Aharei Mot – Kedoshim 5770 “Be Holy”
What does it mean to be holy? This week’s Torah portion commands us to be holy: Speak to all the
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Using a French Press for Coffee on Shabbat
WARNING: If you are not BOTH interested in the fine points of halacha (Jewish law) and a coffee drinker, you
Read moreOutside the camp
"Cherem," excommunication, is apparently still alive and well in the Jewish world. In last week's Torah reading, Tazria-Metzora, a selection
Read moreA Palestinian State: Good News for Jews?
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has told a leading Israeli newspaper that a Palestinian state will be unilaterally declared
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