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By the Numbers
12 Facts About Jerusalem's Historic Jewish Community

For hundreds of thousands of Jews of all types and stripes, it’s not just a dream—it’s home.
10 Questions: Take the Kabbalah Quiz

What do you know about the secretive system behind Jewish mysticism?
Your Questions
What's Wrong With Meat or Wine During the Nine Days?

Mourners may partake during shiva, so why is this time different?
The Freeman Files
The Ancient Key to Rebuilding Jerusalem Today

Exile and dispersion produced a miracle. It brought out an organic, irreducible oneness of our people that could not otherwise be imagined.
Halachah for Life
What You Need to Know About Shaimos

The prohibition against the destruction of any Jewish holy book or sacred item.
Voices
Are We Crazy? Why Israelis Continue to Dance

As we danced with the Torah, making our way through the streets to our little shul on Henrietta Szold Street, I thought about this tiny country of ours that seems to dance on the edge of reason.
From Atheist to Emunah: My Path to Orthodox Conversion

I used to think faith was for people clinging to things they couldn’t explain.
Parshah
The Mystery of Og’s Giant Bed

Why does the Torah include a description of Og’s enormous bed?
Learning From the Rebbe
The people of Israel did not believe in Moses because of the miracles he performed. So why did they believe in him? Because when we stood at Sinai, our own eyes saw and our own ears heard the fire, the sounds and the flames, and how Moses approached the cloud and G-d's voice called to him...
— Maimonides
Print Magazine

Animals do not gaze in wonder at the stars and angels are confined to the realm of the spirit, but the human being is G‑d’s bridge between heaven and earth.

Our bodies are formed from the dust; our souls are of the essence of G‑d. We alone can look at a physical world and see spiritual life and beauty. We who are beyon...

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