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By the Numbers
10 Cities Around the World Called “Jerusalem”

Across the globe, a surprising number of cities have earned the nickname.
10 Questions: Take the Rabbi Akiva Quiz

What do you know about this illustrious sage?
10 Facts About Pesach Sheni Every Jew Needs to Know

If someone was unable to participate in the Passover offering at the proper time, they would offer the sacrifice a month later.
Your Questions
What Does Moriah Mean?

The ancient name given to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, long before King Solomon built his Temple there.
Freeman Files
Is It Good to Have Sinned?

…among other things, I keep on asking myself, “Why did I have to go through all that?” I wasted the first 30 years of my life learning destructive habits.
Voices
The Day I Chose Shabbat and Kosher Over My Baseball Career

In the days leading up to the game, I felt backed into a corner, forced to choose between keeping Shabbat and being there for my team during the first away game of the season.
Parshah
The Quest for Perfection

G‑d requires of those who do His will a level of completeness, and not only from a spiritual standpoint.
Lifestyle
Greek Quinoa Salad

Each part of a niggun (chassidic melody) should be sung twice; the first time traces a form, the second carves deep into the soul
— Rabbi Sholom DovBer of Lubavitch (1860-1920)
Print Magazine

In the month of Elul, the month before Rosh Hashanah, a signal goes out to every Jewish soul that it is time to return to the palace that is home.

It is a signal both subtle and loud.

Subtle, because it does not awaken even those who are closest—every soul must awaken itself. Loud, because it reaches those who have been...

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