A patient once went to see the doctor, complaining that she hadn’t been feeling well for several days. The doctor examined her, went away and came back with three large jars of pills. “Take the green pill with a big glass of water...
Responsum: The sages of the Mishnah (Rosh Hashanah 4:9 and parallels) ruled that the main purpose of the loud repetition of the Amidah was to allow a person who did not know how to recite the Amidah to fulfill his obligation. However, on...
The first one was by Iain Banks, on why he won’t allow his books to be sold in Israel. This is the kind of article I usually avoid as I find the badly-argued hostility and venom they usually contain, directed exclusively against Isra...
