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Untangling the Issue of Mamzer
In Halacha, there are two types of Mitzvot; Mishpatim and chukot. While Mishpatim are logical at first glance, chukot are mysterious and their reasoning is usually unclear…
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Galut, Geula, and the Status of Women
Galut is a state of separation. The Jewish People are astray, fractured, lost from our purpose and detached from the setting within which our mission can be fulfilled…
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What You Didn’t Know About Judging One Favorably
Have you recently observed someone encroaching on the boundaries of halacha or ethics? Judging one’s fellow favorably is arguably a mitzvah and obligatory…
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Benvenide Abravanel: A Woman of Nobility and Altruism
Despite 200 years of Jewish persecution in the Iberian Peninsula, several generations of the Abravanel family flourished with Torah scholarship, wealth, and influence…
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Devarim and Tisha B’av: Turning Hatred into Love
Parshat Devarim begins Moshe’s repetition of the Torah to the Jewish people. In his speech, Moshe recaps the journey the nation have taken from Egypt to Mount Sinai…
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What Is Dat Yehudit?
The halachot and practices of tzniut are often the topic of confusion. While there is much room for personal expression, there are some guidelines that provide the framework for what is considered modest conduct…
