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Devarim

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What Was the Second Holy Temple?

Built 70 years after the destruction of the First Temple, it stood for 420 years in Jerusalem.
10 Questions: Take the Book of Devarim Quiz!

Do you know which of the five books it is?
7 Mandarin Phrases for Jewish Visitors to Chinese-Speaking Communities

These terms will help you navigate basic Jewsh llife.
Your Questions
Why We Avoid Danger During the 9 Days

The reason for this is that it is an especially ominous time, as can be seen from the many tragedies that befell the Jewish people
The Freeman Files
Patach Eliyahu

The Zohar on the Ten Sefirot elucidated according to Rabbi Moshe Cordovero and Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi
Letters of Light
Halachah for Life
What You Need to Know About Shabbat in the Hospital

Learn how to successfully navigate common issues that may arise.
Story
The Old Man in the English Village

Sporting a full beard and speaking a fluent Yiddish, the elderly man seemed strangely out of place in this forgotten hamlet.
Parshah
The Old Man in the English Village

Sporting a full beard and speaking a fluent Yiddish, the elderly man seemed strangely out of place in this forgotten hamlet.
Lifestyle
Hearty Cheesy Red Lentil Bake

Perfect for the Nine Days.
For two-and-a--half years, the House of Shammai and the House of Hillel debated. These said: It is better for man not to have been created than to have been created; and those said: It is better for man to have been created than to not have been created. In the end, they voted on it and concluded: It is better for man not to have been created than to have been created; but now that he was created, he should search his deeds.
— Talmud, Eruvin 13b
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Creativity is an exercise in paradox.

On the one hand, creativity is the artist’s expression of self.

Yet, on the other hand, the artist must remove himself from his art, with discipline and with skill, so that his creation will appear real, as though it has a life of its own.

Creation of a universe from the void ...

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