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Gimme Some Torah.
Rabbi Eli Garfinkel takes the day’s text — a verse, a midrash, a line of Talmud — and works out what it is actually arguing about. Short, most days of the week.
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The Creation of Repentance
The Talmud (B. Nedarim 39b.)) says something interesting about the creation of תְּשׁוּבָה (teshuvah), which means repentance:
Searching for Books
Some people have eidetic or even photographic memory. Rabbi Shlomo Zalman, the father of the Vilna Gaon, was not one of them. Whenever he questioned his memory of a…
What Does the Sound of the Shofar Mean?
In his commentary.) on the Koren Maḥzor for Rosh Hashanah, Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks (זצ׳׳ל) makes a salient point about the shofar, namely that the Torah does not…
Make It Louder!
Because of the dramatic increase in antisemitism lately, many Jews—particularly young people—are reticent to identify publicly as Jews. Stars of David get tucked in or…
The Donkey and Its Owner
A donkey with a load on its back — Photo by Florian GIORGIO on Unsplash
Murder Clothes
This model is wearing a jacket made of a linen-wool blend (link)
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- 26Those Who Can Teach
- 25The Creation of Repentance
- 24Searching for Books
- 23What Does the Sound of the Shofar Mean?
- 22Make It Louder!
- 21The Donkey and Its Owner
- 20Murder Clothes
- 19Don't Be Asinine
- 18Justice and Mercy
- 17A Murder Without Two Witnesses
- 16The Jews Choose Hebrew
- 15Personnel Is More Than Policy
- 14Don't Be Naive
- 13The Parable of the Fur Coat
- 12The Location of Jewish Life
- 11Regret Is Easy, Repentance is Hard
- 10Blessings and Curses Can Mix
- 09A Blessed People
- 08The Cantorial Candidate
- 07Underestimating Arrogance
- 06Thirteen Reasons to Eat Breakfast
- 05A Letter to Mayor Mamdani
- 04The Third Temple Is a Metaphor
- 03A Jewish Child in a Roman Prison
- 02The Wisdom That Was Lost
- 01Three Jewish Anniversaries
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