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Why Can't We All Get Along?
Strife and divisiveness have challenged humans since the earliest of time. As long as we've had communities we've had divisiveness between people and…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Khmelnitsky Pogroms
One of the worst tragedies that befell our people was the ant-Jewish pogroms during the Khmelnytsky uprising in Poland and Ukraine in 1648-1649. The …
2 years, 4 months ago
Who were the Mixed Multitude?
According to our tradition, the Erev Rav (Mixed Multitude) were a group of non-Jews who accompanied Israel out of Egypt and caused problems for them …
2 years, 4 months ago
The Shulchan Aruch - Code of Jewish Law
One of the most important works in Judaism is the Shulchan Aruch, often called the Code of Jewish Law. Since the Shulchan Aruch was printed in the 1…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Jewish Family
The Jewish family has been one of the key pillars of Judaism. Jews retained and valued the nuclear family unit along with the extended family even wh…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Importance of Jewish Pride
Jews have been persecuted for most of our 3,000 year history. Some Jews responded to anti-Jewish persecution by attempting to assimilate or follow th…
2 years, 5 months ago
Does Judaism Allow Slavery?
The Torah has various rules and laws for owning slaves. Throughout the early part of Jewish history, Jews owned slaves. Does Judaism allow for slave…
2 years, 5 months ago
Jewish Farming
For the first 2,000 years or so of Judaism, Jews were mostly agrarian farmers. Many of the commandments of the Torah involve farming and agriculture…
2 years, 5 months ago
Is it Kosher to Feel Resentment?
When someone is wronged, it is human nature to feel resentment towards the person who wronged them. Is it okay to feel resentment? Can we do somethin…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Fall of Sennacherib
One of the most amazing events in Jewish history was the miraculous fall of Sennacherib and his massive armies at the gates of Jerusalem. This story …
2 years, 5 months ago