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  • What You Need to Know About Warming Food on ShabbatForgot to put up the cholent before Shabbat—are you stuck with cold food? Read More
  • What Does the Word “Pekudei” Mean?While it is commonly translated as “numbers” or “accounting,” the term also lends itself to other... Read More
  • What Does the Name Fruma Mean?Fruma is a Jewish girls’ name, whose meaning is not as straightforward as you might think! Read More
Daily Quote
"Miriam... took a tambourine in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances..." (Song at the Sea, Exodus 15:20) How did the Israelites have tambourines in the desert? But the righteous women of that generation were certain that G-d will perform miracles for them, and they prepared tambourines and dances while still in Egypt...
Midrash Mechiilta; Rashi on verse
Shabbat & Holidays
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7:37 PM  -  Shabbat, March 29
Weekly Torah Portion
Pekudei
Upcoming Holiday
Passover
Apr. 12 - Apr. 20
Weekly Magazine
15 Facts You Should Know About the Jews of France
The country with the largest Jewish population, after the Land of Israel and the United States, French Jews have experienced both severe persecution and incredible growth.
By Yehuda Altein
Take the Jewish Kingdoms Quiz
Do you know which Jewish kingdom once flourished in southern Arabia?
By Menachem Posner
Am I Permitted to Reveal Secret Messages?
By Yehuda Shurpin
How Do We Know There Won't Be Another Exile After This One?
The Jewish people have been redeemed twice before—once from Egyptian servitude and again from Babylonian exile. So what is it about the current dispersion that assures us the next redemption will be a permanent homecoming?
By Levik Gourarie and Mendel Wilhelm
What Does the Name Fruma Mean?
Fruma is a Jewish girls’ name, whose meaning is not as straightforward as you might think!
By Miriam Szokovski
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