Two Minutes of Torah: Acharei Mot - What's behind the curtain?

In the popular TV show Let’s Make a Deal contestants face a dilemma of selecting between a prize that they know and the mystery of a po...

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Two Minutes of Torah: Haazinu - Nourishing our selves

While I am obviously sad that summer has come to an end; I am very happy that moving forward I will hopefully not need to be setting up the ...

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TCS Question - Why do we celebrate Shavuot on the 6th of Sivan?

We might assume that the answer to this question is very simple: Shavuot ,uguca is on the 6 th of Sivan iuhx because that’s what it sa...

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TCS Question - Why are there so many names for the Bible?

There are a lot of names that we use to refer to our sacred texts, and it can get confusing. Before we even get to the Jewish Bible as a wh...

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TCS Bulletin - The ending of Torah?

As a child when I was learning to play the guitar (something I never really accomplished) one of the songs that I could play was ‘The Windm...

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Two Minutes of Torah: Re'eh - The world as it could be

Last week the world mourned the loss of Robin Williams, a remarkable man who touched so many through his art, and his comedy.  When thinkin...

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TCS Question - Why is 13 the age for Bar and Bat Mitzvah at the synagogue?

  When a child becomes Bar or Bat Mitzvah we say that they are becoming adults, but in our modern world the age of 13 seems a little bit ...

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Two Minutes of Torah: Vayechi - Taking the good with the bad

I can't remember the first time when I heard the blessing which is given to children, but I know that throughout my youth I was confused...

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