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Shoftim
By the Numbers
14 Fascinating Facts About Prague's Altneuschul
Learn about one of the oldest functioning synagogues in the world.
Learn about one of the oldest functioning synagogues in the world.
Your Questions
Is G-d a 'Helicopter Parent'?
I feel uncomfortable with the idea that G-d is always watching me. It seems stifling to think that I am under constant surveillance.
I feel uncomfortable with the idea that G-d is always watching me. It seems stifling to think that I am under constant surveillance.
Parshah
Is Your Body Yours?
The ancient Greeks were fascinated with the human body, glorifying it and marveling at its finesse and power.
The ancient Greeks were fascinated with the human body, glorifying it and marveling at its finesse and power.
Can the Rabbinic Mitzvot Be Counted?
Why would Maimonides go to such extraordinary lengths to list all the Biblical commandments and then fall entirely silent when it comes to the Rabbinic ones?
Why would Maimonides go to such extraordinary lengths to list all the Biblical commandments and then fall entirely silent when it comes to the Rabbinic ones?
First Person
When I Forgave G‑d
The King is in the field. Okay, we know that the King refers to G‑d. What about the rest? What is the field? What does it mean that G‑d is in the field? And what am I supposed to do about it, if anything?
The King is in the field. Okay, we know that the King refers to G‑d. What about the rest? What is the field? What does it mean that G‑d is in the field? And what am I supposed to do about it, if anything?
Can My Life Be Perfect Even Without a Child?
Every last piece of paperwork, injection, anesthesia, procedure, waiting-room marathon that I’d endured to get to this moment evaporated with four simple words.
Every last piece of paperwork, injection, anesthesia, procedure, waiting-room marathon that I’d endured to get to this moment evaporated with four simple words.
The Hidden Gorilla in the Room
When we are blessed with the ability to see, we are also blessed with the ability to choose where we focus our attention.
When we are blessed with the ability to see, we are also blessed with the ability to choose where we focus our attention.
My Date 'Dumped Me' for My Best Friend!
Only G‑d knows everything that goes on in a person’s mind and life, while we humans see merely a snapshot.
Only G‑d knows everything that goes on in a person’s mind and life, while we humans see merely a snapshot.
One must have mesirat nefesh (total self-sacrifice and dedication) for the love of a fellow Jew, even towards a Jew whom one has never seen...
— Baal Shem Tov (quoted in Hayom Yom, Kislev 15)
Print Magazine
Some people think that if they were truly spiritual, they would never eat.
In truth, few acts are as divine as eating food.
Eating is similar to sifting gold. You grasp the divine spark within a food and reject the dross. And then, in the mitzvahs energized by that food, you carry that divine spark back to its origin ...
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