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Avigayil: Mastering the Art of Multitasking
In Psychology there are four acute stress responses; fight, flight, freeze and fawn. The least known one is fawn…
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Illuminating the World: On Women Lighting Candles
The Shulchan Aruch notes that lighting Shabbat candles is an obligation on the Jewish people, not a minhag or a custom but a binding mitzvah guided by halachic rulings…
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Shemot: What’s In a Name?
Parshat Shemot takes its name from the parsha’s opening, a list naming those who travelled to Egypt with Yaakov Avinu. However, this is not the only time that names play a role in the parsha…
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Ezer Kenegdo: Is a Woman Supposed to Be a Helper or an Adversary?
The Torah is filled with beautiful and complex phrases…
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The Mechitza: A Structure for Empowerment and Intention
The mechitza; it’s one of the most noted, and contested structures in our synagogues today…
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Lech Lecha: The Significance of a Name Change
In lashon hakodesh, a name is not merely a label, but a reflection of one’s inner essence…
