From the sources by Eliezer Segal: A prophet in Persia
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – Esther has many claims to greatness in the Jewish memory. She was a brave and loyal member of her community,…
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From the sources by Eliezer Segal: Tree Huggers
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – The Torah, as is well known, has much respect for trees, especially those that bear fruit. Whenever it extolls the…
From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: Honest to Goodness
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – A well-known platitude has it that “it’s a sin to tell a lie,” and many people seriously believe that the…
From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: Holiness by the numbers
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – The Torah is not very informative about how it chose the date for the holiday that we celebrate as “Rosh…
From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: In your dreams!
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – Compared to some other topics in Jewish religious law, the Torah’s criteria for kosher and non-kosher fish seem very straightforward:…