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Rebels Without a Pause: Diving into the pertinent Laws of Mamreem?
This MishnahWalk session introduces Rambam’s Mishneh Torah, Laws of Mamre (rebellious sages): Supreme Sanhedrin’s authority (Deut 17:8-11), obligation to heed consensus rulings, death penalty only for sage rebellion, differences post-Sanhedrin, strict/lenient in doubt (Torah vs. rabbinic), and practical application today.
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Tzniut – Modesty or Privacy, in Jewish religious context
This live stream from MishnahWalk reviews mitzvot 79–92 (e.g., sanctifying/redeeming firstborn animals/sons, temple offerings, burning impure meat, Nazarite hair growth). It discusses modesty (tzniut) in halakha—hair covering norms from Rambam, Shulchan Aruch, Mishna—contrasting source texts, historical practice, local customs, and modern/community pressures, emphasizing balance, compassion, and not confusing obligation with stringency.
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Preparing for Shavuot: Spiritual Readiness Through Torah Study
As Shavuot approaches on May 26–28, 2025, we stand ready to celebrate *Zman Matan Torateinu*, the giving of the Torah at Sinai. In our first article, we explored Shavuot’s halakhic foundations in Maimonides’ *Mishneh Torah*, from the cessation of work to the joy of festive meals. Now, we turn to spiritual preparation, where Torah study…
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Faithfulness vs Faith: The Secret Ezra and Nehemiah Knew
In the dusty streets of Jerusalem, beneath a sky streaked with the golden hues of dawn, a small crowd gathered near the ruins of the once-glorious Temple. The year was in the time of the Persian king Artaxerxes, and the returned exiles, led by Ezra the scribe and Nehemiah the governor, stood at a crossroads.…
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From Chaos to Candles: A Shabbat of Generosity
It was Friday morning, and Miriam’s kitchen was a whirlwind of chaos and cumin. Shabbat was hours away, and she’d been up since dawn, determined to make this one perfect. The challah dough was rising under a damp towel, the chicken soup simmered with a golden sheen, and the kugel—oh, the kugel—was going to be…
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Little Miriam’s Passover
A miracle and an offering of thanks. In the rugged hills of the Golan, just three months before Passover, a family from the tribe of Benjamin received a miracle. Little Miriam, with her wide, curious eyes, tugged at her father’s robe as the sun dipped below the horizon, painting the sky in hues of gold…
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The Nevelah Lamb – A gift from God
The Golan hills stretched endlessly before Yosef ben Ezra’s farm, their rugged slopes dotted with wildflowers and grazing sheep. The late afternoon sun cast a warm, golden light over the land, painting the barley fields in hues of amber and green. Yosef stood at the edge of his flock, his weathered hands resting on a…
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Eli establishes the Passover
How a young boy travels to the Temple to give his testimony In the crisp twilight of the Golan hills, young Eli ben Ezra stood on a rocky outcrop near the family’s modest home, his sharp eyes scanning the sky. The air was cool, carrying the scent of wild thyme, as the first stars began…
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The Purim Queen of Silicon Valley
In the spring of 2022, San Francisco’s tech kingdom glowed under Arthur “Art” Kingman, the swaggering CEO of KingTech. His empire sprawled across social media, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing—a monument to his outsized personality. That March, Art threw a seven-day gala to unveil “Crown,” a razor-sharp AI poised to redefine the industry. The event…
