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Parashat Pekudei: Halakhah
The month of אֲדָר שֵׁנִי (Adar Sheni, second Adar) begins this week! Learn all about why we have a leap month and when you celebrate your birthday!
Parashat Vayakhel: Halakhah
Is it true that we aren't supposed to open mail or packages that arrive on Shabbat? What's the reason for this? What if Devash magazine arrives in the mail on Shabbat?
Parashat Vayakhel: Halakhah
Learn more about what "melakhah" is and how it plays out with regards to tying knots on Shabbat.
Parashat Lekh Lekha: Halakhah
How does one respond when somebody else makes a blessing?
Purim: Halakhah
Check out Hadar's special Purim edition of Devash! Learn more about the halakhah and mitzvot of Purim.
Parashat Shemot: Halakhah
Learn about the special blessing you say when you meet important leader like a queen or king
Parashat Vayera: Halakhah
How can a relationship be repaired when one person has hurt another?
Parashat Kedoshim: Halakhah
This week, we will explore some of the halakhah of תּוֹכָחָה (tokhahah). This is often translated as “rebuke,” which means to express disapproval.
Parashat Vayeishev: Halakhah
Learn more about bowing down to another person
Parashat Hayyei Sarah: Halakhah
Don't speak with your mouth full of food!
Parashat Vayera: Halakhah
Did Avram serve his guests dairy and meat??
Parashat Vayera: Halakhah
Why do you think hakhnasat orhim (welcoming guests) is treated as such an important mitzvah?
Parashat Lekh Lekha: Halakhah
Sarai becomes Sarah, and Avram becomes Avraham. These changes are set in motion directly by God, and are meant to set these two up for leadership of a new people. But did you know that there is a long Jewish tradition of people changing their own names for other reasons?
Parashat Lekh Lekha: Halakhah
Some Jews are not born Jewish but chose to become Jewish through conversion. How can these Jews describe Avraham, Yitzhak, and Yaakov as their ancestors?
Parashat Noah: Halakhah
How did the rainbow function as a sign and promis that the flood will never happen again?
Parashat Noah: Halakhah
Can you pray in languages other than Hebrew?
Parashat Bereishit: Halakhah
Learn more about the laws of saying kiddush on Shabbat
Parashat Bereishit: Halakhah
Learn about the use of musical instruments after the destruction of the Temple