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Elchanan Poupko

May 7, 2025, 11:25 AM

Shir Hashirim, Song, Pesach and Religious Zionism

At no time in the Jewish calendar do we read as many songs as we do on Passover, especially on the 7th day of Passover. We read Shirat Hayam – the song Bnei Yisrael sang when they emerged from...

May 1, 2025, 9:29 AM

Why Your Morning Needs a Rudder—and Where to Find It

This publication is dedicated to Mr Albert Dadon AM of Melbourne, Australia, in heartfelt appreciation of his enduring friendship and generous support. If you’ve got 30 seconds... Each year, millions are spent on research trying to explain human behaviour: why we...

Rachel Sharansky Danziger

Apr 28, 2025, 6:01 PM

At the crossroads of joy and sorrow, there are words

Two new books – one of fallen soldiers' messages before before their death, the other of women's prayers – offer words for these fraught times

Apr 28, 2025, 8:12 AM

Eight Meditations to Elevate Your Spirit

In a world with so much noise, tumult and confusion, how to Jewish mystics advise we free our spirit? "Stop and think," is the advice the first Rebbe of Chabad offers in Chapter 41 of the Tanya. Create space—every morning, before...

Shlomo Loshinsky

Apr 27, 2025, 12:39 PM

You can see it on my face

It’s been 31 days since my father, Moshe Loshinsky, passed away. Jewish tradition provides us with “stages” in our mourning process. There was the day I was an “onen,” between his death and the burial when I wasn’t supposed...

Apr 21, 2025, 10:21 AM

Communication with the divine and the otherworldly

Many claim to communicate with the divine or some sort of intelligence beyond human, including with the realm of the dead. We use all sorts of names for these people, among them: channelers, oracles, psychics, mediums, and even prophets....

Apr 18, 2025, 3:53 PM

Passover’s Seventh Day: A Time for Miracles

As the final day of Passover begins, we reflect on the meaning of this ancient holiday—its miracles, its message, and its modern relevance in light of today's global and national crises. Today at Sundown begins the seventh and final day...

Apr 18, 2025, 8:56 AM

Inches to Metric: The Magic of Hebrew #3

The Magic of Hebrew... the final in this series. I'm hoping to demystify/crack the code of Hebrew by sharing some of my favorite tips, regarding "Our People's" language. This post will not be for everybody; mainly diehard Hebrew adventurers....

Shira Lankin Sheps

Apr 9, 2025, 4:41 PM

Living the Haggadah’s stories anew

(AI-generated by Yitzchak Woolf, via MidJourney)

Reviewing the ancient passages this year unlocked my understanding of our Jewish heritage of freedom following persecution better than I ever had before

Shamai Leibowitz

Apr 9, 2025, 2:51 PM

Passover’s Opening Message: Confronting Oppression Today

The Maggid section of the Haggadah begins by pointing at the matzah and reciting in Aramaic, the vernacular of Jews at the time, the paragraph beginning with הָא לַחְמָא עַנְיָא: This is the BREAD OF OPPRESSION our ancestors ate in...

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