01 Mar KASHRUS QUESTION OF THE WEEK

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Regarding the custom of Zecher L’Machtzis Hashekel, I have a difficult time finding fifty cent coins. Can I give two quarters, or is there a different way to perform this...

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01 Mar THE VIEW FROM THE PEW – OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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Back in 2013, when the Pew Research Center released its landmark study entitled “A Portrait of Jewish Americans,” Jewish Action asked me among other contributors to offer observations and recommendations....

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01 Mar WILL THE REAL ADAR PLEASE STEP FORWARD

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If one dies during the month of Adar in a shanah peshuta (a non-leap year which has only one Adar), when do the children observe the yahrzeit during a shana...

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01 Mar A PURIM COMMITMENT

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One of the major messages of Purim is the fostering of friendship through the lofty mitzvah of mishloach manos ish l’rei’eihu. The lesson is clear one. As we celebrate Jewish...

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01 Mar PARASHAT PEKUDEI: THE SCHOLARS OF TORAH & THE SUPPORTERS OF TORAH

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The Gemara in Masechet Berachot (55a) tells of the conversation Moshe had with Besalel, the man appointed by G-d to lead the construction of the Mishkan, when Moshe approached him...

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01 Mar PURIM COSTUMES

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Purim is a very exciting time, and some people spend a lot of time planning their costumes. What is the source of this custom? What are some of the reasons...

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01 Mar PEKUDEI: A COVER-UP OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS

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A Tribute to My Dear Student Nadiv The Truth, the Whole Truth and...

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01 Mar PEKUDEI- FINDING THE GEAR YOU NEVER KNEW EXISTED

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One of the features of the Mishkan which Beneh Yisrael built in the desert was the kiyor – the special faucet which stood by the entrance to the Mishkan. The...

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01 Mar SPILLING WINE

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I. Spilling Wine Rav Moshe Isserles (Rema, 17th cen, Poland; Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 396:1) records a custom to spill Havdalah wine on the ground. He explains that the basis of...

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01 Mar PARSHAS PEKUDEI- WE TOIL AND RECEIVE REWARD — FOR THE TOIL!

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Parshas Pikudei concludes the construction of the Mishkan. After the construction of all the individual components of the Mishkan, they brought the parts to Moshe. Rash”i quotes the Medrash Tanchuma,...

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