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Moshe splitting the sea with the walls of the sea arching inward and moshe in the middle holding his stick

Egypt Now – Part 1

  • Sinclair, Rabbi Yaakov Asher
  • "The exile of the Jews in Egypt is the prototype of spiritual slavery; it transcends time and space....
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Full moon over lake and mountains with a tree painting

Fusing Physicality and Spirituality: Meditation for the Month of Nissan

  • Krinsky, Etti
  • "Nissan though, the head of the months, delivers a supernatural energy—a miraculous energy that supersedes nature....
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Passover wine, matzah, seder plate, hagaddah

PREPARING PHYSICALLY & SPIRITUALLY FOR PESACH

  • Emor Project
  • "On Pesach, we celebrate our liberation from Egyptian slavery, an all-encompassing physical and spiritual slavery."...
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Flowers with yellow centers and a white base on a stem

Laws of Blessings: Fragrances

  • Lev, Rabbi Dov
  • "The Sages...ordained a special set of blessings that give us the opportunity to praise God's having ‘perfumed the world.’...
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Purim art, Jewish art, Purim story

A Purim Message from Emor Project 5783

  • Emor Project
  • "Megillat Esther does not explicitly mention the name of Hashem. We learn from here that despite the presence of Hashem not always being revealed, He is constantly directing the events. ...
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Mitzvot of purim. Purim basket, noise maker, and mask

How to Celebrate Purim

  • Ohr Somayach
  • We celebrate Purim with 4 distinct mitzvot....
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Fast of Esther, queen and calendar highlighted on the 13

Esther’s Fast: Rules, Meaning, What Is Esther’s Fast & How To Do It

  • Aleph Beta
  • "These three days of fasting were a national rallying cry for salvation....
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ADAR, sparkly colorful background

Why is Adar a Month of Happiness

  • Silberberg, Rabbi Naftali
  • "The month of Adar...is the happiest month of the year—the month when we bear in mind that 'inauspicious' has absolutely no bearing on our relationship with G?d."...
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View of Mountains as the sun is rising with a colorful sky

Natural Phenomena: Special brachot said on the wonders of creation.

  • Lev, Rabbi Dov
  • "The breathtaking magnificence of our natural world inspires us to praise God with wonder and appreciation....
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Basket full of different types of bread

Birkat Hamazon – Part 1

  • Adler Lambert, Rivkah & Mendlowitz, Ariella
  • "Birkat Hamazon is the consummate bracha achrona, because while most of the food blessings were instituted by the Sages, Birkat Hamazon is a Torah-level obligation, based on Deuteronomy 8:10: 'You shall eat, and be satisfied, and bless.'"...
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Table with an array of different types of food- fruit, cheese, dips, bread

Bracha Achrona – Introduction

  • Adler Lambert, Rivkah & Mendlowitz, Ariella
  • "The blessings we say before the meal are an expression of that gratitude. But after the meal, when you're [stuffed] that's when you specifically need to be reminded to express gratitude to God and deepen that connection....
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7 species art, pomegranates, wheat, dates painting

Holy Eating: Insights Into Tu B’Shevat

  • Schneider, Sarah Yehudit
  • "When we eat the many fruits associated with the Tree of Knowledge on Tu B’Shevat and do so with consciousness of our Creator, that in itself is a rectification of what happened in Garden of Eden."...
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