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14 Simple and Surprising Things Jews Do With Fire

Fire enhances life in a great many ways, while simultaneously being one of the most dangerous substances on earth.

By Yehuda Altein

Why Does a Husband Stay Home During the First Year?

“When a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out in the army…”

By Yehuda Shurpin

Does a Soul Choose Its Family?

Judaism teaches that G-d chooses who our parents are, where we are born, and when.

By Aron Moss

My Friend Sami Rohr, the Torah Scholar

Honoring a patron of Jewish life on his yahrzeit, 17 Menachem Av.

By Rabbi Alfredo Goldschmidt

Heels Over Head

Every mitzvah, even a simple rule that we would have figured out on our own, is part of a covenant and connection that entirely transcends our limited reality.

By Tzvi Freeman

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