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One topic I’ve found that is sure to mix it up at any Shabbos table (no matter what the brand of Judaism of the people sitting around it) is that of Bayit Shlishi, the Third Temple. Since 1967, Israel has (technically) had the opportunity to build the Third Temple, but for a host of reasons [...]

This is just a brief note to inform our readers of a very helpful site. I have decided to take on the mitzvot of tallit and tefillin on a daily basis. Since I have made this decision, I decided that my shel rosh (head tefillin) needed some adjusting so it would fit properly. Well, being [...]

I have decided to begin using my ArtScroll Tehillim everyday. The power of reciting Tehillim (Psalms) each day is well known throughout the Jewish world and it has personally enhanced my connection with G-d. Do you read Tehillim daily or have you thought about it?
From the Publisher’s Preface of the ArtScroll Tehillim:
For Nearly three thousand [...]

My local chat list here in Israel had the following message yesterday:
“A special Yasher Koach [Well done!] to all the women who participated in baking challah for Nitzana Chaya bas Devora and David ben Freida.  They have b”H been blessed with a baby girl just 9½ months after the Shabbos that challah was baked for [...]