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Why Do We Recite Hataras Nedarim?
Sometimes, tasks we think of as endlessly complicated might not take more than a few seconds.
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What Are We Supposed To Be Doing on Tisha B'Av?
We all know the things we can’t do on Tisha B’Av.
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What's Really Behind Yeshivishe Hats?
I make no secret of my ambivalence towards black hats.
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How Should We Respond to Tragedy and Crisis?
I’m almost jealous of Jews living in Israel during this crisis: they may face horrifying tests and mortal danger but, from what I’m hearing, they’re…
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Diamond Engagement Rings and Successful Marriages
Does the modern practice actually reduce your chances of success?
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Mixed Swimming and Halacha
Behavior that satisfies both halacha and identity
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Visiting the Dead
How traditional Judaism looks at visiting kevarim
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Keeping Track of an Ever-Changing Siddur
What lies behind some relatively recent additions to our davening
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Who Would Want to Keep Two Days of Yom Kippur?
A possible insight into the birth of the chumrah culture
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Women Working on Rosh Chodesh
There’s something about the custom of women not to engage in labor on Rosh Chodesh that I’ve never really understood.
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How Should We Think About Halacha?
An illustrative example of the fault line between the modern kabbalists and traditional halacha
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Visualizing Traditional Yom Tov Davening
How a typical Yom Tov in the Thirteenth Century would have included many more hours of free time
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