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Up And Down The Mountain Of Life
The Israelites worshipped the Golden Calf because they lost an awareness of God.
Beliefs & Practices, Jewish Thought, Live, Study, War & Peace
Rabbinic Limitations on War
Deuteronomy 20 permits wars of aggression, but the talmudic rabbis made it difficult to declare one.
How Not to Comfort Mourners
The worst things to say to someone who is grieving.
The Mikveh’s Significance in Traditional Conversion
Immersion in the mikveh actualizes the transition between the convert's old identity and his or her new one as a Jew.
A Summary of the Torah
A description of the highlights of the Torah, according to the divisions of the weekly portions.
Jewish Law, Jewish Texts, Study
Halakhah: Sources and Development
From biblical law, through classic rabbinic debate and medieval law codes, and continuing in the modern period, Jewish law has undergone constant development.
Ancient/Medieval Jewish History, Jewish Law, Jewish Texts, Sages & Scholars, Study
Rabbi Isaac Alfasi: Rif
A legal code for the Jews of medieval North Africa and Spain.