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The Rise of Chassidut
The Torah is an Eitz Chaim: a living, breathing source of truth. It is at once eternal and creative, staunchly rooted and widely open…
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Diverging Opinions on Head Covering
The way in which a married woman chooses to cover her hair is not as straightforward as an onlooker may imagine…
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A Woman Spy: Where Halacha and Bravery Meet
In the recent war with Iran, it emerged that a French Jewish journalist turned Israeli spy…
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My Experience with Special Needs Individuals
Men and women hold the value of life so dearly that they have children despite all odds…
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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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The Implications of the Mitzva of Kiddush Hashem
The concept of a kiddush Hashem is so inherent to Jewish life, yet so misunderstood. What is its essence? Is it a mitzvah? Let us unveil its implications. In Parashat Emor, the Torah commands us: “You shall observe My commandments and perform them: I am God. You shall not desecrate My holy Name, and I…
