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Shoftim
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Who Created G‑d?
The Creator of all boundaries is unbounded by any definition. Otherwise, He too would require a creator.
The Creator of all boundaries is unbounded by any definition. Otherwise, He too would require a creator.
Tikkun Olam and the Secret of Tzimtzum
Before, it was impossible to imagine a world. Now it is impossible to imagine anything but world.
Before, it was impossible to imagine a world. Now it is impossible to imagine anything but world.
Jewish News
The Trendy Boutique That Employs People With Special Needs
ZABS Place in North Carolina provides on-site job training and business skills.
ZABS Place in North Carolina provides on-site job training and business skills.
A Cry Up to Heaven Is Answered in Rural Denmark
‘This was G-d’s way of reaching out to me, of telling me He is here with me in this struggle.’
‘This was G-d’s way of reaching out to me, of telling me He is here with me in this struggle.’
Women
Mommy’s in Heaven, and Daddy Doesn’t Know How to Pick Our School Clothes
Two sisters who lost their mother had found support from a woman struck with the same disease.
Two sisters who lost their mother had found support from a woman struck with the same disease.
Video
How and When to Judge Another
There is always some explanation, some justification, some perspective for another’s behavior. If you cannot see it, you are not fit to be a judge.
There is always some explanation, some justification, some perspective for another’s behavior. If you cannot see it, you are not fit to be a judge.
“I Am My Beloved’s, My Beloved Is Mine”
The sages teach that “Elul” is an acronym for the verse in Song of Songs: “I am my Beloved’s and my Beloved is mine.”
The sages teach that “Elul” is an acronym for the verse in Song of Songs: “I am my Beloved’s and my Beloved is mine.”
Parshah
Shoftim Haftarah Companion
The time would yet come for the people to rouse themselves from the troughs of suffering.
The time would yet come for the people to rouse themselves from the troughs of suffering.
Do I Need to Be Perfect in Order to Repent?
Simply put—you want to fix what you broke? The first step is to get “tamim.” But what does “tamim” mean?
Simply put—you want to fix what you broke? The first step is to get “tamim.” But what does “tamim” mean?
Story
The Wise Soldier With a Wooden Sword
To the czar’s horror, the soldier tugged his curved sword out from its sheath and presented it to the innkeeper . . .
To the czar’s horror, the soldier tugged his curved sword out from its sheath and presented it to the innkeeper . . .
Lifestyle
The crown of priesthood was given to Aaron; the crown of royalty was given to David; the crown of Torah is still available -- whoever wants to attain it, may come and attain it
— Talmud, Yoma 2b
Print Magazine
There is a great mystery in the drama of Rosh Hashanah:
The mystery of a Creator asking His creations to participate in the rebirth of their own world.
Even of their own selves.
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