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Re'eh

By the Numbers
14 Tefillin Facts Every Jew Should Know

Discover something you did not know about this central mitzvah.
10 Questions: Take the Food Blessings Quiz

Can you successfully navigate these foods?
Hebrew Word of the Week
What Can the Hebrew Word for “Joy” Teach You?

Parshah
A Physical Manifestation of G‑d

If G-d is everywhere, why the need for a Temple?
For Your Re'eh Hakhel Group (PDF)
This weekly study packet is part of theJewishwoman.org “Be a Leader” initiative. Print it out and learn it with your study group.
Your Questions
Why the Five Hebrew “Final Letters”?

Discover the mystical meaning behind the “final letters“ of the Hebrew alphabet.
Voices
From Uzbekistan to Kazakhstan

Shortly after visiting R' Levi Yitzchak's resting place, my friends were blessed with the birth of a healthy child.
As If I Loved Her

I would become the mother I never had. I would heal by giving and by being generous. I would heal by being positive, optimistic and uncritical.
The Family Friend Who Stole Mom’s Grocery Money

I heard Mom go into the closet and take out her pocketbook, go back into the kitchen and then scream, “My money is gone. The whole $12. That was my food money for the week! What will we eat?”
History
The Mystery Convert of Jerusalem

The Rabbinic Controversy of Warder Cresson's Circumcision.
Lifestyle
How to Make Perfect Water Challah

Water challah is lighter, less dense, and not at all sweet. It typically contains no egg or sweetener.
One who possesses understanding without wisdom is like a mighty warrior who is unarmed; one who has wisdom without understanding is like a weakling with armaments.
— Midrash