Religion

Jewish Thought

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Medinat Yisrael: Through a Torah Lens

How did a variety of great religious personalities respond to the founding of the State of Israel?

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The Birth of the Jewish State: Rabbinic Views and Perspectives 

We were not only “few against many,” but a small settlement of less than a million souls, with a few…

BOOKS

The Return to Zion: An Excerpt

The question of the Land of Israel reaches even deeper than we imagine. The whole future of the Torah depends…

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Artificial Intelligence: The Newest Revolution in Torah Study?

There are many different areas in which AI can revolutionize Torah study and, in fact, already has.

ISRAEL

What’s the Truth about . . . When an Eved Ivri Goes Free?

Fact: The date of an eved Ivri’s release is calculated on an individual basis, and thus they are not all…

JEWISH LAW

What’s the Truth about . . . “Walking Four Amot in the Land of Israel”?

In whatever manner one understands the saying about walking four amot in Israel, it is clear that Chazal placed great…

HEALTH

Time for a Rosh Hashanah Overhaul

True teshuvah is not just turning away from sin, but becoming the kind of person for whom that sin is…

FROM OUR ARCHIVES

What’s the Truth about . . . “A Land Flowing with Milk and Honey”?

Misconception: In the Biblical phrase, which praises the Land of Israel, “Eretz zavat chalav udevash, a land flowing with milk…

EDUCATION

At the Forefront of the Baal Teshuvah Movement: The Beginnings of NCSY

Rabbi Pinchas Stopler recounts the beginnings of NCSY in the 1960's, a time when all the "experts" predicted the project…

FAITH

Of Faith and Crisis

Faith doesn’t just promise answers; it expects us to live with questions.

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Perspectives on Tefillah

In that quiet time while davening at home (even with kids around), many of us realized that tefillah could be…

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