Monthly Archives: April 2013

Rain, Materialistic Blessings and Ultimate Fulfillment: the Torah Portion of Bechukotai

Did I mention? I love Hebrew! Maybe not at first sight, and not when I studied for matriculation exams in language and grammar, but ever since, things just get better. And the longer we get to hang around together, the … Continue reading

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שני קוריאנים אוחזין… Reading Talmud in Korea

In South Korea there are close to 49 million residents, and they all learn Gemara in the schools (www.ynet.co.il(, March 24, 2011). “We tried to understand why the Jews are such geniuses and we concluded that (it’s because) they study … Continue reading

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