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15 Facts About Rabbi Saadia Gaon
Head of the academy in Sura and prominent Jewish leader in the 10th century CE.
Head of the academy in Sura and prominent Jewish leader in the 10th century CE.
10 Questions: Take the Pharaoh Quiz
What do you know about the powerful leaders of ancient Egypt and their Jewish connections?
What do you know about the powerful leaders of ancient Egypt and their Jewish connections?
Your Questions
May a Non-Jew Display a Mezuzah?
Halachah is cautious about giving these sacred scrolls to non-Jews. There are several reasons why.
Halachah is cautious about giving these sacred scrolls to non-Jews. There are several reasons why.
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Marking the Passing of Our Partner, Rabbi Yonah Avtzon
This Shabbat marks six years since the untimely passing of our dear friend and partner, Rabbi Yonah Avtzon, director of Sichos in English.
This Shabbat marks six years since the untimely passing of our dear friend and partner, Rabbi Yonah Avtzon, director of Sichos in English.
This Wrestling Champ Brings Tefillin to His Public High School
“Was I a Jew? Did I want to be one? Was I more of a wrestler, or more of a Jew? What’s good about being Jewish anyway?”
“Was I a Jew? Did I want to be one? Was I more of a wrestler, or more of a Jew? What’s good about being Jewish anyway?”
Parshah
Ten Ways to Destroy Your Life
Each of the 10 Plagues is another destructive trait for us to overcome and eradicate.
Each of the 10 Plagues is another destructive trait for us to overcome and eradicate.
My Exodus, Your Exodus
Why is change so difficult? Maybe because, often, we don't really want to change. Ancient Jewish texts describe this problem as a "Pharaoh Syndrome"...
Why is change so difficult? Maybe because, often, we don't really want to change. Ancient Jewish texts describe this problem as a "Pharaoh Syndrome"...
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A Match Made In Mockery
“But the magnate is a simple man, not a Torah scholar!” interjected the rabbi. “How can I allow this match to happen?”
“But the magnate is a simple man, not a Torah scholar!” interjected the rabbi. “How can I allow this match to happen?”
Fix yourself up first, and then fix up others
— Talmud, Bava Metzia 107b
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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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