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Judaism is a Family-Based Way of Life

Our feature article "DNA and the Chain Of Tradition" this week reports on recent genetic research that shows that the Jewish people are genetically coherent and pure. The discoveries of molecular genetics and reading the code of the human genome have shown that the Jewish people are closely related to each other no matter where they lived for thousands of years. This is a kiddush Hashem of the highest order.

The Torah Universe: Solar Eclipses
by Rabbi Nosson Slifkin

In Perek Shira, the ancient Midrash that lists the songs (that is to say, the spiritual messages) of the natural world, we find an interesting message that is broadcast by the sun: "The sun is saying: `The sun [when covered by] the moon, stood in its abode; they speed at the light of Your arrows, and at the shining of Your glittering spear' (Chavakuk 3:11)."

How Baalei Teshuvah Can Contribute to the Chareidi World
by HaRav Yehuda Greenwald

Question: What should be the attitude of baalei teshuvah who have entered the chareidi world towards avreichim (kollel students and bnei Torah)? Do baalei teshuvah have their own duty in the chareidi world?

Moshe is True and His Torah is True
by L. Jungerman

Ten things were created on erev Shabbos at sunset, as enumerated in Pirkei Ovos, one of them being "the mouth of the earth."

Speech in the Workplace

To The Editor:

When the company that I work for was first established, the founder expressed the wish that the employees avoid speaking loshon hora. He realized the detrimental effects that loshon hora could cause in the work environment. Good communication and an unstrained work atmosphere are important for the efficiency of the company.


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