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Weekly Magazine

What Is a "Schnorrer"?

All humor aside, Jewish communities have historically done the honorable work of accommodating and supporting schnorrers with dignity.

Why Immerse in the Mikvah Every Day?

by Yehuda Shurpin

Baal Teshuvah

Traditionally, a baal teshuvah was someone who left the good path and has now returned. But then, we are all constantly returning. Or, at least, we should be.

By Tzvi Freeman and Menachem Posner

Where is G‑d?

What of the world and all that is in it? What of the empirical sightings of our fleshly eye? Is it only an illusion?

By Yosef Marcus

Shalom, Shalo! My Husband’s New ‘Miraculous’ Caretaker

If the pragmatic circumstances of Shalo’s life gave me pause, the physical crises he had endured and wondrously overcome from birth onward completely bowled me over.

By Esther Leah Avner