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Daily Thought
Functional Light
G‑d did not give you light that you may hold it up in the middle of the day. When you are given light it is in order to accomplish something, to do something difficult and novel. Go take your light into the dark places and...
Weekly Magazine
14 Simple and Surprising Things Jews Do With Fire
Fire enhances life in a great many ways, while simultaneously being one of the most dangerous substances on earth.
By Yehuda Altein
Why Does a Husband Stay Home During the First Year?
“When a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out in the army…”
By Yehuda Shurpin
Does a Soul Choose Its Family?
Judaism teaches that G-d chooses who our parents are, where we are born, and when.
By Aron Moss
My Friend Sami Rohr, the Torah Scholar
Honoring a patron of Jewish life on his yahrzeit, 17 Menachem Av.
By Rabbi Alfredo Goldschmidt
Heels Over Head
Every mitzvah, even a simple rule that we would have figured out on our own, is part of a covenant and connection that entirely transcends our limited reality.
By Tzvi Freeman
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Jewish History
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Jewish History
  • Hebron Massacre

    Sixty-seven Jewish men, women and children were slaughtered, and scores wounded,...