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March 28, 2007 • 9 Nisan 5767Mishpacha Issue 152
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Mishpacha visits the quieter regions of Iraq, where hope is starting to blossom anew. Sadly, spring has come too late for Iraq's Jews; all that remains of their former glory now lies in ruins.
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A legacy of truth
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If Jeremy Langford’s works of art speak their own language, then his new project, just steps away from the Western Wall, is his most eloquent to date.
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Besides the upcoming seven weeks of couning the Omer, the number seven figures prominently almost everywhere in this world (and the next) a Jew will look. By the time you finish reading, you will be an expert on seven.
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Repeating patterns of seven throughout Torah are but hints of the Torah’s numerical harmony and infinite perfection.
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Today it’s some of the hottest real estate in the world. One hundred and fifty years ago, you couldn’t have paid most people to live there. The story of Nachalat Shivah.
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Why are we suddenly hearing so much about pomegranates? Is there any substance to the super-food hype? Mishpacha traveled to Israel’s northern border, where a moshav family has every reason to believe there really is something to it. And what’s more, they have turned pomegranates into a world-class wine.
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When you say the blessing, “… shelo asani goy,” do you ever think, but what if He had made me a non-Jew?
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Many American Christians are turning their backs on the doctrines they grew up with, rejecting anything having to do with oso ish and looking for authentic religious roots. Their search has led them to the seven mitzvos of the bnei Noach, to rabbis in Israel, and to the recognition that the Jewish people was chosen by G-d and its job is to teach the nations of the world how to walk on Hashem’s path
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Hashem imprinted His seal all over His universe. The patterns of seven, repeated in everything from physical atoms to spiritual holidays, clue us in to the Divine nature of all Creation.
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It went against much of what the community was accustomed to, and there was fierce resistance. But Sholom Wallace persevered, and today thousands are thankful.
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He tried to seclude himself from the world, but brilliance and holiness in the measures with which Rabbi Meir Abuchatzeira was blessed, cannot help but light up the world.
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Names will never harm you.. in fact they can protect you. A report on modern day adherence to the age-old practice of keeping our names Jewish.
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Ben Zion Shenker, court musician of the Modzitzer dynasty, sings eh praises of his great rebbes. In his own words...
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They're slightly poisonous, but who cares? In 500 years the potato has taken the world by storm, single handedly keeping entire populations from hunger, and conversely, when crops fail, letting them starve.
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Little children can ask awfully big questions. What's the best way to respond when our children drop those bombshells?
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More real estate developers than ever before are catering to the needs and tastes of overseas buyers. And more Israeli neighborhoods than ever before are suitable for chutzniks.
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