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By Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein In this essay, we discuss six different words that mean “wet” in Hebrew: lach, ratuv, ra’anan, rutfash, tofeach, and mefulam. While on the surface, all these words seem to mean the same thing—which would make them synonyms—we will delve into how these words were used and consider how each of […]

Sefaria, a Jewish text digitization group, put a major Talmud dictionary online, allowing readers across the world to better access Jewish law.

The Passover phrase itself may seem deceptively simple, but its interpretations and political potency have morphed over hundreds of years.

From the blog of Reuven Chaim Klein at The Times of Israel

From the blog of Peretz Rodman at The Times of Israel

From the blog of David Kolinsky at The Times of Israel

From the blog of David Kolinsky at The Times of Israel

From the blog of David Kolinsky at The Times of Israel

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From the blog of David Kolinsky at The Times of Israel