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The Outgoing Personality of Dinah
Dinah was the only daughter born to Yaakov mentioned in the text. Despite her unique status, she is a very quiet character…
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A Summary of the Halachot of Pesach
Our ancestors had to leave Egypt so hurriedly that they did not have time to wait for their dough to rise while preparing food to take with them on their exodus into the desert…
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Purim: The Holiday of Ultimate Trust in Hashem
On Purim, we’re all very busy celebrating the festival through the four mitzvot associated with the day…
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Does Torah Observance Mean a Life Full of Blessings and Revealed Good?
For some, it would be a fair assumption to say that if we are living a Torah life, a life in accordance with halacha and the correct Torah hashkafot, then Hashem should bestow goodness upon us. We are, after all, living how He wants us to live. We are doing our part, and therefore, it…
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The Folded Garment: Unveiling G-d’s Kindness
On the morning scheduled for my third IVF treatment, I was awakened early by my phone. A call from the IVF unit just before an embryo transfer is not a good sign and the nurse on the line did not have good news. Unfortunately, none of my embryos were viable and the procedure would have…
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The ABCs of Prayer
Where Does the Concept of Prayer Come From? In the Shema, we are given the commandment to ‘serve Him (Hashem) with all your heart’1. The Gemara2 explains that we achieve this through prayer. For this reason, prayer is referred to as the ‘work of the heart’3. Prayer is also a replacement for the sacrifices of…
