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The Halachot of Sefirat HaOmer
The mitzvah of counting the Omer is a positive time-bound mitzvah from which women are exempt. During the days between Pesach and Shavuot, the talmidim of Rabbi Akiva died, as a punishment for not showing sufficient respect to each other. This tragedy put the future of the Jewish people at risk, as without Torah, the…
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Contrasting Women and the Sefira of Gevura
The world was created and infused with different middot…
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Judaism, the Omer and the Absense of Music
Music plays a major role in Judaism, Eretz Yisrael, and Torah observance…
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The Omer and the Spirituality of Seven
Listen to this article now: Seven is considered the number of completion and perfection, those qualities themselves inherently intertwined coming from the same Hebrew root (ש-ל-מ – also the root of “peace”). The Ibn Ezra writes that we see immense significance in seven days (Shabbat), seven months (the seventh month is Tishrei, which hosts Rosh
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The Halachot of Chol HaMoed
These are festive days, but do not carry the restrictions of a “Yom Tov”, while still being holy, and unlike a regular weekday…
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Breaking Free from the Chains of Reactivity: Revisiting the Meaning of Freedom
Externally, Hashem has blessed us to live as free people…
