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“Don’t judge a book by its cover”. Sounds familiar! Everyone at some point or time relies on this somewhat ancient phrase. Whether it be the way someone is dressed, their facial look, or how they [...]

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“And the Almighty spoke to Moshe saying. Speak to the sons of Israel and take for me terumah. From all those men whose heart is generous, shall you take my terumah”. H-m gave a commandment to the [...]

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Chazal instituted many Shabbos prohibitions in order to safeguard the halachos and sanctity of Shabbos. One of the prohibitions which Chazal enacted is the prohibition of Refuah – taking [...]

Down and out on your luck without a penny to spare? There’s an easy solution. Just sell yourself as a slave! Although an uncommon practice nowadays, it was seemingly common many years ago to [...]

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We’ve finally made it. Mount Sinai and the giving of the Torah are finally here. What an unbelievable event! Without the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai, there would be no Jewish people. The [...]

Kiddush on Schnapps In many circles there is a minhag (custom) to recite Kiddush on Shabbos morning over a small cup of schnapps. There were many great Chasidish leaders who followed this custom [...]