In davening and in greetings, we always refer to the "sealing" of the Book of Life.
כתיבה וחתימה טובה1 we say; בראש השנה יכתבון וביום צום כיפורים יחתמון2 we pray.
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The High Holidays are times that are especially conducive to teshuva. Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) is a d...
If somebody has repeatedly wronged me (in the same way) in the past, am I obligated to keep forgiving him if he asks? On the one hand, maybe this time he finally is really doing teshuva; on the other hand, there's a track record. What happens if I decline?
I'm not asking for a ruling, of cours...
The "Tefilat Geshem" ("Prayer for Rain") recited on Shemini 'Atzeret contains six verses. Each verse refers to a different person (except the last, which refers to a nation) and makes various allusions to that person's interactions with water found in the Torah and Midrash, with the prominent rep...
All of a sudden, I’ve seen the hechsher shown in these photos popping up on various products. I’ve never seen it before, and I don’t see it listed on any of the usual online hechsher lists.
Have you seen this mark on any products? (Pics please, if you have!)
Do you know anything about who’s ...
Hey Isaac, are you on Twitter personally? I'm setting up an account and apparently there's a minimum number of people you need to follow. So, trying to pick up the no-brainers. :-)
@IsaacMoses ok thanks. I may be stuck there now; it doesn't want to let me get past "add your contacts" and I'm not inclined to do that. I wonder what happens if I pick a service I don't use for that. :-)
@IsaacMoses yeah, I've got Google+ for that, when I remember to check it, which isn't often. My real writing (which I don't do enough of, sigh) goes on my journal.
@MonicaCellio I seem to recall you need to follow some minimum number of people when setting up your account, but can unfollow (defollow?) them immediately after.
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