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Beyond the Golden Calf: Why Shabbat and Sin Define the Jewish People

Beyond the Golden Calf: Why Shabbat and Sin Define the Jewish People

From the "hidden sign" of the Sabbath to the "non-substantive" sin of the wilderness, this article delves into the classic commentaries of the Ohr Hachayim and the Kuzari. It offers a perspective on how the Jewish people serve as the medium for God’s honor in the world, even—and perhaps especially—through the process of falling and rising again.

Parshat Zachor

What does one who cannot come to the synagogue do? Are women obligated to hear Zachor?

Adar, The Joyous Month

Adar, The Joyous Month

The Month of Adar, in which the threat of destruction of the Jewish People turned into their salvation, is a time of great rejoicing.

Don’t worry be happy!

Don’t worry be happy!

For some time now, I have been feeling anxious and depressed. It is a general feeling, not connected to any specific thing that I can pinpoint, but it’s driving me crazy. Does Judaism have anything against going to psychiatrists?

Selective Enforcement in Jewish Law

Selective Enforcement in Jewish Law

Some two months ago, a German newspaper published what had been a secret Hamas document that was found in Gaza and confiscated by the IDF. The document spelled out the Hamas strategy of dragging out the hostage-release negotiations with Israel, blaming the government of Israel for the delay, and exerting psychological pressure on the hostages' families - thus creating a crescendo of public pressure upon the government.

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Daily Times in Jerusalem

3 Nissan 5786 | 21/3/2026

Daily Times | more times

05:42 Sunrise
8:08 Kriyat Shma MGA
8:44 Kriyat Shma GRA
11:46 Chatzot (Midday)
17:55 Sunset
18:15 Tzet Hakochavim

Shabbat Vayikra

3 Nissan 5786

Shabbat Times | Parashat Hashavua

17:15 Candle lighting
18:28 End of Shabbat
19:08 Rabeinu Tam

Pesach

Wednesday, 14 Nissan 5786

10:07 Last time to eat Chametz
9:44 According to Rav Eliahu tz"l
11:25 Last time to burn Chametz
10:56 According to Rav Eliahu tz"l"
18:23 Chag begins
19:36 Chag ends
20:16 Rabenu Tam

Interesting articles

The Mystery of Kol Nidrei: How a Legal Formula Became a Spiritual Anthem

The Mystery of Kol Nidrei: How a Legal Formula Became a Spiritual Anthem

This article explores the enigmatic nature of Kol Nidrei, the opening text of Yom Kippur. Despite being a dry legal formula for the annulment of vows, it remains the most haunting and powerful moment of the High Holy Days. The author examines historical theories linking the prayer to forced converts (Anusim) but proposes a deeper Midrashic origin: the moment Moses "annulled" God's own vow to punish Israel after the Golden Calf. Ultimately, Kol Nidrei serves as a timeless reminder that Divine compassion must always triumph over strict justice.

The Whys and Wherefores of Parshas Zachor

The Whys and Wherefores of Parshas Zachor

"As a mother of several small children, it is not easy for me to go out on Shabbos to hear Parshas Zachor. Am I required to do so?"

Bar Mitzvah Boy Reading Parshat Zachor

Bar Mitzvah Boy Reading Parshat Zachor

is a A Bar Mitzvah boy aloud to read the Torah on Parshat Zachor?

Hand Washing Requirements

Hand Washing Requirements

When do you need to wash hands 3 times and with a vessel?

Rabbi David Sperling

Glass Plates on Pesach?

Rabbi Yoel Lieberman

Retzuos (straps)

Rabbi Dr. Aharon Adler

Missed Mincha

Rabbi Ari Shvat

Jews murdering prophets

Rabbi Jonathan Blass

Nusach of the Ari Zal

Ask Your Question:

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Daily Halacha

Rabbi Moshe Leib Halberstadt

Question

Why do the rabbis think that only jewish people can relate to the Divine name of Tetragrammaton? If gentiles couldn’t relate the Divine name of the Tetragrammaton How can we actually believe in one God?

Answer

The belief in one G-d is certainly a commandment for every person. It is included in the Seven Laws of Noah. Regarding your question "Why do the rabbis think that only Jewish people can relate to the Divine name of Tetragrammaton", Please clarify what is this statement based on? If you give me the source of this statement I will be glad to address and clarify it.

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Parashat Hashavua

What Do We Sacrifice?

What Do We Sacrifice?

We would expect to read “when one of you offers a sacrifice.” Instead, it says “when one offers a sacrifice of you.” The essence of sacrifice is that we offer ourselves.

Parshat Vayikra

Parshat Vayikra

Intro to Vayikra

New Mitzvot

Wanting Good Will

Wanting Good Will

daily learning

toregister todaily learning

Miracles

The Miracles on Passover

The Light Beyond the Window

The Light Beyond the Window

From time to time one must look out the window

Jerusalem at the Seder

Jerusalem at the Seder

As we draw near to Pesach, our thoughts are directed to the Seder.

The Month of Nissan - A Unique Possession

The Month of Nissan - A Unique Possession

In this month the Jewish People were redeemed from slavery

Lessons Series

P'ninat Mishpat (815)

P'ninat Mishpat: Undoing a Problematic Partnership – part I

based on ruling 84061 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts

Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Nisan 5786

P'ninat Mishpat: How Many Dayanim?

based on ruling 84139-1 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts

Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Adar 5786

P'ninat Mishpat: Unsuccessful Transfer of Yeshiva – part V

based on appeal ruling 82138 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts

Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Adar 5786

P'ninat Mishpat: Dividing Parents’ Resources when Mother Still Alive

based on ruling 82017 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts

Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Adar 5786

P'ninat Mishpat (815)

Moreshet Shaul (34)

Moreshet Shaul: Character Refinement – part II

Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p.154

Various Rabbis | Nisan 5786

Moreshet Shaul: Character Refinement – part I

Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p.154

Various Rabbis | Adar 5786

Moreshet Shaul: Spiritual Self-Improvement – part II

Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 405-7 (from the 1930s

Various Rabbis | Adar 5786

Moreshet Shaul: Spiritual Self-Improvement – part I

Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 405-7 (from the 1930s)

Various Rabbis | Adar 5786

Moreshet Shaul (34)

Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions (640)

Ask the Rabbi: Bedikat Chametz for Guests at a Hotel

Rabbi Daniel Mann | Nisan 5786

Ask the Rabbi: Stock Market Talk on Shabbat

Rabbi Daniel Mann | Adar 5786

Ask the Rabbi: Gluten-Free Diet and Shabbat Considerations

Rabbi Daniel Mann | Adar 5786

Ask the Rabbi: Booing Haman

Rabbi Daniel Mann | Adar 5786

Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions (640)

Wealth: When is it a Worthwhile Assignment?

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Adar 5786

Between Amalek & Other Challenges- Eternal Foes or Occasional Bouts

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Adar 5786

When Galut is Necessary & When Not?

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Adar 5786

Quality Over Quantity- Countless Ramifications

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Adar 5786

Igrot Hare’aya (200)

False Accusation of Non-Kosher Soap – #333

Date and Place: Yafo, 5 Nisan 5670 (1910)

Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Tammuz 5785

Asking Restraint from Insulted New Yishuv – #334

Date and Place: Tammuz 5670 (1910)

Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Tammuz 5785

Worse on the Outside, Better on the Inside – #332

Date and Place: 26 Elul 5670 (1910), Yafo

Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Sivan 5785

Good Work, Regrettable Language – #330

Date and Place: 21 Elul 5670 (1910), Yafo

Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Sivan 5785

Igrot Hare’aya (200)

Let Us Be Strong, Worthy, and Aware in This War

Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 13 Tammuz 5784

Redeeming Jewish captives, protecting wounded terrorists

Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Tevet 13 5776

Israel's Sovereignty on the Temple Mount

Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Cheshvan 16 5776

Should Israel go for a decisive or partial victory?

Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Cheshvan 9 5776

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