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Last week’s Portion of Tazria pertains primarily to the laws of tzara’at, a skin disease commonly – but incorrectly – associated with leprosy....
The Portion of Vayera begins after Abraham has circumcised himself and his entire family. According to our Sages in the Midrash, three days after the...
Enrico Fermi was a Nobel-prize winning physicist who is probably best known for his leading role in the “Manhattan Project” that designed and...
Only ten generations after G-d created the world, society has sunk into a moral abyss. G-d, regretting having created man, elects to destroy mankind...
After Adam and Eve eat from the Tree of Knowledge, G-d banishes them from the Garden of Eden. The reason for their banishment is clearly laid out in...
Why do we blow the shofar on Rosh Hashanah? Clearly the primary reason is because the Torah refers to Rosh Hashanah as [Vayikra 23:24] “A...
How far is heaven from earth? The answer is crucial in understanding a verse in the Portion of Nitzavim. The topic at hand is the future redemption...