April 21, 2025

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The Changing Tides of the Omer

Jews experience time very deeply. Different stages of our calendar are suited for different religious experiences. During the 40 days leading up to Yom Kippur,

Rabbi Sacks on Abortion

With the U.S. Supreme Court reconsidering federal law on abortion, we would do well to consider the views of great Jewish thinkers who have addressed

Heightening Holiness

At first blush, Parshat Emor’s organization seems odd. The mixture of topics seem unrelated. Emor begins with laws concerning those people for whom kohanim can

Patience: More Than Just a Virtue

Toward the end of this week’s parsha we read about the incident with the “mekalel,” the person who blasphemed Hashem and whose punishment was his

The Current Daf Yomi on Abortion

The whole tractate studied right now throughout the world, Yevamot, deals with the perpetuation of the lineage of every man, giving every woman the opportunity

Maintaining Our Gift of Holiness

In the 1700s, Count Valentin Pototski (Potocki), a Polish nobleman, shocked his family and the Roman Catholic Church by converting to Judaism. He was known

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