It is hard to imagine a more disparate couple than Yitzchak and Rivka, the quiet contemplative…
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Makkot 5: A Fatal Mistake
“And you shall do to them as they sought to do to others” (Devarim 19:19). …
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Makkot 5: I Don't Believe You
“The witnesses do not become zomimim, ‘plotting witnesses’, unless they…
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Chayei Sarah: More than a Story
"The discussions of the servants of our patriarchs are more beloved than the Torah of their…
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An Introduction to Makkot
In the standard editions of the Talmud Bavli in vogue today, there are 63 tractates of…
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Sanhedrin 98: Not Worrying About Mashiach
The Torah talks very little – actually, not at all (at least explicitly)– about the…
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Sanhedrin 97: It's Almost Over
One of the philosophical debates between the Greeks and Jews concerned the eternity of the world.…
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Sanhedrin 97: Nothing But the Truth
“Stay far away from a lie” (Shemot 23:7). Unlike the other mitzvot in the Torah where…
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Sanhedrin 91: The Greek Court
The Jewish people have long been accused of being robbers and thieves. The importance of countering…
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Sanhedrin 90: What's In Your Mind?
The last chapter of masechet Sanhedrin is like no other in the Talmud. Almost devoid of legal…
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Sanhedrin 88: Let's Have a Debate
“Every argument that is for [the sake of] heaven's name is destined to endure. And …
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Noach: Stuck in the Present
"G-d said: I will obliterate humanity that I have created from the face of the earth; man,…
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Sanhedrin 76: No Time to Waste
“Do not profane your daughter and make her a harlot” (Vayikra 19:28). One has to wonder…
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Sanhedrin 74: Lechaim!
“The entire house of Israel is commanded to sanctify the Name” (Laws of the…
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Sanhedrin 72: I Love My Money
“And you shall love the Lord your G-d with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all…
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Sukkot: All in One
Sukkot marks the beginning of the end of the holiday season. As the fall season commences, and as…
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Sanhedrin 71: It Works in Theory
Fundamental to Jewish theology is the belief that both the Written Law and the Oral Law were given…
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Yom Kippur: Bedtime Stories
The Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim 619:6) quotes a custom to remain in shul through the…