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The Beauty and Practicality of Rachel and Rabbi Akiva’s Story
Like many of the most powerful stories in the Torah, the story of Rachel and Akiva has become romanticized. Dramatic scenes in high school plays, center-plots for hundreds of books, specifically those for children. Terms get thrown around; ‘like water on the rock’, ‘can you be like Rachel?’, ‘you can do it. Remember the story…
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Serach: A Link to the Past
Who is Serach bat Asher, where does she appear in Tanach, and what do we learn from her?..
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Yocheved: The Woman Who Bore the Five Greatest Prophets of Israel
Yet we know that no ordinary woman gives birth to the savior of Israel, so who was this ‘silent partner’ in Moshe’s upbringing?..
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Who Was Tzipora, the Wife of Moshe, the Greatest of All Prophets?
Tzipora was righteous and would become a convert to Judaism…
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Batya: Facilitator of the Jewish People’s Redemption
The story of Moshe Rabbeinu and, by extension, the geula of the Jewish people from Mitzrayim, is incomplete without Batya…
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Miriam: A Prophetess and a Leader
Miriam, along with her brothers, Moshe and Aharon, is a leader of the Jewish people in the desert…
