Listen The World Health Organization (WHO) defines female genital mutilation and classifies the operation types as follows (WHO, UNICEF, and UNFPA 1997; UNICEF 2013) (Fig. 1.1): Female genital mutilation comprises all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external ...
Listen Rabbi Yitzchak BreitowitzThe seforim say, that this is the homiletical meaning [of] ‘you shall not burn fire on the day of Shabbes’ because fire is a metaphoric designation for machlokes, fighting, anger, fire! And Hashem says, do not bring ...
Listen This also negates the widespread, false notion that “God is everywhere, and in all things.” Consider how clearly the Bible negates this concept in the narrative of the prophet Elijah’s experience on Mt. Sinai: And He said: ‘Go forth, ...
Listen To explain the importance of the task at hand, Rayatz offered the following insight. The main purpose of a Jew is to “make” another Jew, even if it is just one more Jew. That is why the first commandment ...
Listen Karaism is the original form of Judaism commanded by God to the Jewish people in the Torah. Karaites accept the Tanakh (Jewish Bible) as the word of God and as the sole religious authority. At the same time, Karaites ...
Listen If someone truly loves Torah, they must feel a calling inside to share the Torah with others.Rabbi Yisrael Salanter once said, “You can finish Shas many times but if you don’t learn mussar and improve on your midos, you ...
Listen Bat Ye’or: The first ‘right’ is the right to life, which was conceded on payment of the jizya (Koran IX, 29). Life is not considered a natural right. It is a right which each Jew and Christian must repurchase ...
Listen Before turning to archeology as a key to understanding the Bible (and the Bible as a key to archaeology), we must stress that the purpose of the Bible is spiritual, moral and ethical, and that it comprises various levels ...
Listen As I approached the building, I saw two affable young women, carrying signs protesting the “genocide” perpetrated by Israel against the Palestinians. I walked up to them and a friendly conversation ensued. I asked them what seemed to me ...
Listen In dealing with Bible problems of any kind, whether in factual or in doctrinal matters, it is well to follow appropriate guidelines in determining the solution. This is most easily done by those who have carefully and prayerfully studied ...