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Divrei Torah

Power of Peace

The haftarah of our parsha contains a pasuk which can underscore the importance of shalom— peace. It states: “How pleasant are the footsteps of the

The Importance of Faith

Message From a Midwife Leah Melamed is a midwife at Soroka Hospital in Beersheva. I interviewed her in the delivery room at the beginning of

Give Peace a Chance

It’s better to make peace than war. In this week’s Torah portion (Deut. 20:10-12) we learn that even when war is justified, it’s proper to

The Deep Power of Joy

On 14 October 1663, the famous diarist Samuel Pepys paid a visit to the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue in Creechurch Lane, in the city of

Trembling Fish

“If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, what am I?” -Hillel the Elder “No

When to Build the Beit Hamikdash

A Necessary 440 Year Wait Sefer Devarim mentions the Beit Hamikdash (the makom asher yivchar Hashem) no less than 21 times. Nonetheless, it took 404

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