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Who Taught You to Pray?

Prayer is a natural part of human existence, requiring neither a belief system nor even instruction about how to do it.

Eruvin 85

Waterfront property.

Eruvin 84

Romeo in the courtyard.

Nahum: A Prophet Looking Backward

Most Israelite prophets predicted the future to coax better behavior, but Nahum dwelt on the past to valorize Israel.

Eruvin 82

Silence does not equal consent.

Huldah the Prophetess

Without her, we wouldn't have the fifth book of the Torah.

Balaam the Prophet

The infamous story of the prophet with the talking donkey demonstrates the Bible's awareness that powers of divination were not limited to Israelite seers.

Eruvin 81

All you need is loaf.

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