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Upon returning a Torah scroll to the Ark, the custom is to recite the verse, “It’s an eitz [tree] of life to those who take hold...
Our Talmudic sages instruct us to be careful not to embarrass bread. Why would anyone think of embarrassing bread? More puzzling is how does bread get...
To say that we Jews aren’t popular is an understatement. All too often, we’re downright unpopular. And far worse. Why is this? What is it about...
One of the most well-known and frightening lessons of the entire Torah comes from the portion of Korach. Korach and his assembly chose to have a...
The holy day of Shabbat is intimately related to the concept of blessing. Hashem blessed the Shabbat. The rabbis call it the source of blessing. Shabbat...
One of the most popular Jewish teachings is from the Mishna, that says, “When the month of Adar enters, we increase our joy.” And so, as...
What would you expect would lie at the centre of the five books of the Torah? Something pretty central to Torah values? Perhaps the paragraph of...
There is a three-word phrase in our formal prayers that conveys the essence of Judaism. Being such a powerful phrase, it features appropriately in every formal...
“Twelve thousand pairs of students were under Rebbi Akiva, and they all died in one chapter for they did not act respectfully to each other. It...
Kicking people out of one’s seat in shul, and being kicked out of someone else’s seat, as unpleasant as both interactions are, seem to be a...
