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I would like to find a good recipe for a water challah without any fat, sugar, or eggs. Just water, flour, yeast, and salt.

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The Authentic Word of Torah

Rabbi Norman Lamm

In a well-known passage, the Mekhilta relates that the Holy One offered the Torah to the various nations of antiquity, but that all of them rejected it because of specific objections they raised to certain of its precepts.

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Final Immersions

Esther Rosenbaum

“Live each day as if it is your last,” say the rabbis. “Savor each immersion as it might be your last,” say those of us whose mikvah visits have begun to dwindle in mid-life.

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Relying on Others - Jewish Law

Rabbi Yehonoson Dovid Hool

Question: Shimon is traveling from Israel to the USA for a short trip. Reuven, who lives in Israel, asks Shimon to buy a camera for him in the US. He later changes his mind after Shimon has already bought it, and decides that he doesn’t want it. What are his obligations?

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Of Species and Spies

Renee Chernin

No matter where you live, Tu b’Shevat is a great time to nurture your natural yearning for Eretz Yisrael.

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