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Why Brush Havdalah Wine Over the Eyes (and Pockets)?
This custom, rich in meaning and tradition, follows the Havdalah ceremony that marks the end of Shabbat.
This custom, rich in meaning and tradition, follows the Havdalah ceremony that marks the end of Shabbat.
What Is Musaf?
Musaf, meaning "additional," is the fourth prayer recited to symbolize special days, substituting the extra sacrifices once offered in the Temple.
Musaf, meaning "additional," is the fourth prayer recited to symbolize special days, substituting the extra sacrifices once offered in the Temple.
Essay
When a Young Hero Dies in Gaza…
There are long lives with little meaning. And there are short lives that never cease to shine.
There are long lives with little meaning. And there are short lives that never cease to shine.
When Motherhood Gets You Down
Do you feel that feeding and cleaning is the most important thing in the world? My answer depends on the day.
Do you feel that feeding and cleaning is the most important thing in the world? My answer depends on the day.
The Phone Call From G‑d
I felt aggrieved and completely deflated as a woman. My body was now scarred, and so was my soul.
I felt aggrieved and completely deflated as a woman. My body was now scarred, and so was my soul.
Hebrew Word of the Week
By the Numbers
19 Names of G-d
“G-d” is a relatively new European word of Proto-Germanic origin. In Hebrew, quite a few titles are used, each with a different meaning according to the circumstance.
“G-d” is a relatively new European word of Proto-Germanic origin. In Hebrew, quite a few titles are used, each with a different meaning according to the circumstance.
In the News
Eight Years After Passing, Rabbi Gordon Continues to Inspire
The 29th of Shevat marks the passing of master Torah teacher Rabbi Yehoshua B. Gordon.
The 29th of Shevat marks the passing of master Torah teacher Rabbi Yehoshua B. Gordon.
Parshah
The Torah is acquired with 48 qualities: study, listening, verbalizing, comprehension of the heart, awe, fear, humility, joy, purity, serving the sages, companionship with one's contemporaries, debating with one's students, tranquility, study of the scriptures, study of the Mishnah, minimizing engagement in business, minimizing socialization, minimizing pleasure, minimizing sleep, minimizing talk, minimizing gaiety, slowness to anger, good heartedness, faith in the sages, acceptance of suffering, knowing one's place, satisfaction with one's lot, qualifying one's words, not taking credit for oneself, likableness, love of G-d, love of humanity, love of charity, love of justice, love of rebuke, fleeing from honor, lack of arrogance in learning, reluctance to hand down rulings, participating in the burden of one's fellow, judging him to the side of merit, correcting him, bringing him to a peaceful resolution [of his disputes], deliberation in study, asking and answering, listening and illuminating, learning in order to teach, learning in order to fulfill, wising one's teacher, exactness in conveying a teaching, and saying something in the name of its speaker.
— Ethics of the Fathers 6:6
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“The man Moses was more humble than any human being on the face of the earth.” (Numbers 12:3)
Moses didn’t fool himself. He knew how good he was. He knew he stood on a level beyond any other human being. Yet he was humbled before them.
Because he knew that all that he had achieved was only with the capabilities given...
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