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Your Questions

Why No Work on Chol Hamoed?

The Talmud lists a number of sources in the Torah.

Why Can the Sukkah Walls Be Made From (Almost) Anything?

Parshah

The End of Torah

What did Moses accomplish by shattering the tablets?

You Broke It, You Fix It: The Roots of Conflict

Lilith, Adam, Eve, and the real original sin

The Joy of Getting It Right the Second Time

Why G-d Banished Adam and Eve From the Garden of Eden

Letting Go to Move Forward: A Lesson From the Mission to Mars

By the Numbers

15 Simchat Torah Facts Every Jew Should Know

Simchat Torah (“The Joy of the Torah”) is the day when we finish the annual Torah-reading cycle and begin anew. Learn 15 facts that you may not have known!

Take the 6 Days of Creation Quiz

Voices

How a Rock Song Started Me on My Journey

thank the Byrds for their introduction to a lesson in Kohelet, Ecclesiastes.

The Case of the Missing Etrog

Lifestyle

Stuffed Cabbage

Meat and rice, rolled up in cabbage and cooked in a decadent sauce - a Simchat Torah classic. With step-by-step photo instructions.