In his Hilchot Teshuvah (Laws of Repentance), Moses Maimonides makes one of the most empowering statements in religious literature. Having explained that we, and

A Most Welcome Development! Lab-grown meat is the most exciting development in the kosher food industry in recent years (besides the many environmental benefits the

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וַיֵּשֶׁב יַעֲקֹב בְּאֶרֶץ מְגוּרֵי אָבִיו בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן: (בראשית לז/א) On the pasuk “And Yaakov dwelled in the land…” Rashi explains, “Yaakov asked to live in

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וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב יַעֲקֹ֔ב בְּאֶ֖רֶץ מְגוּרֵ֣י אָבִ֑יו בְּאֶ֖רֶץ כְּנָֽעַן׃ “And Yaakov settled in the land of his father’s sojourning, in the land of K’naan.” (37:1) Rashi (37:2,

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Throughout the recent explosion of anti-Israel and antisemitic rhetoric all around the world, the Jewish people have felt particularly vulnerable, isolated and hurt. Everyone of