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Taking the Bat out of Batman
“The Messiah will come only when he is no longer necessary.”–Franz Kafka, Parables and Paradoxes.In the up coming, and probably ...
How to Write a Facebook Invitation
Tonight we’re having a rabbi from Israel speak at our place. My wife tasked me with writing the Facebook invite ...
Beliefs & Practices, Conversion, JOFA's Torch, Live
Open the Mikveh During the Day
Vashti is a heroine of the Purim story because she chose not to expose her naked body to the Court despite ...
Eat, JOFA's Torch, Live, Weddings & Marriage
Opening the Walls of Our Chuppah
There is a particular photograph that adorns the imagination of every engaged couple; it is of a young girl, age ...
Or Ha-Hayyim
Hayyim Ibn Atar was most famous for his Bible commentary with a mystical bent.
Beliefs & Practices, Health & Wellness, Jewish Thought, Live, Study
The Parameters of Abortion in Judaism
Abortions are sometimes permitted when the pregnant woman is at risk.
The Conversion Process and the Covenant
For the Israelites, acceptance of the covenant was twofold: identification with the people through circumcision in Egypt and acceptance of God at Sinai.