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Behar-Bechukotai
By the Numbers
8 Places in Europe Given Biblical Names by Jews
Invariably, we would give our new homeland a name from the Bible.
Invariably, we would give our new homeland a name from the Bible.
Lag BaOmer
What Is Lag BaOmer?
Lag BaOmer, the 33rd day of the Omer count, is a festive day on the Jewish calendar.
Lag BaOmer, the 33rd day of the Omer count, is a festive day on the Jewish calendar.
Halachah for Life
What You Need to Know About Blessings Before Eating
Making a blessing before eating is how we acknowledge the creator who provides us with the food; now that you know the why, read of the what and how
Making a blessing before eating is how we acknowledge the creator who provides us with the food; now that you know the why, read of the what and how
Your Questions
Does a Convert Sit Shiva for Non-Jewish Parents?
Jewish law is not just technical. It is sensitive to the human reality.
Jewish law is not just technical. It is sensitive to the human reality.
Voices
Parshah
The Humble Mountain Paradox
If G‑d wanted to teach us a lesson in humility, why give the Torah on a mountain in the first place? Wouldn’t a valley be a better representation of humility?
If G‑d wanted to teach us a lesson in humility, why give the Torah on a mountain in the first place? Wouldn’t a valley be a better representation of humility?
My G-d, the soul You placed within me, it is pure; You created it, You formed it, You breathed it into me, You preserve it within me, You will take it from me and return it to me in a future time...
— From the daily morning prayers
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There are questions to which G-d says to be quiet, to be still, to cease to ask.
The quietness, the stillness, the abandonment of being, that itself is an answer.
And so G‑d said to Moses, “Be silent. This is beyond any thought.”
See Maamar Chochom Ma Hu Omer 5730, s’if 3.
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