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| Why does the Torah not begin with the first mitzvah, to sanctify the new month? |
| by Rabbi Yitzchak Sender |
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The Story of Ruth
by Chana Weisberg
Ruth's sincere devotion in joining the Jewish people is a yardstick for all of us to emulate.
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The Blood Libels
by Chaim Schloss
The late 1800s saw a resurgence of one of the most dreaded and horrifying accusations of all time.
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Noah's Challenge
by Y. J. Kirshblum
The greatest commodity on earth is excuses. If ever a person was entitled to excuses, it was Noah.
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Book of the Upright
by R' Abraham Twerski MD
The mitzvot, as exemplified by stories of the Bible, enable us to refine our character.
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The Tablets of Sinai
by Devorah Reich
The supernatural quality of the Ten Commandments, and their deeper connection to Purim.
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The Talmud - Book of the Jews
by Rabbi Berel Wein
In the words of Herman Wouk, "Above and beyond all its other intellectual and cultural values, the Talmud is, for people like us, 'identity,' pure and ever-springing."
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The Sages Said
by Rabbi Berel Wein
Understanding the great gulf -- of ethics, morals, values and lifestyle -- that divided Greek and Jew in the ancient world.
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World Perfect
by Rabbi Ken Spiro
Six core values that define western society -- and how each one is traceable back to Torah.
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The Book of Jonah
by Rabbi Meir Zlotowitz
More than just a fish story: Jonah teaches us about the unique, indispensable day for one's ascension from darkness to light.
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Israel in Exile
by Rabbi Berel Wein
The paradox of Diaspora Jews being cosmopolitan and successful -- while at the same time remaining aloof and insular.
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The Law of the Desert
by Rabbi S. R. Hirsch
Why God brought the Jewish people out of Egypt... and into the barren wilderness of the Sinai Desert.
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King David - Descendent of Ruth
by Rabbi Nosson Scherman
King David's humble beginnings teach us that even a great person must learn to bear difficulty and abuse.
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Twentieth Century Retrospective
by Rabbi Berel Wein
Perhaps no time in Jewish existence has produced the terrible contrasts of the 20th century: Wealth and technology, offset by wars and destruction.
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Bruriah
by Shoshana Lepon
The true story of the Talmud's most famous female scholar.
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The Students of Rabbi Akiva
by Rabbi Nosson Scherman
Understanding the tragedy of 24,000 students of Rabbi Akiva who died during the Omer period.
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Talmudic Jurisprudence
by Rabbi Mordechai Gifter
The purpose of Jewish law is the development of one's moral and ethical personality.
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