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The same object – gold donated by the nation – can bring the divine presence to rest among us, or it can lead us to the brink of religious annihilation.

Robie H. Harris, 83, whose best-selling sex-ed books for children earned her awards and a prominent place on lists of banned books, died January 6 in New York. She was 83.

The Simchat Torah war is one scene in the biblical story of Jacob’s return from exile and his taking on an Israeli identity.The post Torah’s blueprint for the Simchat Torah

In this article I will try to provide an answer to the “simple” question of why G-d made woman.

From the blog of Alan Silverstein at The Times of Israel

From the blog of Allen S. Maller at The Times of Israel

From the blog of Allen S. Maller at The Times of Israel

From the blog of Joshua Rabin at The Times of Israel

Remembering Rabbi Yehuda Herzl Henkin, zt”l By Pearl Markovitz | January 13, 2021 On the ninth of Tevet, December 24, 2020, the Jewish community suffered yet another great loss in the passing of Rav Yehuda Herzl Henkin zt”l, in Yerushalayim at the age of 75. He was the grandson of the illustrious Rav Yosef Eliyahu Henkin zt”l, one of the foremost poskim of the 20th century, from whom he received one of his two semichas. Rav Yehuda Henkin was aptly compared t...