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    The Future of a Marriage – The Good News File

    In Jewish Thought and Philosophy and Miscellaneous

    Experiencing low points in life is par for the course. Contending with these and the accompanying negative emotions and moods can be challenging and difficult. The correct perspective of what we have, our reality, and the true power we hold to alter and improve the direction of our lives is a sure tool in facing life.

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    The Holiness of Words

    In Jewish Thought and Philosophy and Miscellaneous

    Man alone was endowed with the gift of words and the ability to connect thereby with his Creator. Language can comprise grandeur, while it can also be emptied of its value and essence. How we choose to live our lives affects how we express ourselves and the language we use. The debasing of language today stems from and represents unfortunate moral and ethical decay.

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    Do Not Wait Until COVID-19 is Over

    In Contemporary Issues and Miscellaneous

    COVID-19 has hit all of us - the entire world - quite hard, and is a certain cause for dismay. We are all waiting for the pandemic and everything it has brought with it to end so that we can return to our routines, get on with our lives and be happy once again. However, happiness is not necessarily what or where we perceive it to be. In fact, we can already choose to be happy from today - and on every day and in every situation we find ourselves!

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    How to Conduct a Dialogue, Discussion or Debate

    In Miscellaneous

    Dialogue and debate are essential parts of the sea of ideas that can enrich each and everyone of us. Unfortunately, serious debate on highly significant topics all too often moves from the topic at hand to unruly behavior (whether in an informal discussion between two parties, or in a public, formal setting). Guidelines for maintaining dignity are essential - both so that we are able to conduct the debate properly and so that we maintain our and our opponent's dignity. If we are truly dedicated to the true and free exchange of ideas, then even when we vehemently disagree with our opponent we will remain civil and learn something about his arguments and even ours.

  • The Radical Future of the Prophetic Halacha in the State of Israel

    In Miscellaneous

    The Nation of Israelโ€™s return to the Land of Israel is a direct return to the ideal world of Judaism, where, under these singular conditions, Jewish Law once again can become organic and dynamic, and awaken from its, albeit essential, stagnation during the long exile.

  • Nissan 5779

    In Miscellaneous

    Read about our latest projects, new books coming out this year, and news from the DCA Think Tank. Bonus: an innovative activity for Pesach! The Symbolism of the Korban Pesach A message from the Dean (Excerpt from the Newsletter) As we soon hope to celebrate Pesach, we encounter a rather unusual biblical instruction which very well […]

  • ืžื›ืชื‘ ืคืชื•ื— ืœืจื‘ื ื™ื ื”ืจืืฉื™ื™ื ืœื™ืฉืจืืœ

    In Miscellaneous

    ืขืœื™ื ื• ืœื”ื–ื›ื™ืจ ืœืขืฆืžื ื• ืฉืžืื– ืฉืžื“ื™ื ืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื”ื•ืงืžื”, ืขืชื™ื“ื ื• ื ืชื•ืŸ ื‘ื™ื“ื™ื ื•. ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืœื ื• ื—ื•ืคืฉ ืฉื›ื–ื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžื” ืฉืื ื• ืจื•ืฆื™ื, ื›ืืฉืจ ื–ื” ื ื•ื’ืข ืœื’ื•ืจืœื ื•. ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืขืฆื•ืจ ืื•ืชื ื• ืžืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ืžื” ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ืœืขืฉื•ืช. ืื™ืŸ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื–ื” ืชืงื“ื™ื ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ืืœืคื™ื™ื ื”ืฉื ื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ืช. ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ื”ื•ื ืื•ืžืฅ.

  • Nissan 5778

    In Miscellaneous

    Read about Rabbi Cardozo’s latest book, see what the Think Tank has been up to in the last few months and more!

  • Keynote Toespraak – De Toekomst van het Orthodoxe Jodendom

    In Miscellaneous

    Bij het Jubileum van het 275ste Jarige Bestaan van het Nederlands Israelitisch Seminarium Gehouden op 5 November, 2017 In de Uilenburger Synagoge te Amsterdam

  • ื”ื”ืœื›ื” ื•ื”ืคื’ื ืฉื‘ื“ื•ึนื’ืžื” ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ืช

    In Miscellaneous

    ื”ื™ื”ื“ื•ืช ื—ื•ื•ื” ืจื ืกื ืก ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ืืœื”, ื•ืื™ืŸ ืœื ื• ืืœื ืœืฉืžื•ื— ืขืœ ื›ืš. ืื ื• ืžืชื‘ืจื›ื™ื ื‘ืžืกืคืจ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืฉืœ ืชื›ื ื™ื•ืช ืœื™ืžื•ื“ "ื—ื™ืœื•ื ื™ื•ืช" ืžืขื ื™ื™ื ื•ืช ื•ื™ื•ืฆืื•ืช ื“ื•ืคืŸ, ื‘ื”ืŸ ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื, ื”ืจื—ื•ืงื™ื ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ ืžืŸ ื”ื“ืช - ืœื‘ื•ืฉื ืœื ืจืฉืžื™ ื•ืฉืขืจื ืืจื•ืš ื•ื ื˜ื•ืœ ื›ื™ืคื” - ืจื›ื•ื ื™ื ืขืœ ืกืคืจื™ ื”ืชืœืžื•ื“ ื•ื”ืžื“ืจืฉ, ืžื ืกื™ื ืœื’ืœื•ืช ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืืช ืฉื•ืจืฉื™ื”ื ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื; ื•ื ืฉื™ื ืฆืขื™ืจื•ืช, ื”ืœื‘ื•ืฉื•ืช ืžื›ื ืกื™ื™ื ื•ื—ื•ืœืฆื•ืช ื ื˜ื•ืœื•ืช ืฉืจื•ื•ืœื™ื, ืžื ืกื•ืช ืœืคืฆื— ืืช ื”ืกื•ื“ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืžื™ืกื˜ื™ืงื” ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ืช ื•ืžืชืจื’ืฉื•ืช ืžื•ื™ื›ื•ื— ืชืœืžื•ื“ื™ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื‘ื™ื™ ื•ืจื‘ื. ืื•ืชื ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ื—ื™ื™ื ืืช ื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื•ืœื ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืœืกื™ืคื•ืง ืžืžื ื•; ื—ืœืงื ืืฃ ืœื ืขื•ืฉื” ื“ื‘ืจ ืื—ืจ ื‘ืžืฉืš ื”ื™ื•ื ืžืœื‘ื“ ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื”ืžืงื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืœืœื•.

  • ื”ื’ื™ืขื” ื”ืขืช ืœื”ืกื™ืจ ืืช ื”ื—ืจื

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    ืืœ ืœื ื• ืœืคื—ื“ ืœืงื‘ื•ืข ื›ื™ ื”ื™ื”ื“ื•ืช ืขื•ื“ื ื” ืžืฆื•ื™ื” ื‘ืชื”ืœื™ืš ืฉืœ ื”ืชืคืชื—ื•ืช. ื”ื™ื ื˜ืจื ื ืชื ื” ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ ืœืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืžืจื”ื™ื‘ื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื, ื”ืงื‘ื•ืจื™ื ืชื—ืช ื”ื’ืœื“ ื”ืขื‘ื” ืฉืฆืžื— ืขืœื™ื” ื•ืฉื™ืฉ ืขื•ื“ ืœื”ืกื™ืจื•. ื•ื“ืื™ ืฉื—ืœืง ืžืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืชื™ื• ืฉืœ ืฉืคื™ื ื•ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื ื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ืžื˜ืจื” ื–ื•.

  • ื”ื’ืฉืจื™ื ื”ืžืชื ื•ื“ื“ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื”ืœื›ื”: ืงื‘ื™ืขืช ื—ื•ืงื™ื ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืฉื‘ื• ื”ื ืื™ื ื ืืžื•ืจื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช

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    ื”ื”ืœื›ื” ืžื‘ื•ืกืกืช ืขืœ ื”ืคืจื“ื•ืงืก. ื›ืืŸ ื˜ืžื•ืŸ ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ ื”ืงืจื™ืื” ืฉืœื” ืœืื•ืชื ื˜ื™ื•ืช ืœืฆื“ ืงื‘ื™ืขืช ื ื•ืจืžื•ืช ื•ื“ืคื•ืกื™ ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ืฉืื™ื ื ืžืชืื™ืžื™ื ื‘ื”ื›ืจื— ืœืคื ื™ืžื™ื•ืชื• ืฉืœ ื”ืื“ื. ื”ื”ืœื›ื” ืื™ื ื ื” ืขืงื‘ื™ืช; ื”ื™ื ืžืœืื” ื‘ืกืชื™ืจื•ืช ื•ื ื™ื’ื•ื“ื™ื ืฉืœืขืชื™ื ื’ื•ืจืžื™ื ืœื ื• ืชืกื›ื•ืœ ืขืžื•ืง. ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“ ื”ื™ื ื“ื•ืจืฉืช ืžืืชื ื• ืื•ืชื ื˜ื™ื•ืช; ืœืžื—ืจืช ื”ื™ื ื“ื•ืจืฉืช ืงื•ื ืคื•ืจืžื™ื•ืช. ื”ื™ื ืžืกืจื‘ืช ืœื”ืกื‘ื™ืจ ืœื ื• ืžื“ื•ืข ืคืขื ืื—ืช ื”ื™ื ื“ื•ืจืฉืช ื›ื ื•ืช, ื—ื•ื•ื™ื” ืื™ืฉื™ืช-ืคื ื™ืžื™ืช, ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืฉื‘ืžืงืจื” ืื—ืจ ื”ื™ื ื“ื•ืจืฉืช ื‘ืžืคื’ื™ืข ื”ืฉืœืžื” ืขื ื—ื•ืงื™ื ื•ืกื˜ื ื“ืจื˜ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื.