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 Rabbi Yehuda Altein is a writer, translator and editor specializing in Jewish subjects and handwritten family material. A former researcher for JLI’s Machon Shmuel Research Institute, he has written on Jewish history, scriptural exegesis, halachah, and chassidut. Yehuda resides in Brooklyn, N.Y., with his family and enjoys collecting antique Judaica and exploring natural history in the Torah. He can be contacted at yaltein.writing@gmail.com.
The Jewish calendar is the structure upon which all Jewish holidays are based. It follows the lunar cycle, which means that the year is comprised of 12 lunar months (of approximately 29.5 days each).
Terah (also spelled Terach) was the father of Abraham, the first Patriarch of the Jewish nation. Although Terah worshipped idols and raised his family in the idolatrous city of Haran, his son Abraham independently recognized the existence of one true G‑d,...
An Interview With Dr. Yaakov Brawer
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are known as the High Holidays. Many wonder about the inner meaning of the Jewish New Year and how we can approach it. To this end, we turned to Dr. Yaakov Brawer, well-known Chassidic scholar and lecturer and longtime profess...
What has been published is only a small fraction of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak’s writings.
1. There Are Two Separate Commandments A set of tefillin comprises two black leather boxes each containing scrolls of parchment. The two boxes—one for the head and one for the arm—are two separate mitzvot. If only one of the two is available, it should be...
This week, thousands of communities and countless individuals worldwide concluded—and are today beginning anew—the annual study of Maimonides’ 14-volume Mishneh Torah. In conjunction with this milestone, we present you with 14 facts about this foundationa...
1. The Word Mezuzah Literally Means “Doorpost” In Biblical Hebrew, the word mezuzah means doorpost. See, for example, Exodus 12:7. The verse instructing us to write a mezuzah reads, “You shall write [these words] upon the mezuzot—doorposts—of your house a...
A definitive guide to the animal sacrifices, meal and oil offerings, and wine libations
Sacrifices of animals, grain, oil, wine and other substances offered on the altar were an integral part of the service in the Mishkan (Tabernacle) and then in the Holy Temple.
Phinehas was brazenly zealous when he slayed Zimri, the licentious leader of the tribe of Simeon.
The sotah episode is a metaphor for any time we stray in our personal relationships or with G‑d.
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