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Halacha: The Practical Application of Jewish Law

The Rambam on Baalei Teshuvah: Why Your Past Does Not Put You Behind

Two Halachot a Day: Financial Integrity, Helping Others Grow, and Lechem Mishneh

When Are Tzitzit Required? Understanding the Rambam’s Laws

What Is Techelet? The Rambam’s Laws of the Blue Tzitzit Strings

The Mitzvah of Tzitzit: How the Strings Remind Us of Hashem

The Making of a Sefer Torah: The Precise Laws Behind Every Scroll

One Sip of Water | Rabbi Yoir Adler

When Saving a Life Overrides Shabbat

The Laws of Shabbat: Why Intention Matters

The Covenant That Connects Us to Hashem

Brit Milah on Shabbat: What Does the Rambam Teach?

Why Is a Brit Milah Performed on the Eighth Day?

A Siddur in Your Bag: Can You Enter the Bathroom With It?

The Torah’s Guide to Mealtime Etiquette: Respect, Dignity and Hospitality

The Laws of Netilat Yadayim: Why and How We Wash Our Hands Before Bread

Rare Red Heifer Born in Israel Sparks Halachic Interest

Interest in Jewish Law: 4 Important Halachot About Loans, Banks, and Non-Jews

Shabbat Candles: The Mitzvah of Bringing Light Into the World

Keeping Food Hot on Shabbat: The Laws of Insulation

How to Keep Food Hot on Shabbat: The Laws of Shabbat Cooking

How Should Selichot Be Recited? 2 Halachot and a Powerful Lesson from the Ramchal

Grandpa! | Uri Davidi

Do You Need to Have Intention Throughout an Entire Mitzvah?

Shabbat Safeguards: Understanding the Rabbinic Laws That Protect Shabbat

Do Animals Need to Rest on Shabbat? Understanding the Rambam

What Can You Wear and Carry on Shabbat?

How Much Can You Carry on Shabbat? Understanding the Minimum Measures

Can You Carry in an Alleyway on Shabbat?

Shabbat Carrying Laws: What Makes a Valid Enclosure?

Shabbat Carrying Laws: From Private Domains to the Public World

The Four Domains of Shabbat: Understanding the Laws of Carrying

The Laws of Carrying on Shabbat: Understanding the Rambam

The Laws of Shabbat: Fire, Carrying, and the 39 Forbidden Labors

The Laws of Shabbat: From Writing and Cutting to Saving a Life

Shabbat Laws: Knots, Sewing, Building, and Trapping

From Cooking to Weaving: Understanding the Forbidden Labors of Shabbat

Practical Shabbat Laws: From Gardening and Food Preparation to Borer and Grinding

The 39 Melachot of Shabbat: Understanding the Foundations of Shabbat Law

Can a Non-Jew Do Work for You on Shabbat? The Laws You Need to Know

Debunking the Myths: What the Talmud Really Says About Judaism and Christianity

The Deeper Meaning of Brit Milah: Removing the Barriers to Holiness

The Laws of Shabbat: From Cooking and Washing to Building and Tents

Shemaya and Avtalyon: The Converts Who Became Torah Leaders

The Special Power of Tehillim During Elul

Prayer With a Minyan and Proper Respect for the Torah

The Half Shekel: Integrity, Equality, and the Temple Treasury

The Half Shekel: Why Every Jew Gave the Same Amount

The Three Weeks and the Power of Mourner’s Kaddish

Chol HaMoed Laws: Work, Agriculture, Repairs, and Erev Pesach

Chol HaMoed: Finding the Balance Between Holiday and Weekday

How to Celebrate Yom Tov: Eruv Tavshilin, Joy, and Holiness

What Makes Yom Tov Different From an Ordinary Day?