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Shemot
By the Numbers
Your Questions
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
Halachah for Life
What You Need to Know About Birkat Hamazon
How much one must eat, where Birkat Hamazon must be recited, and what to do if one is unsure whether it was recited.
How much one must eat, where Birkat Hamazon must be recited, and what to do if one is unsure whether it was recited.
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
Jewish News
The court is obligated to straighten the roads to the cities of refuge, to repair them and broaden them. They must remove all impediments and obstacles... "Refuge, Refuge" was written at all crossroads so that the murderers should recognize the way and turn there...
— Mishneh Torah, Laws Regarding Murder and the Preservation of Life, 8:5
Print Magazine
“Moses was afraid, and he said, “Now the thing is known.” (Exodus 2:14)
“What Moses meant was: Now I know that there is evil gossip among the Jews, and if so, how are they fit to be redeemed?” (Midrash Tanchuma)
But how is this possible? How could the entire Jewish nation deserve such brutal slavery and oppression only ...
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