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Case Study of a Woman’s Vows: The Nazirite Woman
The Mishna in nazir tells the story of Queen Helena, whose son had gone to war…
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Does Romantic Love Exist in Judaism?
Typically we conceive of love, and romantic love at that, as a quality that brings two people closer together, often through some shared experience…
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Wigs and Avoda Zara
How a woman covers her hair after marriage is a deeply personal decision. An array of options exist, and each carries with it various social and cultural messages…
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Can a Woman Wear Tzitzit or a Talit?
What we wear matters. The Torah makes this clear in a number of places, notably giving a great deal of devotion to the garments of the priests in the book of Vayikra…
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What a 70-Year Woman with Pancreatic Cancer Can Teach You About Life
Most of us imagine that our life will follow a certain trajectory. We have our hopes, dreams, and aspirations…
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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…
