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Birthdays

In my social circle, everyone makes a big deal about birthdays. Is there any Jewish source that gives insight regarding birthdays? »

Recommended Tehillim (Psalms) Lists

I have several frustrating issues going on in life today, as well as a relative who is really not well. I’d like to recite Tehillim. Is there a... »

Ashkenazi versus Sephardic Jews

Can you explain to me something about the difference between Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jewry? What exactly do those terms mean and what are the... »

What Happened to Dinah After Her Abduction?

What happened to Dinah after she was taken by Shechem? Does the Torah ever tell us anything about her life after? »

Davidic Line Today

I’m wondering what happened to the House of David. After the end of the Kingdom of Judah was there any memory what happened to King David’s... »

Bedtime Shema

I know that a Jew is to say the Shema prayer twice a day - in the morning and in the evening. But I recently saw mentioned that it is said a third... »

Why First-borns Killed?

It has always bothered me why all of the first-borns in Egypt had to suffering in that final, devastating plague. There is no mention in the verses... »

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Birthdays

Recommended Tehillim (Psalms) Lists

Ashkenazi versus Sephardic Jews

What Happened to Dinah After Her Abduction?

Davidic Line Today

Bedtime Shema

Why First-borns Killed?

Wear It On Your Face: How Smiling Changes You and the People Around You

The Texas Synagogue Attack

Kabbalistic Tu B'shvat Seder

Sidney Poitier and the Jewish Waiter who Taught Him How to Read

When Bob Saget Wrote Me a Letter and Changed My World