The fascinating journey of Naomi and Ruth the Moabite,
which charted the path for sincere and meaningful conversion.
Shavuot: Women Who Charted the Way
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Tazria-Metzora: When Love Pushes You into The Sea
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A surprising journey sparked by an ancient love song that encapsulates the Jewish story
YITRO: Moral Values
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Can humanity be governed by a moral code not rooted in belief in G-d?
Shavuot: Faithful Marriage
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The event of the giving of the Torah is considered a "marriage" between G-d and the Jewish people.
What form of loyalty does this relationship require?
Yitro: Different Versions of the Ten Commandments?!
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G-d gave the Jewish people the Ten Commandments. Forty years later, Moses restates them, but there are some differences between the two versions. Why?
Shavuot: What Does An Angel Look Like?
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People are always looking for guidance. For every aspect of life, there are mentors and guides and therapists and trainers.
What does the Torah say of the matter? Who is worthy of your trust? And how do angels fit into the picture?
Shavuot: “Beauty is Vain…” Really?
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Each Friday night, as the family gathers around the Shabbat table, we sing “Eshet Chayil,” the ode of the Jewish woman.
“Charm is deceptive and beauty is vain,” we declare in its closing.
What exactly does that mean?
Shavuot: The Anatomy of a Custom
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In the early common era, people were accustomed to greeting each other by invoking G-d’s name. Why did they do so? Why is it no longer customary?
A fascinating look into the Jewish reactions to idolatry, Christianity and Islam.