One of the saddest statements Jews can make is, “It’s tough to be a Jew”. Why would anyone want to…
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Shabbat 118a: Shabbat Meals
“Make your Shabbat like a weekday, and have no need [to take from] people” (Shabbat 118a). In…
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Yitro: Day of Rest
The aseret hadibrot present two very different reasons why we are to keep Shabbat. In…
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Shabbat 105b: Anger Management
One of the foundational laws of Shabbat is that only productive acts are prohibited; “all who…
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Shabbat 104a: Alphabetical Order
The Latin alphabet, used in many languages of today (including English), is a phonetic system where…
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Shabbat 99b: Three Rabbis, One Opinion
James Naismith is credited with inventing basketball, but a primitive version seems to have existed…
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"Off the Derech": What Can We Do?
Parents and educators alike want to know how to help children who have fallen "off the derech," and…
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Bo: Matzah of Slavery, Matzah of Freedom
Even those far from observance know that the reason we eat matzah is that we left Egypt in too much…
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Shabbat 96b: Human Revelation
Of all the 39 Melachot, it is carrying that, by far, occupies the most pages of Talmudic discussion…
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Shabbat 91b: Talmudic Toys
It seems that the toy industry in Talmudic times was quite different than the one we have today.…
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Chassidic Insights into Tefillah
Rabbi Chaim Brovender will speak at Yeshivat Or Chaim this Motzai Shabbat, January 12, at 7:45 pm.…
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Shabbat 89b: Yitzchak to the Rescue
Abraham is the founding father of Judaism, Yaakov is the founding father of the Jewish people, and…
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Shabbat 89a: Sinai and Sin'ah
Years ago, I heard Dennis Prager note that, while the Talmud spends six double-sided folio pages…
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Shemot: Baa Baa Black Sheep
“And Moshe was tending to the sheep of his father-in-law, Yitro the priest of Midian...and an…
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Celebrating the New Year
Jews celebrate the New Year on the first of Tishrei with a solemn seriousness indicating the…
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Vayechi: A Quiet Life Abroad
The story of Yosef begins, “and Jacob dwelled (vayeshev) in the land of his fathers, in the land of…
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Shabbat 75: Sewing and Science
It is the 39 melachot that define the observance of Shabbat. Yet a listing of the melachot does not…
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Asara B'Tevet: Torah in Translation
Language plays a crucial role in national identity. Those of us living in Canada know how sensitive…