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Your Questions
Can I Secretly Record Conversations?
What about Google Assistant, Amazon’s Alexa or Apple’s Siri, that are capable of recording conversations taking place around them?
What about Google Assistant, Amazon’s Alexa or Apple’s Siri, that are capable of recording conversations taking place around them?
By the Numbers
22 Kosher Facts Every Jew Should Know
Brush up on your understanding of this this basic mitzvah, which is integral to Judaism and Jewish life.
Brush up on your understanding of this this basic mitzvah, which is integral to Judaism and Jewish life.
11 Ways Not to Feel Bitter
While feeling bitter may be justified in our eyes, it’s not a way to endear ourselves to others or improve our predicament. Moreover, it punishes us more than anyone else.
While feeling bitter may be justified in our eyes, it’s not a way to endear ourselves to others or improve our predicament. Moreover, it punishes us more than anyone else.
Parshah
Why Didn’t G-d Specify the Location of the Holy Temple?
Moses spent 40 years teaching Torah and passing on the mitzvot with intricate detail. He transmitted the highly detailed laws of the sacrifices, including everything from which types of animals may be used to the location on the Temple where the animals should be offered. Yet the place where all this would happen is undisclosed.
Moses spent 40 years teaching Torah and passing on the mitzvot with intricate detail. He transmitted the highly detailed laws of the sacrifices, including everything from which types of animals may be used to the location on the Temple where the animals should be offered. Yet the place where all this would happen is undisclosed.
The Kabbalah of the Ecosystem
For a human to act like an animal is not only a pathetic squander of talent, but a disservice to animals who expect to become part of a higher unit through us...
For a human to act like an animal is not only a pathetic squander of talent, but a disservice to animals who expect to become part of a higher unit through us...
Video
Why We Eat Hot Cholent on Shabbat
Hands down, it’s the long-simmering stew of Shabbat morning that is its signature staple. A surprisingly strong statement from a 12th-century luminary – incorporated into the menu of the Shulchan Aruch, Judaism’s proverbial “Set Table” of Torah Law – gives us a taste of just how important serving and eating this traditional delicacy really is! Another medieval manuscript thickens the consistency of its mysterious prominence, as numerous other ideas further stir the pot. Finally, a bag of beans added to the mix, concludes this delightfully flavored offering!
Hands down, it’s the long-simmering stew of Shabbat morning that is its signature staple. A surprisingly strong statement from a 12th-century luminary – incorporated into the menu of the Shulchan Aruch, Judaism’s proverbial “Set Table” of Torah Law – gives us a taste of just how important serving and eating this traditional delicacy really is! Another medieval manuscript thickens the consistency of its mysterious prominence, as numerous other ideas further stir the pot. Finally, a bag of beans added to the mix, concludes this delightfully flavored offering!
Jewish Life
What Celebrating Shabbat Can Do For Our Mental Wellness
What practicing the art of Mindfulness can do to our day, observing Shabbat already does for our week.
What practicing the art of Mindfulness can do to our day, observing Shabbat already does for our week.
Story
The Missing Man
By the time the Tatars finished their raid, a great trail of blood and destruction would be left in their wake.
By the time the Tatars finished their raid, a great trail of blood and destruction would be left in their wake.
Lifestyle
We have no comprehension of the tranquility of the wicked, nor of the suffering of the righteous
— Ethics of the Fathers 4:15
Print Magazine
Blind faith is intellect’s most deadly foe. Intellect that would surrender to faith has forfeited its very nature.
True faith is intellect’s most vital partner. To travel beyond its boundaries, intellect must find a vision that transcends itself.
That is the meaning of true faith: A perspective that surpasses the field ...
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