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Sivan 6, 5780

Jewish History

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Chumash with Rashi
Naso, 6th Portion (Numbers 7:42-7:83)

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Psalms/Tehillim
Chapters 35-38

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Tanya
Shaar Hayichud Vehaemunah, end of Introduction

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Rambam
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Columbia, SC 29206

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Candle Lighting
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Midnight (Chatzot HaLailah)
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Why Only Ten Commandments at Sinai?

If there are 613 commandments, why were ten commandments specifically given at Sinai?

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Shavuot Toolkit

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Here are our tips for a Shavuot that is both delightful to the soul and pleasant for the person.

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Shavuot Kids Party Package

Shavuot in the Age of Corona

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Herschel Goat

“When I was a young man of twenty,” the Baal Shem Tov began his story, “shortly after being accepted in the society of hidden tzaddikim, several of us came to the city of Brody . . .”

Essay

My Shelter-in-Place Shavuot

More than Passover and more than Lag BaOmer, I wondered about Shavuot weeks in advance.

3 Ways Quarantine Is Helping Me Refine My Communication Skills

Shavuot: COVID-19 and Beyond!

5 Timely Lessons From Ruth

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