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Insights from the Talmud on the Federal Trade Commission

Niv Leibowitz

Jan 9, 20236 min read

Insights from the Talmud on the Federal Trade Commission

Intro to Bava Kama This choref zman (winter semester) we are learning masechet Bava Kama ( literally first gate),o ne of three tractates...

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Chanukah Reflection Night 1: The Simplicity of Candle Lighting

Niv Leibowitz

Dec 18, 20222 min read

Chanukah Reflection Night 1: The Simplicity of Candle Lighting

“The Sages taught: When Adam the first man saw that the day was progressively diminishing, he did not yet know that this is a normal...

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Niv Leibowitz

Dec 18, 20223 min read

Shimon and Levi: The Danger of Extreme Nationalism

Hello All! Below is dvar torah (which I wrote looking at the view from atop the Gilboa mountains) about the massacre committed by Shimon...

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Niv Leibowitz

Sep 25, 20222 min read

How a Niggun helps with Teshuva

I recently attended an introduction class to Hasidut by Zevik Kitzes who did a doctorate in the history of Hasidut . He explained that...

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Niv Leibowitz

Sep 19, 20222 min read

Yeshiva on a mountain

Climbing up the steps to the Beit Midrash, I see the beautiful emek hamayanot (Valley of Springs) spread out serenely beneath me. On top...

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What I learned about Sinat Chinam from a coffee machine

Niv Leibowitz

Aug 11, 20226 min read

What I learned about Sinat Chinam from a coffee machine

Ari (Left), Zinny (Right), and I enjoy a water hike at Ein Gedi near the Dead Sea. The Coffee Machine Living in the Yeshivat Orayata...

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Backgammon and Ambulances: How Language Opens Doors

Abigail Leibowitz

May 31, 20225 min read

Backgammon and Ambulances: How Language Opens Doors

As the wheels of my United Airlines Boeing touched the runway at Newark Airport and I took my first steps on American soil, I felt a...

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Saying Goodbye to the Ultimate Kibbutz Galuyot Experience

Abigail Leibowitz

May 19, 20223 min read

Saying Goodbye to the Ultimate Kibbutz Galuyot Experience

As I wrap up my experience at Yemin Orde, I remember how it started. During my first Shabbat here, as an effort to bond at a Friday night...

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Abigail Leibowitz

May 16, 20224 min read

Supreme Injustice and Counting the Omer

As we celebrate Lag Baomer this week-- the 33rd day of the Omer-- it begs the question: why are we counting the Omer for 49 days in the...

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Effortless Judaism in Ahad Haam's Israel

Abigail Leibowitz

May 15, 20224 min read

Effortless Judaism in Ahad Haam's Israel

Experiencing the euphoric air and sheer excitement of Purim in Jerusalem and the attraction of thousands to a Haredi funeral in Bnei...

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Exemplifying Sumud and Embodying Steadfastness

Abigail Leibowitz

May 3, 20224 min read

Exemplifying Sumud and Embodying Steadfastness

On March 4, Niv and I traveled to the South Hebron Hills with the second trip of the program Extend. In the first village we visited,...

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Taxation Without Representation- East Jerusalem Extend Tour

Abigail Leibowitz

May 3, 20226 min read

Taxation Without Representation- East Jerusalem Extend Tour

Is it okay for gap year students to see and experience the undesirable sides of Israel? It’s hard–even painful– to look at the face of...

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A Friday night Jerusalem experience unlike anything else

Niv Leibowitz

Apr 28, 20222 min read

A Friday night Jerusalem experience unlike anything else

It’s Friday night at 3:00 am in Jerusalem - what scene can you expect to see? People in their homes fast asleep, getting shut eye so they...

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Torah, Tiyulim, and the "Textile Factory"

Niv Leibowitz

Mar 8, 20225 min read

Torah, Tiyulim, and the "Textile Factory"

What is a common denominator between the Super Bowl and Makhtesh HaGadol? The geological phenomenon called makhtesh מַכְתֵּשׁ is a...

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Magen David Adom- Discovering Israel as a First Responder

Abigail Leibowitz

Mar 8, 20225 min read

Magen David Adom- Discovering Israel as a First Responder

Witnessing Israel as a tourist is one thing, as a student is another, but as a first responder it’s a completely different ballpark. In...

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Niv Leibowitz

Jan 17, 20224 min read

A Sefer that Survived the Holocuast

At the beginning of January my yeshiva went on a trip to Poland to visit ghettos and death camps to learn about the Holocaust first-hand....

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Breaking the Silence- From the Tour Bus to the Streets

Abigail Leibowitz

Jan 14, 20224 min read

Breaking the Silence- From the Tour Bus to the Streets

On Friday, December 24, I joined a Breaking the Silence tour of the South Hebron Hills- an area in the southern West Bank designated as...

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Meeting Famous Authors and Gaining New Perspectives

Abigail Leibowitz

Dec 25, 20213 min read

Meeting Famous Authors and Gaining New Perspectives

At Hebrew University, I am participating in a “Hamsa Aleichem” dialogue group for Israeli and Palestinian students. Organized by the...

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Pushing my Physical and Intellectual limits

Niv Leibowitz

Nov 27, 20213 min read

Pushing my Physical and Intellectual limits

KINNERET The hot sun is beating down…..I could see the Kinneret by my side….I was so tempted to just jump in. * * * During Sukkot break,...

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Niv Leibowitz

Sep 6, 20212 min read

New Insights in the Old City

Shalom L'chulam! The Jewish afternoon prayer, Mincha, is not something you usually rave about. It is relatively short. People are tired,...

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