Niv Leibowitz Jan 9, 2023 6 min 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...
Niv Leibowitz Dec 18, 2022 2 min 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...
Niv Leibowitz Dec 18, 2022 3 min 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...
Niv Leibowitz Sep 25, 2022 2 min 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...
Niv Leibowitz Sep 19, 2022 2 min 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...
Niv Leibowitz Aug 11, 2022 6 min 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...
Abigail Leibowitz May 31, 2022 5 min 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...
Abigail Leibowitz May 19, 2022 3 min 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...
Abigail Leibowitz May 16, 2022 4 min 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...
Abigail Leibowitz May 15, 2022 4 min 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...
