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This week’s Torah portion is devoted primarily to describing in intricate detail the special vestments worn by the kohanim and kohen godol when performing their… Read More »King of Hearts

Friday Night IN A REGULAR year this Shabbos we would read Parashas  Zachor, the second of the four special readings before and after Purim. It’s… Read More »Mind Your Measurement

“Clothes,” they say, “make the man.” But did you ever wonder about the man who makes the clothes? This week’s portion discusses the priestly vestments… Read More »Case Clothed

And the sons of Yaakov answered Shechem and [his father] Chamor with mirma. After all, they were speaking to those who had defiled their sister… Read More »An Eye For Deception

The Temple was destroyed on a Sunday. According to the regular schedule of the Shir shel Yom, the Levi’im should have been singing, “Hashem is… Read More »A Song of Vengeance

QUESTION 2: I bought a car that I found has an extended warranty that I can buy from the previous owner. However I bought the… Read More »Questions About Warranty

INTRODUCTION: The following letter submitted to Women in Judaism, is an inspiring expression of the beauty of Jewish ritual and a perfect way to introduce… Read More »A Practical Manual for Lighting Shabbat Candles

The great Yeshivas Chachmei Lublin, the Rabbinical Academy of the Sages of Lublin, opened in 1930, between the two world wars. Under the leadership of… Read More »Gifting Without Glory

It is the inherent nature of man (lit., ‘it is the way of a person’s creation’) to be drawn, both in his attitudes and deeds,… Read More »Chapter 6, Law 1 – Of Cave Dwellers and Insulation

“HASHEM spoke to Moshe saying: “Speak to the Children of Israel, and have them take for Me an offering (Teruma); from every person whose heart… Read More »From-Keit