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9 Surprising and Significant Things Jews Do With Onions
Discover what Jews do with this kitchen staple.
Discover what Jews do with this kitchen staple.
Your Questions
Rabbi: What If I Just Bought the Jewels Stolen from the Louvre?
Buying stolen goods is described by the Sages as a “grave sin,” since doing so supports and encourages theft. But what if I was unaware?
Buying stolen goods is described by the Sages as a “grave sin,” since doing so supports and encourages theft. But what if I was unaware?
Does My Son Really Need a Traditional Bris?
Is there a substantive reason to have a circumcision performed by a mohel, rather than a doctor? What about medical concerns?
Is there a substantive reason to have a circumcision performed by a mohel, rather than a doctor? What about medical concerns?
Is There a Limit to Tolerance?
Why would we want to be shielded from Abraham? He was one of the all-time greats!
Why would we want to be shielded from Abraham? He was one of the all-time greats!
Parshah
Who Was Melchizedek King of Salem?
Melchizedek, identified as Shem, blessed Abraham but lost the priesthood to his descendants for prioritizing Abraham’s blessing over G‑d's.
Melchizedek, identified as Shem, blessed Abraham but lost the priesthood to his descendants for prioritizing Abraham’s blessing over G‑d's.
Learning From the Rebbe
As a rose among the thorns, so is my beloved among the maidens.
— Song of Songs 2:2
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The Baal Shem Tov described life as a spiral staircase, constantly deflecting away from your target in order to attain it.
In Yiddish it’s called a “swindling staircase.” Some wise chassidim have pointed out a connection: Life swindles you into believing you are going in circles when really you are traveling higher e...
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