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Beyond Yom Kippur: Making Change Last
On Yom Kippur, we resolve to change our behavior and abandon our sins—azivat hachet. We stand before Hashem firm and resolute and ardently tell ourselves that we’ve turned a page. We’ve left our sins behind, and we’re determined not to repeat them again. We’re committed. We leave neilah with our heads held high, feeling like…
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Getting Married : A Woman’s Sole Purpose in this World?
Traditional gender roles in Judaism place a woman’s primary role in the home…
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The Evolution of Bat Mitzvah Celebration Throughout the Ages
Bat Mitzvahs are not and were not always widely accepted…
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Emerging From the Waters: Explaining the Mitzvah of Mikvah
Spirituality permeates every aspect of Jewish life, especially between a husband and wife. One of our missions in this world is to imbue the physical with the spiritual. To that end, the concepts of taharah, purity, and tumah, impurity, are spiritual concepts with physical implications. Tumah is closely related to death or loss of potential…
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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, each one giving us an opportunity to study its meaning and the lessons held within. In the story of creation, a most intriguing phrase is used to describe Adam’s life partner – Chava. Hashem, after the creation of Adam says; “It is not good for man…
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Does Unity Mean Uniformity?
In fact, the beauty and functionality of the Jewish people is based on our differences. We need men and women. People studying Torah and people studying a trade…