Introduction to Kabbalah: Concepts and History to Enhance Your Understanding
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The sea of Sabbath rules and restrictions can be overwhelming. Here’s how to experience them as joy and freedom.
The ancient rabbis forbade clapping on Shabbat — for one very specific reason.
Although it may derive from Islamic or pagan culture, the hamsa today has become a Jewish and Israeli symbol.
The oldest Jewish community in Europe traces its history back more than 2,300 years.
The site where hundreds of Jews held out against a Roman siege has become a modern symbol of Jewish heroism.
In this Torah portion, Moses reviews the justice system for the Israelites. Moses talks about the limits future kings should have on their possessions. Moses explains that the priests and Levites should not be paid and should survive on donations from the people. Finally, Moses explains the laws of warfare.
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Ensuring justice is the means to cast out idol worship and ensure God’s presence resides among the people.
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Do not presume.
A different kind of legacy.
Is this a trick?
The intimate bond between love and memory.
Every act of creativity is a co-creation between the maker and God.
Each of us is a miniature sanctuary.
The rabbis of the Talmud had a lot to say on the World to Come, but little about what it actually is.
Distinguishing between different types of Jewish prayers.
From biblical times to the emergence of Rabbinic Judaism.
The tiny Jewish communities of the Nordic countries have been sustained by regular arrivals of Jews fleeing persecution elsewhere.