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Compassion Over Ridicule: Upholding Jewish Values in the Age of Social Media

by Ram ben Ze'ev ( Conservative Values ) In today’s world, social media has become a powerful tool for communication, connection, and the...

One Should Constantly View Himself as Half Innocent and Half Guilty

Our Sages (Kiddushin 40b) teach us that one should always view himself as half innocent and half guilty. If one performs one Mitzvah, one...

Jordan Must Extradite Ahlam Tamimi to Face U.S. Terror Charges

by Ram ben Ze'ev ( Conservative Values ) On August 9, 2001, the heart of Jerusalem was struck by an act of sheer brutality that left deep...

Losing Hope of Repenting

The verse in Kohelet (11:9) states: “Rejoice young man in your youth and let your heart cheer you up in your adolescence and walk in the...

Atonement for Sin, Torah Study, and Sinners in Our Generation

In the previous Halacha we have discussed four varying levels of sin. We have also pointed out that there are some sins for which one...

Certainties

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen We humans love certainties. We think we know, but more often than not, we stumble on. Our history is replete with...

Parashat Ki Tetze

For the Jewish People to succeed in battle they must first be free of the sin or murder, followed by Faith and Trust in Hashem, and then...

Shabbat Ki Teytzey

Deuteronomy 21;10-26;1 - Who Deserves Respect? by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen These past three weeks have been an impressive and sometimes...

Various Categories of Atonement

The month of Elul, which we currently find ourselves in, is a time for repentance, forgiveness, and atonement, as we have already...

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