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Accordion

Cheshvan 17, 5780

Jewish History

Great Flood Begins
The rains began to fall on the 17th of Cheshvan of the year 1656 from...

Chumash with Rashi
Vayeira, 6th Portion (Genesis 21:22-21:34)

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Psalms/Tehillim
Chapters 83-87

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Tanya
Iggeret HaKodesh, end of Epistle 28

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Rambam
One Chapter | Three Chapters | Daily Mitzvah
Hayom Yom

Columbia, SC 29206

5:35 AM
Dawn (Alot Hashachar)
6:09 AM
Earliest Tallit and Tefillin (Misheyakir)
6:56 AM
Sunrise (Hanetz Hachamah)

9:30 AM
Latest Shema
10:22 AM
Latest Shacharit
12:08 PM
Midday (Chatzot Hayom)

5:02 PM
Candle Lighting
5:20 PM
Sunset (Shkiah)
5:47 PM
Nightfall (Tzeit Hakochavim)

12:08 AM
Midnight (Chatzot HaLailah)

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Your Questions

Why Is There a Sandek at a Brit?

One of the highest honors at a brit milah (Jewish circumcision) is holding the baby on one’s lap

By the Numbers

25 Shabbat Facts Every Jew Should Know

Every week, for the 25 hours beginning just before sundown on Friday until after night has fallen on Saturday night, Jewish people celebrate Shabbat, a period of rest and spiritual rejuvenation.

Parshah

When You Can’t Wrap Your Mind Around G-d’s Plan

Why would G‑d finally give Abraham a son and then take him away? Why snuff out Isaac’s life before he’s had any children of his own? Abraham and Sarah would have no children or grandchildren to continue their legacy of monotheism.

Too Much Testing?

Vayera Parshah Quiz

Jewish News

Overnight Calm in Israel Shattered by Renewed Missile Fire From Gaza

What It’s Like to Be a Rabbi in Romania

In Chicago, Reclaiming Jewish Identity Through Adult Circumcision

Perspectives

Size Extra-Large Works for Me and My Family

A friend once smiled at my children and at me, then said, “You don’t have to have, like, a million kids.”

Finding Gratitude in the Supermarket, Even When the Shelves Were Empty

Chapter 15: Illumination, Not Elimination