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One would not expect to find the major Talmudic discussion on the laws and moral failings of…

In our last post, we began our discussion as to why in so many disparate cases, one might have…

Judaism is a religion that celebrates life. "Better one hour of repentance and good deeds in…

Visiting Morocco leaves one with both a sense of hope and of despair. The sense of despair…

The city of Marrakech was, for many years, home to the largest Jewish population in Morocco. Today…

“Eizo asheer? Hasameach bechelko, Who is wealthy? One who is happy with his lot”.…

It is in times of crisis that effective leadership is most important--and the years spent wandering…

Outside of the world of the yeshiva, it’s a safe bet to assume that most who study…

“With fidelity to its irreversible choice to construct a democratic State of Law, the Kingdom…

In our opening post on masechet Erachin we discussed how the use of the word hakol,…

How can two people witness the exact same events and yet offer two distinct and different reports?…

Amongst the most obscure laws of the Torah are those of erachin, which form the subject…

A Jew is commanded to recite one hundred blessings each and every day (Menachot 43b). We need…

The toy industry has come a long way since Talmudic times. Perhaps the most popular "toy…

When a kosher animal gives birth to a bechor, a firstborn male, there is an inherent conflict…

Our attitude towards Torah is a most fickle one. On the one hand, we demonstrated great faith in…

Sefer Bamidbar opens with names and numbers, a theme that continues throughout the book; hence its…

It is highly unlikely that one would give repeat business to a supposedly kosher butcher who sold…