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Shame vs. Acceptance

On Saturdays, my mother religiously attended the beauty parlor. Until the day my father, who had begun to study with the rabbi of the local

No Two Chickens Are Alike (Nazir 60)

An integral part of rabbinic education is called “shimush”—on-the-job practical training. Typically, a junior rabbi will follow a senior rabbi around for a few years,

The Soul of Parenting

Allow me to share with you a failure of mine that had a profound impact upon me as both a teacher, parent and grandparent. At

What Is Chinuch, Anyhow?

Exactly what is chinuch? The word—in its various forms—is generally translated as having something to do with training, inauguration and, of course, education—specifically, as commonly

The Names of the Parshiyot

The purpose of this article is to point to variations in the name of the 54 parshiyot. In the past few centuries, the names have

Zera Shimshon on Vayikra

וְשָׁחַט אֶת־בֶּן הַבָּקָר לִפְנֵי ה’ וְהִקְרִיבוּ בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֲנִים אֶת־הַדָּם וְזָרְקוּ אֶת־הַדָּם עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ סָבִיב אֲשֶׁר־פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד׃ “And he should shecht the bull offering before

Nostalgic Anticipation

לזכר נשמת נטע יצחק בן אלכסנדר ז”ל My first position in chinuch—about two decades ago—was as an elementary school social worker in Yeshiva Bais HaChinuch

Gebrochts: An Overview

There is a minhag in many families of Klal Yisroel to avoid eating gebrochts. And yet, the Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chayim 461:4) writes that one

Chova, Wife of Rav Huna

Nazir 57b relates an upsetting story about an interaction between (second-generation Amora) Rav Huna and (second, or first and second-generation Amora) Rav Ada bar Ahava

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