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By the Numbers
13 Facts About the Jews of Djerba

The island of Djerba is home to one of the few remaining Jewish communities in the Muslim world.
10 Questions: Take the Obscure Mitzvah Quiz

How many of these do you know?
7 Ways Lag Baomer 2025 Is Unique

It's on Friday!
History
Assembling the Lost Archive of Mark Gurari

For decades, thousands of pages written by the youngest brother of the Lubavitcher Rebbe languished—unread and forgotten.
The Maltese Monk-Pirates and Their Jewish Slaves

How the Jewish community came together to save countless Jews from slavery and abuse over hundreds of years.
Your Questions
Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich?

Would the blessing be Mezonot or Hamotzi?
What Does the Name Zohar Mean?

The name evokes themes of light, spiritual illumination, and divine brilliance.
Freeman Files
The Hidden G‑d

He’s in the heavens, and He’s here on earth. He’s in the ethereal world of the philosopher, and He’s in the pragmatic world of the trucker speeding down Interstate 86. He’s in the putrid world of the worker digging out the city sewers down the street, and He’s in the aroma of the garlic our cook was now sprinkling on the chickens for tonight’s dinner. None of this could exist if He were not there. So, He’s certainly in your field of vision. Why can’t I see Him?
Voices
Who Do You Want to Treat Your Body After 120?

If dignity and beauty are important to you, you most definitely want to go with the chevra kadisha.
The Kotel, Three Priests, and a Pair of Tefillin

A poignant reminder that it’s never too late to reconnect
Parshah
Why the Torah Forbids Killing a Mother and Baby Animal the Same Day

Five approaches to this unique mitzvah.
Lifestyle
How to Eat Carob (and Why We Eat it on Lag BaOmer)

Technically, you can gnaw on raw carob pods, but it’s hard work and not the most pleasant experience.
Project Purpose
The Virtue of Vice

The Sixth Installment of Project Purpose
The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed, their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the suckling child shall play on the hole of the cobra, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the viper's nest. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of G-d, as the waters cover the sea
— From Isaiah's prophesy on Moshiach, read on the 8th day of Passover
Print Magazine

A gift is a gift, but a gift to one in need is an investment, a seed planted in the ground.

Hidden beneath the earth, a seed decays to nothingness. Yet out of that nothingness it unlocks the endless, transformative power of the earth: The power to reproduce.

The seed germinates. A delicate sprout breaks through the ear...

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