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 WALL POSTER by People’s Talmud, hung in schools.

The People's Talmud: Online Jewish law study and the pursuit of wisdom

Why the Jews woke up the governor in the middle of the night

By David Berger

Privacy and publicity: Halachic perspectives on sharing graphic content

By Mark Fish
 Family and friends of Israeli soldier Captain Liron Snir mourn at his funeral at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on November 22, 2023, he was killed during a ground operation in the Gaza Strip

Reciting Kaddish for the holy

 JEWS OF all stripes gather at the Kotel, the last remaining vestige of the Temples that stood in Jerusalem.

Four Jewish books on avoiding hatred, increasing love and positivity

 HAMAS MONSTER Yahya Sinwar, instrumental in the Oct. 7 attacks, was the recipient of lifesaving brain surgery at Israel's Shamir Medical Center in 2004.

Should Israeli hospitals treat Hamas terrorists? Jewish law explains

By SHLOMO M. BRODY
 'OF LADDERS and Angels,' mixed media canvas, 136x104 cm., 2023.

Parashat Vayetze: Of ladders and angels

By MEIRA RAANAN , ESTHER CAMERON
 Distorted love is one that seeks to exploit the other.

Parashat Vayetze: True love and fake love

Shabbat candles

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

Poverty is often followed with blessing and wealth

By David Berger

Hypocrisy and two-faced on the international stage:Examining selective outrage in political stances

By Mark Fish

How to know when to disconnect from people who are detrimental for you

By Mark Fish
 Jewish Theological Seminary of American

Conservative Judaism’s flagship in mourning after death of 3 influential scholars

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA

Hate successful people? This is the real reason why

By Mark Fish

Twice in two months: Pro-Palestinians set fire to Jewish center in Yerevan, Armenia

By Mark Fish
 Music executive and manager Scott "Scooter" Braun seen wrapping tefillin and with client Justin Bieber.

Scooter Braun: I light Shabbat candles for the children of Israel and of Gaza

 ‘WELLS TRIPTYCH’ by Yoram Raanan, acrylic and organic pigment on canvas, 2023.

Parashat Toldot: Uncovering water

By MEIRA RAANAN , ESTHER CAMERON
 AS ISAAC’S servants dug wells in southern Canaan, the Philistines filled the wells.

Parashat Toldot: Step by step

 WE ENTER Kislev with great hopes for a collective miracle.

Shabbat and Hanukkah: The power of lighting candles

By NECHAMA GOLDMAN BARASH
Shabbat candles

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

How to double the reward for commandments

By David Berger
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