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By the Numbers
Ashkenazi Jewish People and Culture

Rooted in France-Germany, Ashkenazim are the largest stream of Jewish people today, with unique customs, culture, language, and history.
10 Questions: Take the Pesach Sheni Quiz

How much do you know about this special holiday? Answer these 10 questions to test your Pesach Sheni knowledge!
Your Questions
What Is the Septuagint?

The Septuagint refers to the (Koine) Greek translation of Scripture, thus named because Scripture was rendered by a group of seventy (or 72) elders into Greek.
Why Can't a Convert Marry a Kohen?

If I am a fully fledged Jew like any other, why am I not good enough to marry into the priestly tribe?
What Is Pesach Sheni (the Second Passover)?
The "Second Passover" marks the day when someone who was unable to participate in the Passover offering in the proper time would observe the mitzvah exactly one month later.
Parshah
For Your Emor Hakhel Group (PDF)
This weekly study packet is part of theJewishwoman.org “Be a Leader” initiative. Print it out and learn it with your study group.
Do You Say, “Do As I Say”?

This week’s Torah portion teaches a fundamental lesson on leading by example.
Voices
Caressed by the Mikvah’s Waters Month After Month

My experience of going to the mikvah has waxed and waned, much like the phases of the moon.
A Heavenly Message for a Hoarder

Let me share a touching tale of Divine providence that came about as a direct result of my hoarding practices.
Why We Yell

There's lots of "legitimate reasons" for why we yell at our kids. But are the consequences too high a price to pay for gaining of a little cooperation?
Story
The Thief and the Deadbeat

The woman who approached the Rebbe was far from honest. But she needed help finding her husband.
Lifestyle
Everything that G-d does is for the best
— Rabbi Akiva (Talmud, Berachot 60b)
Print Magazine

Afterlife is a very rational, natural consequence of the order of things.
After all, nothing is ever lost—even the body only transforms into earth. But nothing is lost.

So too, the person you are is never lost. That person—that soul—only returns to its origin.

If your soul became acutely attached to the material worl...

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