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Taanit 14

He decreed thirteen fasts, but he was not answered.

Taanit 13

Maximizing the fast.

What Exactly Does Hanukkah Celebrate?

The ancients disagreed about the reasons Jews celebrate the eight day Festival of Light.

“All Is Vanity!” How to Understand Ecclesiastes’ Famous Lament

The King James version of the Bible made this phrase familiar, but few understand its full import.

Kohelet Teaches Us to Live for Today

Unexpected wisdom for the real world from the Book of Ecclesiastes.

Dreaming the World into Being

Jewish tradition suggests that dreams awaken the imaginative faculty without which prophecy is impossible.

Taanit 11

Communal solidarity.

Taanit 10

The rules of the road.

Taanit 9

Notes from the road.

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