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Chukat-Balak
By the Numbers
12 Facts About the Mysterious Red Heifer
One of the Torah’s most enigmatic commandments that left even King Solomon, the wisest of all humans, utterly perplexed.
One of the Torah’s most enigmatic commandments that left even King Solomon, the wisest of all humans, utterly perplexed.
Your Questions
Does Forgiving My Father's Enemy Betray His Memory?
You are not betraying your father by ending a grudge he no longer carries; you are honoring his true wishes.
You are not betraying your father by ending a grudge he no longer carries; you are honoring his true wishes.
Freeman Files
What Is Chutzpah?
Chutzpah is a Hebrew word that has been adopted into Yiddish and then English. Chutzpah has been defined as audacity, insolence, impudence, gall, brazen nerve, effrontery, incredible guts, presumption and arrogance. Yet something essential about chutzpah is missing from all these words.
Chutzpah is a Hebrew word that has been adopted into Yiddish and then English. Chutzpah has been defined as audacity, insolence, impudence, gall, brazen nerve, effrontery, incredible guts, presumption and arrogance. Yet something essential about chutzpah is missing from all these words.
Halachah for Life
Judaism and Pet Ownership: 18 FAQs
Explore some of the most frequently asked questions regarding Judaism and pet ownership.
Explore some of the most frequently asked questions regarding Judaism and pet ownership.
Parshah
On Viperous Attitudes and Their Cures
When one manages to master, neutralize, and transform one's own inner serpent, no external serpent or viperous force can touch them.
When one manages to master, neutralize, and transform one's own inner serpent, no external serpent or viperous force can touch them.
History
Solomon Aben Yaesh: Turkish Statesman Who Publicly Embraced Judaism
Wealthy and well-connected, he was greeted by an official escort upon arriving in the Ottoman Empire. But what he did next surprised everyone.
Wealthy and well-connected, he was greeted by an official escort upon arriving in the Ottoman Empire. But what he did next surprised everyone.
Lifestyle
If you wait until you find the meaning of life, will there be enough life left to live meaningfully?
— The Lubavitcher Rebbe
Print Magazine
Sometimes you feel like you’re going about life as just another grain of dust blown by the wind.
You get to your home and there’s a mezuzah on the door.
You are a Jew. You are the Jewish people.
You are Abraham. You are Sarah. You are every Jew who has ever lived.
You, your family, your home, every moment of y...
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