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Why Mikveh Isn’t Mentioned in the Torah

Ritual purification didn’t always involve immersion. 

The Secret of Wine

Priests are forbidden from drinking wine because they bear responsibility for guarding the core of Jewish holiness.

Humility Can Feel Like a Lost Virtue

Miriam and Aaron show us how to fail, ask for help and grow.

Sabbath of Coins

The perfect symbol of the two-sided, both/and, hidden/revealed quality of the season.

Shabbat Hazon & Shabbat Nahamu

The Sabbaths before and after Tisha B'Av provide a message of comfort and consolation.

What Does ‘Shabbat Shalom’ Mean?

One of the most common Jewish greetings explained.

Shabbat of Shabbats: Yom Kippur and Camp

A couple of months ago I had the pleasure of reading a very touching piece by Dr. Oliver Sacks z”l ...

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