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Lone Respondent for the Sixth of Pesach
by R. Gidon Rothstein 20 Nisan: Khalfon Moshe HaKohen, Lone ...
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When Prohibitions Are Created
Residence in Israel and Signs of Redemption
When a Father Does Not Have to Support His Daughter
Bringing Garbage to the Basement on Shabbat
Ramban Shemot
Themes in Ramban to Shemot: Human Responsibility and the Supernatural
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Varieties of the Supervisory Experience
The Roles of Fire and Money
Coins, Craftsmanship, and Calf
In Which We Meet the Kohanim
Halachah
Preferring the Fruits of Eretz Yisrael
by R. Daniel Mann Question: Do the fruit of Eretz ...
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Cloned Pigs Aren’t Kosher
Alternative Afikoman
Keeping Foods Cooked in Chametzdik Pots
Use of a Heter Iska when Lending Money to One’s Company
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Not a mystery
Mystery of who wrote the ‘Prayer for the State of Israel’ is finally solved
timesofisrael.com
New research deciphers historical whodunnit over who penned one of the country's most important founding texts in 1948S Carmy
Soloveitchik the Zionist | Shalom Carmy
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Rabbi, if only I knew our suffering was paving the way for the Messiah,” cried a Jewish refugee to . . . .F Nataf
Letting go of the old Israel: A talmudic insight about 70 years
blogs.timesofisrael.com
The Jewish tradition has much to say about the timespan of 70 years. Its most important association is with......Applies to Orthodox Jews as well
From the Heart of a Young Father | Charles J. Chaput
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The future of the Catholic faith belongs to those committed to bringing new life into the world and raising their children in truth.Lakewood: How one elite Orthodox Jewish school and its leader turned the township into NJ's Boomtown
app.com
In an exclusive report coming soon, the Asbury Park Press will chronicle the explosive growth that has made BMG a leading institution for Orthodox learning in the U.S.US Orthodox groups condemn violence in Israel against ultra-Orthodox soldiers
timesofisrael.com
Three organizations slam religious extremists who assault Haredi members of security forces over objections to their enlistmentThe Truth about Hasidic Education
The Truth about Hasidic Education - Tablet Magazine
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Earlier this month, the New York State budget passed with new language that would somewhat relax the government education requirements for Yeshivas. Following this change, activists who left Hasidism and are fighting to enforce more secular education were quick to denounce the law. Shulem Deen wrote...Rabbi criticises ban on circumcision bill at circumcision conference in Reykjavik
icelandmonitor.mbl.is
"The matter is not a medical one. It's about the relationship between a minority and a majority," said Melchior who added that only 35- 40 Jews live in Iceland.YUTorah Online - Yom Haatzmaut To-Go
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Online study of the Jewish holidays, Parsha, Halakha and Talmud by Yeshiva UniversityRabbi Chaim Yaakov Goldvicht and His Unintentional Revolution in Yavneh | The Lehrhaus
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Shlomo Abramovich explores the relationship and tensions between KBY and its founding rosh yeshiva.R L Rothwachs
An Open Letter to the Orthodox Community: Don’t Say No to Drugs
larryrothwachs.com
In 1982, Nancy Reagan visited the Longfellow Elementary School in Oakland, CA, as she embarked on her historic national anti-drug campaign. During this visit, she was asked by a young schoolgirl w…Depends on the circumstances
Does Judaism allow torture? These college students think so.
jta.org
PRINCETON, New Jersey (JTA) — Does Jewish law allow — or even require — torture? That’s the question six teams of college students from across the country set out to answer at a moot Jewish court competition at Princeton University Sunday. And they came back with a unanimous response: Yes, J...Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Kiddush cup is up for auction
Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Kiddush cup is up for auction | JNS.org
jns.org
The silver-plated cup was used for ceremonies marking “Grace After Meals,” as well as the Havdalah service after Shabbat and holidays.Opinion | The Luckiest Jews in History
nytimes.com
Israel celebrates its 70th anniversary this week. There’s a lot to be thankful for — and good reason to be cautious.Very complicated case
Rabbinical court frees woman from abusive marriage
jpost.com
A Yemenite Jewish woman was forced into marriage as a child, brutally abused and nearly killed. Now the Tel Aviv Rabbinical court decided to nullify the marriage.Not a mystery
Mystery of who wrote the ‘Prayer for the State of Israel’ is finally solved
timesofisrael.com
New research deciphers historical whodunnit over who penned one of the country's most important founding texts in 1948S Carmy
Soloveitchik the Zionist | Shalom Carmy
firstthings.com
Rabbi, if only I knew our suffering was paving the way for the Messiah,” cried a Jewish refugee to . . . .F Nataf
Letting go of the old Israel: A talmudic insight about 70 years
blogs.timesofisrael.com
The Jewish tradition has much to say about the timespan of 70 years. Its most important association is with......Applies to Orthodox Jews as well
From the Heart of a Young Father | Charles J. Chaput
firstthings.com
The future of the Catholic faith belongs to those committed to bringing new life into the world and raising their children in truth.Lakewood: How one elite Orthodox Jewish school and its leader turned the township into NJ's Boomtown
app.com
In an exclusive report coming soon, the Asbury Park Press will chronicle the explosive growth that has made BMG a leading institution for Orthodox learning in the U.S.US Orthodox groups condemn violence in Israel against ultra-Orthodox soldiers
timesofisrael.com
Three organizations slam religious extremists who assault Haredi members of security forces over objections to their enlistmentThe Truth about Hasidic Education
The Truth about Hasidic Education - Tablet Magazine
tabletmag.com
Earlier this month, the New York State budget passed with new language that would somewhat relax the government education requirements for Yeshivas. Following this change, activists who left Hasidism and are fighting to enforce more secular education were quick to denounce the law. Shulem Deen wrote...Rabbi criticises ban on circumcision bill at circumcision conference in Reykjavik
icelandmonitor.mbl.is
"The matter is not a medical one. It's about the relationship between a minority and a majority," said Melchior who added that only 35- 40 Jews live in Iceland.YUTorah Online - Yom Haatzmaut To-Go
yutorah.org
Online study of the Jewish holidays, Parsha, Halakha and Talmud by Yeshiva UniversityRabbi Chaim Yaakov Goldvicht and His Unintentional Revolution in Yavneh | The Lehrhaus
thelehrhaus.com
Shlomo Abramovich explores the relationship and tensions between KBY and its founding rosh yeshiva.R L Rothwachs
An Open Letter to the Orthodox Community: Don’t Say No to Drugs
larryrothwachs.com
In 1982, Nancy Reagan visited the Longfellow Elementary School in Oakland, CA, as she embarked on her historic national anti-drug campaign. During this visit, she was asked by a young schoolgirl w…Depends on the circumstances
Does Judaism allow torture? These college students think so.
jta.org
PRINCETON, New Jersey (JTA) — Does Jewish law allow — or even require — torture? That’s the question six teams of college students from across the country set out to answer at a moot Jewish court competition at Princeton University Sunday. And they came back with a unanimous response: Yes, J...Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Kiddush cup is up for auction
Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Kiddush cup is up for auction | JNS.org
jns.org
The silver-plated cup was used for ceremonies marking “Grace After Meals,” as well as the Havdalah service after Shabbat and holidays.Opinion | The Luckiest Jews in History
nytimes.com
Israel celebrates its 70th anniversary this week. There’s a lot to be thankful for — and good reason to be cautious.Very complicated case
Rabbinical court frees woman from abusive marriage
jpost.com
A Yemenite Jewish woman was forced into marriage as a child, brutally abused and nearly killed. Now the Tel Aviv Rabbinical court decided to nullify the marriage.