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The eating of karpas has long baffled our commentators. Why exactly do we dip a vegetable…

While “only” a rabbinic command, drinking four cups of wine is given special status at…

When making reference to biblical verses, we tend to identify them by chapter and verse. This most…

There is a fine line between matzah and chametz. They are, by definition, made of the same…

“In the first month of the second year on the first of the month, the Tabernacle was erected…

The most repeated mitzvah in the Torah—and hence, one can argue, the most important …

“On the eve of Pesachim, one may not eat adjacent to mincha time until it gets dark; …

The mark of a great leader is the ability to inspire others—even in their absence. A great company…

“On the eve of Pesachim, one may not eat adjacent to mincha time until it gets dark” (…

One of the key ways by which groups self-identify is through the medium of clothes. Almost all…

Rare is the person who has the opportunity to knowingly shape the course of Jewish history. Most…

"He shall surely be put to death."  "They shall be pelted with stones and thus stoned to death…

Judaism eschews extremism. “The two extremes in each and every tendency are not a good…

The Shulchan Aruch, the most accepted code of Jewish law, consists of four sections: Orach Chaim,…

It is common after a major event to have difficulty getting back into our daily routine. Whether it…

In the Western world, the number ten represents perfection. Not surprisingly, this concept seems to…

The problem of theodicy—why there is evil in this world—has bothered thinking people…

There is a fascinating debate amongst the medieval greats as to whether one is obligated to act…