, and find them waiting for and available to me.
I needed a complete understanding of all the places I could reach out to my precious grandparents, and find them waiting for and available to me.
Story
Why Were the Innkeeper's Blessings Fulfilled?
Rumors began to circulate that whenever the innkeeper gave a blessing, it would materialize. People began frequenting his inn just to receive a blessing for whatever they needed.
Rumors began to circulate that whenever the innkeeper gave a blessing, it would materialize. People began frequenting his inn just to receive a blessing for whatever they needed.
Superior heights are attained when one is taken by the hand and led; it is more precious though, when it is by one's own strength
— Hayom Yom, Av 29
Print Magazine
For a mitzvah is a candle and Torah is light. (Proverbs 6:23)
Every mitzvah shines its particular light into our world. And there will come a time when you will see that light with your eyes.
Except the candles that are lit for Shabbat before sunset. They shine a light you can see right now.
It may seem an ordinary li...
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