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Rav Aryeh Levin told a story about Rav Kook, the first Chief Rabbi of Eretz Yisrael. Rav Kook wholeheartedly welcomed Rav Levin to Israel and was surprised during their meeting when Rav Levin bent down to pick a flower. Rav…

While the Jewish people make up 0.2% of the global population, within that percentage is a diverse, multiheritage, varied group. The jokes about Jewish disagreements abound: Two Jews, three opinions. Another famous one: There is one Jew on an island…

As the Jewish people journeyed through the desert, the Torah tells us they felt God’s presence from the clouds overhead. Malbim explains that the clouds did not disappear at night, but the clouds took on the appearance of fire. Throughout…