Read more: Delilah: A Wife Can Either Uplift Her Husband or Cause His DownfallShimshon was a miracle child. His parents, Monoach and Tzlelponis, had been barren for many years before an angel prophezied that they would bear a son. But he would not be any ordinary son. He would be a nazir from birth1. This meant that he would have to refrain from cutting his hair and consuming any grapes or wine products. Shimshon was a shofet, a judge of Israel at a time when there wasn’t much leadership and direction for the Jewish People…
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Read more: Interview with Beatie Deutsch, Israel’s Marathon MotherFor many women, pursuing their dreams feels like just that – a dream…
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Delilah: A Wife Can Either Uplift Her Husband or Cause His Downfall
Shimshon was a miracle child. His parents, Monoach and Tzlelponis, had been barren for many years before an angel prophezied that they would bear a son. But he would not be any ordinary son. He would be a nazir from birth1. This meant that he would have to refrain from cutting his hair and consuming…
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Can a Woman be a Shofet?
Audio Weekly Halacha
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Interview with Beatie Deutsch, Israel’s Marathon Mother
For many women, pursuing their dreams feels like just that – a dream…
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