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13 Facts You Should Know About Beruriah, the Brilliant Torah Scholar
The wife of the great sage Rabbi Meir, she was known for her sharp mind, vast knowledge, and strong character.
The wife of the great sage Rabbi Meir, she was known for her sharp mind, vast knowledge, and strong character.
Your Questions
What You Need to Know About Making (and Serving) Cholent
How do you cover the flame, when can you return a pot to the fire, and what should you do if it is burning?
How do you cover the flame, when can you return a pot to the fire, and what should you do if it is burning?
What Is the Purpose of this World?
Where this question comes from. The answers of the Kabbalists. The answer of the Midrash.
Where this question comes from. The answers of the Kabbalists. The answer of the Midrash.
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Your Happiness According to the Rambam
How does the Rambam view happiness? Discover how you can implement the Rambam’s ideas for a better and happier life. This powerful lecture is in honor of marking the 44th Siyum HaRambam—completing the study program of Rambam.
How does the Rambam view happiness? Discover how you can implement the Rambam’s ideas for a better and happier life. This powerful lecture is in honor of marking the 44th Siyum HaRambam—completing the study program of Rambam.
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Fragmented Thoughts of a Broken Heart
It seems like for the Jewish people, it's October 7th all over again.
It seems like for the Jewish people, it's October 7th all over again.
Parshah
Ten miracles were performed for our forefathers in the Holy Temple: No woman ever miscarried because of the smell of the holy meat. The holy meat never spoiled. Never was a fly seen in the slaughterhouse. Never did the High Priest have an accidental seminal discharge on Yom Kippur. The rains did not extinguish the wood-fire burning upon the altar. The wind did not prevail over the column of smoke [rising from the altar]. No disqualifying problem was ever discovered in the Omer offering, the Two Loaves or the Showbread. They stood crowded but had ample space in which to prostrate themselves. Never did a snake or scorpion cause injury in Jerusalem. And no man ever said to his fellow "My lodging in Jerusalem is too cramped for me''
— Ethics of the Fathers, 5:5
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Intellect is inadequate because not all things can be explained. Intellect needs faith.
Faith is impotent because it remains forever obscure. Faith needs intellect.
But they are opposites, as contradictory as yes and no:
Faith accepts; Intellect questions.
Faith surrenders; Intellect struggles.
Miraculously, ther...
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