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Once a month, as the soft, mellow light of the moon waxes in the sky, we recite a special blessing called Kiddush Levanah...

We can't tell you how to feel regret or resolve, it's just something that happens inside. But we can give you a few tips on how to clean up the mess a mess-up leaves in its trail

We don't usually think of the kitchen as a holy space. Yet eating, when done mindfully, is a holy act which renders all your cooking utensils as divine instruments...

You've heard of kosher food, but what about kosher clothes? Just like it is forbidden to eat a mixture of milk and meat, so, too, the Torah prohibits wearing a mixture of wool and linen. It's called shatnez...

The mystics explain that G‑d constantly speaks the words of the Torah. For the moment, the one receiving the aliyah becomes G‑d's mouthpiece—G‑d speaks though him.

Those who lack scribal experience can commission the writing of a Torah. But most cannot afford this considerable expense. As such, we can fulfill the mitzvah by "purchasing a letter" in a Torah.