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Earning Our Lives

רַבִּי חֲנִינָא בֶן חֲכִינַאי אוֹמֵר, הַנֵּעוֹר בַּלַּיְלָה וְהַמְהַלֵּךְ בַּדֶּרֶךְ יְחִידִי וְ(הַ)מְפַנֶּה לִבּוֹ לְבַטָּלָה, הֲרֵי זֶה מִתְחַיֵּב בְּנַפְשׁוֹ: (אבות ג:ד) Rabbi Chanina ben Chachinai lists three

Understanding Properly

Editor’s note: This series is reprinted with permission from “Insights & Attitudes: Torah Essays on Fundamental Halachic and Hashkafic Issues,” a publication of TorahWeb.org. The

Consolation Not Condemnation

Parshat Vayikra There are times—actually many times—when I review the weekly haftarah in preparation of these articles, and I pause in amazement at the magnificence

A Tiny Nation

Small Numbers of Jews Judaism has the lowest number of adherents of all the world’s major religions (see, for example, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_religious_populations). Our numbers are dramatically

The Pursuit of Meaning

The American Declaration of Independence speaks of the inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Recently, following the pioneering work of Martin

Parshat Vayikra

Hi! Last week’s cufflinks were the paper clips, which, funnily enough, people think are a makeshift way to keep my sleeves together after the original

The Right Way to Atone

“What are you doing tomorrow?” Annie asked her best friend, Marlee. “I don’t have any plans, do you want to go to the mall or

But Were You Surprised?

I always thought I wanted a surprise party, as I’d never been on the receiving end of one. I always wondered how it felt to

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