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G-d did not create woman from man's head, that he should command her, nor from his feet, that she should be his slave, but rather from his side, that she should be near his heart


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TheMachon Shilo Pre-Pesah Conference

TheMachon Shilo Pre-Pesah Conference

Sponsored by Israel’s Ministry of Education and the Municipality of Jerusalem With the Participation of the Ariel Tora Institutions and Makhon HaYerushalmi Where : Mosdoth Ariel,...

Some Post Purim Musings

PURIM AND THE NEW REFORM JUDAISM by Asher Keren I really do not like what Purim has become, pagan mask parties, people getting drunk to no end and my ear drums exploding every time the evil Haman...

פדיון שבויים בימינו: הלכות שבויים והלכות מדינה

פדיון שבויים בימינו: הלכות שבויים והלכות מדינה מדינאות יהודית ותורת ארץ ישראל הרב דוד בר-חיים, ראש מכון...

The Shalit Deal and the Dati Leumi World

By Menachem Ben-Mordechai   In  his  perush  on  Tehillim  12:2,  Rav  Samson  Raphael  Hirsch  zt"l  refers  to "the  most indispensable  instrument  in  all  human...

The Gilad Shalit Deal - Part 3

Learning from Avraham Avinu - It is difficult to know whether to laugh or cry at this misreading of the Tora text and recent events, for in fact our forefather’s behaviour illustrates...

The Gilad Shalit Deal - Part 2

The Gilad Shalit Deal - Part 1

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The Three Weeks, Tisha B'Av and the Four Fasts

Jewish Civilisation vs. Islamic Civilisation

Rav Kook: Kohen or Shophet?

Updating Prayer and Piyutt Composed in Galuth-Exile

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What B'rakha on Massa?

What B'rakha on Massa?

What B'rakha on Massa? Question When I lived in Israel I was taught that on matzot after pesach one said mazonot before and birkath...

Truth, Authenticity, Tradition and Reason: Who Wrote the Zohar?

A Discussion Regarding Truth, Authenticity, Tradition and Reason Did R. Shimon Ben Yohai or his Disciples Write the Zohar? A Response to a...

Shaving with an Electric Shaver

  Question: I asked my friend what exactly he did to the shaver I gave to him to make it kosher (in his opinion). He told me that he removed the...

Did R. Shimon Bar Yohai Write the Zohar?

Did R. Shimon Bar Yohai Write the Zohar? Question Dear Kavod HaRav, Shalom U'Brachot. What do you think about the Zohar's authenticity?...

Romaine Lettuce is No Joke

Romaine Lettuce is No Joke Letter You wrote: “Maror comes from the word ‘mar’ meaning bitter. As everyone knows ‘bitter’ is distinct...

A Brief Guide to the Three Weeks and the Nine Days

Haircuts During the Three Weeks and Nine Days

Tisha BeAv - Restrictions the week prior?

Peanut Oil and Quinoa During Pesah

Maror: Lettuce or Horseradish?

Spilling Drops of Wine From One’s Cup During the Seder

Vitamins & Medications During the Year and During Pesah

Ma’ariv Before Nightfall

Vegetarianism?

Halakha: Truth or Convention?

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The Authenticity of the Zohar — Update 01

The Authenticity of the Zohar — Update 01

  Rabbi David Bar-Hayim 27-12-64 │ 20-03-2012 This is not really a post, just a note. A reader sent me the following link to a video of Rabbi Berel Wein discussing the authenticity...

Freeing Terrorists for Israeli Soldiers: Why It's Wrong

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The Commandment to Live in Israel

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The Three Weeks and Tisha B'Av - the new humroth

The observance of these times has greatly changed since the middle ages.  Chazal never heard of the Three Weeks. See what has changed, why and a discussion about whether these humroth apply to us today....

Tisha B'Av and the 3 Weeks

Which type of mourning is the more severe - mourning for the Temple or for a family member? One may get engaged on Tisha B'Av. Hazal did not enact a mourning period of three weeks - why not? The obligation...

Talmudh - Brakhoth (updated 3 Tevet)

Jewish Settlement and Habitation in the Land of Israel

Psahim Bavli

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S'phirath Ha'Omer - How Did the Students of Rabbi Aqiva Die?

Massa Shmura

Redefining Religious Zionism: a Critique of Mercaz HaRav

Widduy - Confessing Sins

Yithro and the Jewish State

Written Tora or Oral Tora?

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