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Parshah
Winning Over Hearts and Minds

A person can be expected to think a certain way, but a person cannot be expected to feel a certain way.
In Good Times and Bad

Moses is teaching us is to remember G‑d as the source of our good fortune, too, not only in our hours of hardship.
By the Numbers
10 Questions: Take the Jewish Clothing Quiz

Do you know a sheitel from a shtreimel, a kipah from a kapote? This quiz is for you!
18 Must-Have Items for Your Jewish Home
So much is needed to make a house into a home, and most important are the spiritual supplies.
Essay
The Nearly Extinct Friday-Afternoon Jewish Wedding

The custom of (not) celebrating Jewish weddings on Friday afternoon has a fascinating history.
The Inspiring Tale of ‘Elisha the Winged’

Elisha defied the Romans and walked around wearing his tefillin. Then a miracle happened.
Jewish News
Voices
A Scammer Robbed Me of Everything I Thought I Had

The truth surfaced bit by bit.
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff, or Should You?

Knowing that I’m up and just a phone call away, I get to hear from a kaleidoscope of people I’ve met through different stages of life.
Your Questions
Too Nice to Say "No"

In all the parenting books I read, they speak about setting limits and boundaries. But I am just such a softie, that when my kids start to cry and plead with me, I usually give in. Is there anything really wrong with saying "yes" all the time?
Jacob prepared himself [for his confrontation with Esau] in three ways: he sent Esau a gift to appease him, he prayed, and he made ready for war
— Rashi (Genesis 32:9)
Print Magazine

The words and the stories of Torah are but its clothing; the guidance within them is its body.

And as with a body, within that guidance breathes a soul that gives life to whoever follows it.

And within that soul breathes a deeper, transcendental soul, the soul of the soul: G‑d Himself within His Torah.

Grasp the clot...

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