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Making Good Choices When Willpower FailsThe problem is not just that we make a poor choice in the moment, but when we fail in our goals, we... Read More
The Incompetent Apprentice “Please, forgive me,” muttered the wagon driver. “I had no idea who you were, and I request... Read More
48 Wise and Deep Sayings of Rabbi Menachem Mendel of KotzkRabbi Menachem Mendel was a legendary, reclusive and acerbic leader of Polish Chassidic Jewry. Read More
“You Shall Make for Yourself Twisted Threads” - The Commandment of TzitzitMitzvah Studies - Article 7 Read More
How Bad Is Your Worst Desire?The only thing to be done with sinful behavior is to stop it, to repent for it, and never to return... Read More

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Organ Donation in Judaism

Does Jewish law permit organ donation? Learn the background to this complex question in this in-depth article.

By Shlomo Minkowitz

Why Is There a Purim Katan (Small Purim)?

by Yehuda Shurpin

“You Shall Make for Yourself Twisted Threads” - The Commandment of Tzitzit

Tzitzit is one of the most conspicuous mitzvot observed. What is the purpose of these fringes? What do they signify? Must everyone wear tzitzit?

By Yisroel Dovid Klein

The Mysterious Life and Death of Hur

The story of Hur is one of heroism, tragedy and, ultimately, redemption.

By Levi Avtzon

Making Good Choices When Willpower Fails

The problem is not just that we make a poor choice in the moment, but when we fail in our goals, we fall into the depressing cycle of the “willpower trap” that keeps us locked in failure.

By Hanna Perlberger

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