Tag: concept
Jewish Women Artists Talk About Their Work (Part Five)
Permission to Use Hebrew Letters,
Healing the World, and the Pull of Judaism
Distorted Reality
We all have preconceived notions that we accept as real and never challenge.
Parshat Chayei Sarah
It's hard to imagine life without them, and yet they almost never came into being.
Parshat Chayei Sarah
It's hard to imagine life without them, and yet they almost never came into being.
Israel, ‘Palestine’ And ‘Correlation Of Forces’ In The Middle East
War is never far from the minds of prudent Israelis, and prudent operational planning must always look closely at the regional "correlation of forces." Drawn from the military lexicon of the former Soviet Union, this concept is usefully applied as a particular measure of armed forces, from the subunit level to major formations.
Celestial Sightings
With an active household and a busy lifestyle, my day, as for most people, is full of many mundane chores that need to be taken care of as part of the routine schedule.
Q & A: Sinat Chinam Destroyed Our House
QUESTION: Our Sages strongly condemned sinat chinam - yet at times, good resulted from it. For example, when the sons of Yaakov went down to Egypt many years after selling their brother, they were treated royally.Shlomo FeivelsonCoconut Creek, FL
Q & A: Hachana (Part I)
QUESTION: Is it halachically permissible to pack on the Sabbath or Yom Tov for a trip to be taken on the next day?Moishe HalberstamBrooklyn, NY
Q & A: Gerut During Sefira (Part I)
QUESTION: I have received the good news that I am going to be accepted as a full-fledged member of the Jewish people. The Beit Din informed me that the gerut will become effective a short while before Rosh Chodesh Iyar (late May), during Sefirat HaOmer. Do I continue to count Sefira after my gerut as I have been doing before it? I was told that a similar topic was previously discussed in this column. Perhaps you can help me with my specific situation. Avraham b. Avraham(via e-mail)
