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The program is intended for the many Torah enthusiasts throughout the Jewish world who wish to establish a...

The Friday Beit Midrash has been running for decades and now takes place online via Zoom. Further details...

The Western Wall area is a holy place, and is closest to the place where the Divine Presence...

The Western Wall area is a holy place, and is closest to the place where the Divine Presence...

The Western Wall area is a holy place, and is closest to the place where the Divine Presence...

The Western Wall area is a holy place, and is closest to the place where the Divine Presence...

The Western Wall area is a holy place, and is closest to the place where the Divine Presence...

The gemara says: “Whoever sets a place for his prayers, the God of Avraham will help him, and...

Reading divrei Torah (to which we will limit this answer) during davening raises several issues: 1) hefsek –...

This is a hard call to make since much of the question is psychological. What will make this...

Halacha is based on certain set rules, beyond which it, at times, realistically takes into account different personal...

There are various important questions that have to do with occasions of conflicting responsibilities to our fellow man...

There is nothing intrinsic about Kaddish that makes it appropriate only for mourners. Chazanim regularly say the Kaddeishim...

We will deal with both halachic and educational issues, starting with the former. The institution to read the...