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Amy Sherman-Palladino, the creator of Gilmore Girls, has gifted us with the Jewish feminist show we need right now. The protagonist is Miriam (Midge) Maisel, a 26-year-old Jewish housewife living on the Upper West Side...

Jewish cuisine has evolved over many centuries. Much of #Jewish cuisine has been influenced by agriculture, tradition, and economic ebbs and flows. The many countries where Jewish communities have settled throughout the world play...

Moshe taught Bnei-Yisrael how to truly understand each Mitzvah regardless of its “weight” and importance. The laws of our Miztvot are profound and follow a simple rule called “Kalah KeVaChamurah” (“קלה כבחמורה”), meaning each...

The first word in the Torah is Beresheet “בראשית“ a Divine word that encompass many acronyms and hidden celestial concepts within its letters. Our Sages say that all 613 Mitzvot derive from this one,...

The concept of saints and spirits has been a part of Moroccan religious beliefs and an influence behind cultural practices for as long as history can tell. The modern beliefs, traditions, and celebrations inspired...

Many Americans know that Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner both practice Orthodox Judaism. Most Americans have also heard that Ivanka doesn’t practice the same religion as Donald Trump. (The president grew up a Presbyterian. And he still...

siting the new Louis Vuitton exhibit “Volez, Voguez, Voyagez”, I was struck by the way the exhibit valorizes Mr. Louis Vuitton, positioning his progress as parallel to many great technological innovations like the car...

In the opening verse we notice the sincerity of HaShem’s commandment using two verbs “Emor” (speak) and “VeAmarta” (say and speak on to them) while having Moshe say it twice, to the Kohanim “VeAmarta”...

The book of Devarim (“דברים”) is different then the first four books. It was composed and written by Moshe’s own thoughts and Divine phrases, our Sages explain. All the other four books HaShem dictated...

In our last Parasha we were introduced to Eldad and Meidad ("אלדד ומידד”) the two prophets who were considered for members of the new Sanhedrin. Eldad and Meidad had a prophecy while HaShem’s Shechinah...