Shavuot and the Culture Wars
by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen Shavuot starts on Thursday night and continues on Friday Night in the Diaspora. As far as the Bible was concerned,...
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May 23, 20233 min read
The Customary Order of the Night of Shavuot
The Source for the Order of the Night of Shavuot The widespread custom among the entire Jewish nation is to stay awake the entire night...
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May 22, 20233 min read
The Eruv Tavshilin One Should Prepare - Shavuot (5783)
What is an Eruv Tavshilin? This year (5783), the Shavuot holiday will fall out on Friday, Erev Shabbat. We know that it is permissible to...
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May 21, 20233 min read
Challenging the Activities of Women of the Wall: A Balanced Perspective
by Ram ben Ze'ev In recent years, the Women of the Wall (WOW) movement has garnered significant attention for its efforts to challenge...
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May 19, 20235 min read
Parashah Bamidbar
Are Positions of Authority Good or Bad? Translated by our dear friend Rav Daniel Levy Shlit”a, Leeds, United Kingdom In this week’s...
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May 19, 20235 min read
The Coronation
by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen Whatever one may or may not think of monarchy, the coronation of King Charles was a magnificent pageant. It...
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May 18, 20233 min read
Preserving the Tanakh: Why Sefaria Shouldn't Rewrite Portions to Reflect Changes in English
by Ram ben Ze'ev Sefaria , an online platform dedicated to providing access to Jewish texts, has been a valuable resource for scholars,...
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May 18, 20233 min read
Shabbat B'Midbar
Numbers 1- 4:20 - War and Conscription by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen The Book of B’Midbar, In the Desert, includes the preparations made to...
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May 15, 20232 min read
Hear O Israel, the L-RD is Our G-D, the L-RD is One
by Ram ben Ze'ev In a world marred by many different forms of idolatry, for the followers of Judaism, Hashem, meaning "The Name,"...
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