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By the Numbers
12 Facts About Jerusalem's Historic Jewish Community

For hundreds of thousands of Jews of all types and stripes, it’s not just a dream—it’s home.
10 Questions: Take the Kabbalah Quiz

What do you know about the secretive system behind Jewish mysticism?
Your Questions
What's Wrong With Meat or Wine During the Nine Days?

Mourners may partake during shiva, so why is this time different?
The Freeman Files
The Ancient Key to Rebuilding Jerusalem Today

Exile and dispersion produced a miracle. It brought out an organic, irreducible oneness of our people that could not otherwise be imagined.
Halachah for Life
What You Need to Know About Shaimos

The prohibition against the destruction of any Jewish holy book or sacred item.
Voices
Are We Crazy? Why Israelis Continue to Dance

As we danced with the Torah, making our way through the streets to our little shul on Henrietta Szold Street, I thought about this tiny country of ours that seems to dance on the edge of reason.
From Atheist to Emunah: My Path to Orthodox Conversion

I used to think faith was for people clinging to things they couldn’t explain.
Parshah
The Mystery of Og’s Giant Bed

Why does the Torah include a description of Og’s enormous bed?
Learning From the Rebbe
Everything that happened to the Patriarchs is a signpost for their children. This is why the Torah elaborates its account of their journeys, their well-digging and the other events [of their lives]... For when something happens to one of the Patriarchs, one understands from it what is decreed to occur to his descendants.
— Nachmanides
Print Magazine

Between the brain and the heart lies a narrow strait called the neck.

This neck presents a major challenge, because the brain must ponder very deeply to squeeze its thoughts through such tight passage and reach the heart below.

But it is also a great advantage, because when the heart is thrown to and fro by the migh...

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