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Shemot
By the Numbers
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Why Do We Cover Our Eyes for Shema?
It is crucial to have the proper intention when reciting the first verse of Shema, even more so than during other parts of prayer.
It is crucial to have the proper intention when reciting the first verse of Shema, even more so than during other parts of prayer.
What the Torah Tells Us About Moses’ Appearance
Artists have envisioned him with a flowing white beard (and even horns!), but what did he really look like?
Artists have envisioned him with a flowing white beard (and even horns!), but what did he really look like?
The Freeman Files
Voices
Three Life Lessons My Israeli Midwives Taught Me
When I first moved to Israel with my husband and three children, I was apprehensive at the thought of giving birth in a new country. Thankfully, I was in for a pleasant surprise.
When I first moved to Israel with my husband and three children, I was apprehensive at the thought of giving birth in a new country. Thankfully, I was in for a pleasant surprise.
Parshah
In the Face of Suffering
G‑d is with us in our suffering. That He has not abandoned us. That He is present even when His presence is hidden.
G‑d is with us in our suffering. That He has not abandoned us. That He is present even when His presence is hidden.
Learning From the Rebbe
One who causes his fellow to sin is worse than one who kills him
— Midrash Rabbah, Bamidbar 21:5
Print Magazine
Moses was afraid…and Pharaoh sought to kill him. (Exodus 2:14–15)
Shouldn’t it be written the other way around? Because Pharaoh sought to kill him, therefore Moses was afraid.
But no. Only because Moses experienced fear was Pharaoh empowered to seek his blood. Were it not for his fear, no harm could ever have befallen...
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