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What happened on the 17th of Tamuz?
This coming Tuesday, July 15th, we will commemorate the 17th of Tamuz, a fast-day.
Five tragedies happened to the Jewish people on this day.
1. The...
ESTHER 1:5: Ahashverosh’s dangerous vulnerability
ובמלאת הימים האלה עשה המלך לכל העם
In the coming days we will concentrate on the King Ahashverosh, who was not a paragon of virtue,...
THE HISTORY OF THE MASHADI JEWISH COMMUNITY
Anussim of MashadBy: Bernard LiviIn the Beginning (1746 - 1839):When we study the history of the Jewish people, we encounter many oppressed and...
Absence Of Evidence Is Not Evidence Of Absence
לא ראינו אינה ראיה
HISTORY AND IDENTITY
One of the most important principles of Judaism is the belief in the authenticity of the Tora, the Hebrew Bible. We...
FOUR NORMS TO DEAL WITH CELL PHONES ADDICTION
I offer these ideas for reforms, all of which aim to reverse the two big mistakes we've made: overprotecting children in the real world...
PIRQE ABOT: Rabbi Yaaqob and the game of the three lives
רבי יעקב אומר, העולם הזה דומה לפרוזדור בפני העולם הבא.
התקן עצמך בפרוזדור, כדי שתכנס לטרקלין
Rabbi Ya'aqob used to say that this life is like...
Play and Brain Development
The new phone-based childhood that took shape roughly 12 years ago is making young people mentally sick and blocking their progress to flourishing in...
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VAYICHI: Success and Failure in Raising Children
Our Sages never overlooked the small and significant missteps made by our ancestors, especially in the times before the Tora had been revealed when...
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TEFILA: Understanding The Blessing Asher Yasar
...אֲשֶׁר יָצַר אֶת הָאָדָם בְּחָכְמָה, וּבָרָא בוֹ נְקָבִים נְקָבִים, חֲלוּלִים חֲלוּלִים. גָּלוּי וְיָדֽוּעַ לִפְנֵי כִסֵּא כְבוֹדֶֽךָ, שֶׁאִם יִסָּתֵם אֶחָד מֵהֶם, אוֹ אִם יִפָּתֵֽחַ אֶחָד...
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MISHPATIM: The Rights Of A Jewish Wife
The Ketuba, the Jewish marriage document, states the obligations of the husband towards his wife (see more here). The groom declares to his bride...
The SEGULA of Maimonides to enjoy good health
The reality is simple and indisputable: our health depends on two major factors:
The actions we take to care for our own health.
Factors...
PESAH, medicine and non-edible products
Sephardim are allowed to keep or use during Pesah any product which is non-edible, i.e., unfit for human or animal consumption, even...
