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Jerusalem Day: Nature and civilization

During the Hebrew month of Iyar we experience numerous transitions. In addition to the ongoing process of counting the 49 days of the Omer, within which the month of Iyar is completely encased,......

Lag B’Omer: The Fires of Rashbi

On Lag B’Omer, the 33rd day between Pesach and Shavuot, weddings and haircuts are permitted, unlike during the rest of the Omer period, because the 24,000 students of Rabbi Akiva, who died from......

Independence Day 5773: Simple Siren

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The taste of freedom: On eating matza 5773

In the Chassidic tradition the eating of matza at the seder is a meditative act. So on Monday night as I reclined to the left to begin to slowly......

Breslov’s masters came to life in Froman and Shagar

Last summer, to mark the fifth yahrtzeit of my teacher Rav Shagar (Shimon Gershon Rosenberg) zt"l, Ben-Gurion University Professor Haviva Pedaya wrote of him in "Makor Rishon."......

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I’ll begin with a confession: I never made it to the funeral. Driving from Jerusalem, by the time I reached the turn......

The right to refuse

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One of the most famous aggadot regarding Rosh Hashanah tells of the three books in which everyone is inscribed for the coming year -- the righteous, the wicked, and those......

Should we still fast on Tisha B’Av?

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Jerusalem Day: Nature and civilization

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