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On the second night of Passover, Jews begin counting something known as Sefirat HaOmer, or “The Counting of the Omer.” Starting on that first night with the number one, we continue counting each day...

The Torah tells us:“וחמשים עלו בני ישראל מארץ מצרים” – And the Children of Israel were ‘armed’ when they went up from Mitzrayim (Shemos 13:18). Now, Rashi jumps right in and gives us two...

Rav Chaim Shmulevitz used to tearfully relate the story of a survivor who endured six bitter years – 1939-1945 – in the concentration camp. “The Germans took everything away from me,” he declared poignantly,...