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What Is Next?

The Judaism haters amongst us never are satisfied.

Counting Blessings . . . and Calories

The Importance of Thanking God

Names

Names play a great role in Jewish life.

A Fishy Tale

The Midrash (Breishis Rabbah 97:3) points out that Klal Yisroel is compared to fish.

wait, jews are not pro life?

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Adar II 8, 5782

Abortion of Down Syndrome Fetus

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Tammuz 18, 5781

Prayer for newborn girl?

Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Adar 5, 5781

Abortion in surrogacy

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Elul 18, 5777

supervision for egg retrieval

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Tammuz 18, 5777

The Curse on women/Eve and their search for a husband

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Cheshvan 6, 5777

Orthodox Jewish view on abortion

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Adar 2, 5775

Surrogacy in Orthodox Judaism

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Kislev 10, 5775

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Why do we count Sefirat Haomer?

Rabbi Ro'i Margalit

Kosher soap for Pesach

Does soap need to have a Hechsher for Pesach?

Interesting Chol Hamoed Questions

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff

Is living in Jerusalem a mitzvah?

Is it a mitzvah or praiseworthy to live in Jerusalem relative to any other part of Israel?

Walking in Israel

What are the parameters of the idea that every 4 amot one walks in Eretz Yisrael is a mitzva? Is it only to new places? Does one have to walk on foot?

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