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North African Cuisine

The Jews of North Africa ate spicy, aromatic foods, usually with couscous.

Hanukkah Themes and Theology

Beyond the parties and gifts, what the Festival of Lights is all about.

The Commandments: Biblical Reasons to Obey

There are a number of reasons given to obey God's laws.

Tzedakah in the Jewish Tradition

The Rabbis regulated the giving and receiving of tzedakah even while recognizing that how one gives may be as important as how much one gives.

Mitzvot: Contemporary Thought

On history, spirituality, obligation, and standing at Sinai.

Medieval Jewish Philosophers on the Reasons for the Mitzvot

Jewish philosophers since ancient times have explained the system of mitzvot, and individual commandments, in terms that made sense to their contemporaries.

Rabbinic Reasons For the Mitzvot

The Sages proposed additional reasons to obey the mitzvot beyond those offered by the Bible.

Vayetze

Genesis 28:10-32:3

Toldot

Genesis 25:19-28:9

Haye Sarah

Genesis 23:1-25:18

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