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Blog Heart and Mind
Chaya B. Grodner
At the end of the summer, when the new catalog of Matan class offerings arrived, I opened the envelope with great anticipation. Having spent the past 2 years as a student at Matan, I have come to expect great courses given by brilliant Torah scholars. My expectations have always been met and often go beyond.
When poring over the course options, I did not hesitate to immediately check off those with teachers I have learned so much from in the past, Shani Taragin, Dr. Yael Ziegler, Rachel Furst. It was a "no brainer" to register for these courses, for not only
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| Why Talmud?
Gila Hoch
A few weeks ago, I turned to my chavruta and asked, "Does it ever occur to you how strange it is that we wake up every morning and head off to 6-7 hours of discussion about the arba avot nezikin [four categories of damage]?" Through all my years of learning, I've never been one to feel that every moment of my learning had to be immediately relevant. Week-long discussions revolving around one Tosfot have seemed completely reasonable and necessary. Last year, while learning Masechet Beitza, although most of the discussions
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| Welcoming words by the hostess of Matan Circle of Friends Annual Supper
Noomi Lifschitz
The following was said at a dinner in honor of Friends of Matan, 8 Adar 5770/February 22nd 2010
Distinguished Rabbis and Rabbaniyot, Honored Guests!
I did not think I would be the one to address you tonight. I thought my husband David would do this - as usual - but this time he was adamant that I have to speak. I could have skipped my words of greeting, but I decided I did want to say a few words, specifically about Matan.
We have just celebrated the 10th anniversary
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| Matan As My Birthstone
Matan as My Birthstone [’Ovnaim]By Dr. Rachel Adelman
In this week’s parasha (Shemot), Pharaoh tells the Midwives, Shiphrah and Puah, to slay the male babies born to the Hebrew women: “Look at the birthstone [’ovnaim]; if it is a boy, kill him; it is a girl, let her live” (Exod. 1:16). In the first act of conscientious
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