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Cyber Towers of Bavel

Cyber Towers of Bavel
Creating Meaningful Opportunities for Orthodox Women on Simchat Torah

Creating Meaningful Opportunities for Orthodox Women on Simchat Torah
It's Over-Now What?

It's Over-Now What?
Can I Open An Umbrella On Shabbat?

Can I Open An Umbrella On Shabbat?
The case for the flu vaccine for flu season 2019-2020

The case for the flu vaccine for flu season 2019-2020
Learning Torah on the eve of Yom Kippur

Learning Torah on the eve of Yom Kippur
How Does the OU Certify Flour as Yoshon Throughout the Winter?

How Does the OU Certify Flour as Yoshon Throughout the Winter?

A Chazzan’s Reflections on the Days of Awe

So what does the chazzan feel as he stands there making such an enormous request of the Ribbono shel Olam? He must feel humble and inadequate; yet, at the same time, he must muster the strength to intone the words in the traditional awe-inspiring nusach.

What’s the Truth About … the Kohen Gadol’s Rope?

While there was a real concern about the Kohen Gadol’s survival, there is no reference to this practice in the Mishnah, Talmud or Midrash.

The Meaning and Mode of Prayer

The diversity of the prayers does not merely represent the various religious needs and occasions that call for prayer. Rather, it also suggests that human beings, complicated as we are, differ in terms of the prayer modes that suit us best.



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