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Witchcraft: Reality or Fallacy?
Far from Shakespeare’s “hubble, bubble, toil and trouble”, women and witchcraft is a complex area, setting its borders between the physical and the spiritual…
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The Hidden Trap of Hubris: Avoiding Complacency in Avodat Hashem
Sometimes, after initially engaging in our avodat Hashem with true dedication, we can fall into complacency…
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Namnah: A Woman “Gaon”
There are many great leaders throughout Jewish history who were given the second name “Gaon”, meaning “genius” in Hebrew…
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Shemot: What Is So Feminine about the Number 70?
In the beginning of Parshat Shemot, the Torah enumerates the descendants that traveled to Egypt with Yaakov. The pasuk states that Yaakov had seventy descendants with him when he came down to Mitazrayim…
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The Eyes, Windows of the Soul: A Torah Perspective on Crying
It is no coincidence that laughter emerges from the vocal system, but tears spring from the eyes…
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The Status of the Widow in Judaism
Within the Torah perspective, the widow is viewed with extreme care and sensitivity…