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Shabbat
Judaism

Special Shabbatot

In Judaism, Shabbat is both our day off from the trials and labour of the working week, and our opportunity to reconnect to the things

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The ten commandments
Hebrew Bible

What happens in Parashat Yitro?

Torah Portion Yitro in a Nutshell Name: Yitro (Jethro) Reading: Exodus 18:1 – 20:23 Haftarah: Isaiah 6:1 – 7:6; 9:5-6     Parashat Yitro Summary

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Landscape Jezreel valley
Jewish Holidays

Fruit and Trees in Judaism

When we celebrate Tu B’Shevat, literally translated as the 15th of Shevat, it’s the Jewish calendar’s New Year for Trees. It may sound surprising that

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