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Shoftim

By the Numbers
16 Facts You Should Know About the Jews of Lebanon

Not too long ago, it was one of the most favorable Arab countries to live in as a Jew.
10 Questions: Take the "Special Shabbat" Quiz

What is Shabbat Chazon?
Freeman Files
How Does Hell Work?

Hell is real. It’s where you get rid of all that pains you.
Your Questions
Can I Knock Down a Drone That’s Invading My Privacy?

There’s a concept in halachah called hezek re’iyah—“damage by seeing.”
Podcasts
Mohammad's Jewish Grandson

The child of a Muslim father and Jewish mother, Yosef embraced his Jewish heritage and made the Torah his guiding light.
Your Jewish Week: Shoftim

In today’s episode of Your Jewish Week: Biblical life insurance premiums, sacrificial carpools, and Rabbi Dovi's unfortunate math allergy.
Voices
Abused for Years, She Chose Joy

Despite experiencing abuse and living for some time in a cemetery (oh, the irony), all my memories of Chaya involve her smiling enthusiastically for no reason other than being alive.
Parshah
Closer to G‑d, Closer to Your Spouse

As there are no coincidences, we must ask ourselves: What lesson can we learn here?
Video
This Is the Time to Say Nice Things!

Elul is a month of reflection, introspection, and repentance. Some in the rabbinate, in their desire to lead their fellow Jews to improve during this auspicious time, tend to focus on the negative.
History
Underground! Libya's Cave Jews

Learn about the Jewish villages of Troglodytes (“cave dwellers”) who lived in the frontier of Tripolitania.
Learning From the Rebbe
Seeing brings on memory, and memory brings action
— Talmud, Menachot 43a
Print Magazine

Each generation has its role in history.

From all the generations before us we inherited a wealth of dreams: philosophy, truths, wisdom and purpose. We are tiny dwarfs standing on the shoulders of their ideas and their noble deeds.

Our generation’s mandate—and destiny—is to make the dream real.

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