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PESACH: Why do we steal the Afikoman on Seder Night?

On Seder night, just after everyone tastes the matzah, the most mysterious chase at the Seder table begins, the snatching of the afikoman | But where did this custom come from? And why steal matzah on Seder night at all?

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Celebrating our freedom

On Pesach and Chumros

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The Satmar Rebbe giving out money

Torah test pays off

WATCH: $1 million on the Satmar Rebbe’s desk: Each scholar leaves with $6,000 in hand

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Nadav Elhadad, a Sefer Torah scribe, sofer stam, from the "Har Sinai" foundation, seen scribing a new Torah scroll in the Northern Israeli town of Tzfat. February 10, 2025.

Stealing for Heaven

Parshas Vayikrah: The paradox of the stolen Korban Olah

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Binyamin Ahimeir HY"D

May Hashem Avenge His Blood

Torah scroll dedicated in memory of murdered shepherd Binyamin Ahimeir

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Haredi leaders speaking with President Herzog.

Time For A Change?

"On the Baron's Account" - Is the Independence of the Torah World an Opportunity for Prosperity?

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The Chida ztz"l

in the Footsteps of a Genius

Treasures of the Chida for Pesach: A Spiritual Journey 

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Between Halacha and Modern Law

Reflections on Morality, Justice, and Law in Contemporary Secular Israel

•analysis•Yair Kleinbaum
A Jewish family seen during the "Passover Seder" on the first night of the 8-day long Jewish holiday of Passover, in Moshav Yashresh, on April 5, 2023.

Chag Pesach Kasher VeSameach!

The Seder and its four sons: A magical opportunity to pass the torch

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Handshake

Shocking

The handshake that saved Daniel from falling into a dangerous cult 

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Rabbi Nachman Plonchak ztz"l

Baruch Dayan HaEmet

Rabbi Nachman Plonchak, Slobodka Yeshiva Leader, passes away at 91

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Yahrtzeit candle

Baruch Dayan HaEmet

Nechama Wertheimer, Revered Educator and Daughter of Skver Yeshiva Leader, Passes Away at 70

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He urges support for Eretz HaKodesh

Rabbi Avrohom Gurwicz: Voting in WZC is an obligation (chiyuv) 

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Nadav Elhadad, a Sefer Torah scribe, sofer stam, from the "Har Sinai" foundation, seen scribing a new Torah scroll in the Northern Israeli town of Tzfat. February 10, 2025.

A Disciple’s Devotion Meets a Teacher’s Unquenchable Calling

Ki Tisa: When Moshe Rabeinu’s Fire Met Yehoshua’s Silence

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Rabbi Yosef Zev Feinstein

Baruch Dayan HaEmet

Rabbi Yosef Ze’ev Feinstein, Head of Amala Shel Torah Yeshiva, Dies at 54

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RAbbi Netta Schiller ZTZ'L

Baruch Dayan HaEmet

Rabbi Nota Schiller, Torah Luminary and Co-Founder of Ohr Somayach, Passes Away at 88

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Ultra Orthodox Jews pray in front of the Menorah at the Western Wall

Chesed’s Enduring Echoes

Dvar Torah for Parshas Tetzaveh: The Menorah’s lasting glow

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The Psychology of Jewish Identity in Israel

On the Psychologist’s Couch – Israel Suffers from Victory-Phobia

•analysis•Rabbi Yehuda Epstein

Shocking Evidence Inside

Is Donald Trump The True Jewish Messiah?

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Tree

Inspiring

Dvar Torah for Parshas Mishpatim: When failure calls for compassion

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