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e-TiM: Exploring the Biblical Roots of Sefirat HaOmer

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

Monday, April 20 11:00am-12:00pm ESTTracing the Strange and Scant Usage of the Word 'Omer' in Chumash Monday, April 27 11:00am-12:00pm ESTThe Biblical Meaning of the Number Seven: From Creation to Revelation Monday, May 4 11:00am-12:…

Program

Apr 14, 2020

Pesach: Good and Comfortable

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Seemingly, one of the more depressing debates in rabbinic literature is one that the houses of Hillel and Shammai argued about for two-and-half years: "These say: It would have been preferable had man not been created than to have been created. And…

Article

Apr 13, 2020

Pesach: The Simple Wise Son

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Much ink has been spilled and much discussion ensued in trying to analyze the difference between the question of the chacham and the rasha. On the basis of the question alone, there appears to be little reason to identify one as wicked and the other…

Article

Apr 7, 2020