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Tetzaveh
By the Numbers
13 Facts About Yiddish Every Jew Should Know
The lingua-franca of the Ashkenazi world includes elements of German, Hebrew, Aramaic, and more.
The lingua-franca of the Ashkenazi world includes elements of German, Hebrew, Aramaic, and more.
20 Things I Want My Children to Know
Think for yourself; don’t rely on me; be aware of G-d; people are more important than things; don’t waste your precious energy on worry . . .
Think for yourself; don’t rely on me; be aware of G-d; people are more important than things; don’t waste your precious energy on worry . . .
Your Questions
Why Is Kaddish Said for 11 Months?
Children say Kaddish to assist the souls of their parents through divine judgment, which is as long as 12 months.
Children say Kaddish to assist the souls of their parents through divine judgment, which is as long as 12 months.
Hebrew Word of the Week
Essay
Is Midrash for Real?
Torah, like any wisdom, has departments. You can’t study literature the same way you study biology, and you can’t critique poetry as you would journalism. So too, you can’t study one department of Torah the same as you study another.
Torah, like any wisdom, has departments. You can’t study literature the same way you study biology, and you can’t critique poetry as you would journalism. So too, you can’t study one department of Torah the same as you study another.
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories
Chana Speaks About Her Father
In this special episode, Chana Weisberg shares what it was like to grow up as the daughter of the legendary Torah scholar and leader, Rabbi Dovid Schochet of Toronto.
In this special episode, Chana Weisberg shares what it was like to grow up as the daughter of the legendary Torah scholar and leader, Rabbi Dovid Schochet of Toronto.
History
The Life and Times of Reb Eizik Homiler
A chassid of three Rebbes of Chabad, he was known as an expert Talmudist and profound mystic.
A chassid of three Rebbes of Chabad, he was known as an expert Talmudist and profound mystic.
Parshah
Video
Friday is the Small Purim
According to the Jewish calendar, a second month of Adar is added in a leap year. While Purim is usually celebrated in Adar, during a leap year it is postponed until the second Adar, and we mark Purim Katan—“the small Purim”—in the first month.
According to the Jewish calendar, a second month of Adar is added in a leap year. While Purim is usually celebrated in Adar, during a leap year it is postponed until the second Adar, and we mark Purim Katan—“the small Purim”—in the first month.
Never, ever, have we seen or heard about a Jewish community that does not have a charity fund
— Maimonides
Print Magazine
There are those who say that before we do any mitzvah, we must first understand why it needs to be done. Why else were we given a mind?
There are others who say we must just obey with simple faith. How else can we bond with One who is entirely beyond our understanding?
Abraham did both. He began with absolute faith,...
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