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Chana: Passive or Powerhouse?
Chana, like many females depicted in Jewish history, was a woman of mystery…
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How Can We Celebrate Simchat Torah This Year?
We feel guilty to celebrate when there are still precious members of our nation held hostage…
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Rosh Hashanah: The Deeper Meaning of the Shofar
There are multiple reasons for why we blow the Shofar on Rosh Hashanah. One idea is that just as when we coronate a king we blow trumpets…
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Comparing the Joy of Tu B’Av and Yom Kippur
The Mishna in Taanit tells us that there were no more joyous days in the calendar than Tu B’av and Yom Kippur. This Mishna is mysterious on a number of levels…
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Lessons in Kindness and Responsibility in Megillat Ruth
The story of Ruth is a magnificent telling of the effect of our personal decisions and actions on our shared destiny.
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Torah: Our Map, Our Milk
Why does the Torah not state the specific day of Shavuot (and only refer to the festival with the names Shavuot, Day of the first fruits, and the festival of reaping)?
