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This week’s parsha—Shelach—contains the third paragraph of Kriyat Shema, which discusses the commandment to attach tzitzit to four-cornered garments. The pasuk states: “And they shall place upon the tsitsit of each...

I’m not a big fan of the term “God-fearing.” To me, it seems misused. It’s completely backwards and it makes no sense. How so? Let’s examine. Imagine two individuals at two...

Savitsky talks with Baruch Sterman, author of "The Rarest Blue" which covers the mitzvah of Techelet.

When the time arrives to find a bride for Yitzchak, Avraham sends his most trusted servant on a quest to find a suitable spouse.

As he marches forward, silently focused on his mission, Avraham proves that he is prepared to fear and obey God no matter what the cost, no matter what the task. As...

A closer look at some of the other episodes of Avraham’s biography recorded in the Torah, paint a portrait that may seem incongruous with the trait of hesed.

The generation of the tower, unified in trampling upon the remains of the previous generation as well as the rights of dissenters amongst them, was fated to lose the unity which...

Our club has a paid secretary who has done an excellent job managing the club over a period of decades. However, we find that with age she is less able to...

Marketers sometimes try to convince us to buy things we never thought we wanted. Is that ethical?

I sell in a store. When there are long stretches without a customer I do crosswords to keep my sanity. Do I have to tell my boss?