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The Akeidah
The Binding of Issac
By Ben-Tzion Krasnianski
The Binding of Issac and the Meaning of Jewish Martyrdom
Video » Video Classes » Psychology of the Soul » The Akeidah
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What is the Jewish View on Martyrdom?
By Tzvi Freeman
I know that there are religions in which it's a great thing to die for your faith, and doing so makes you a saint or gets you a ticket to paradise. What is the Jewish view? Is a person supposed to die for his beliefs?
Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » Life & Death » What is the Jewish View on Martyrdom?
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Freedom in Five Dimensions
By Tali Loewenthal
Rabbi Eliezer says that each Plague actually consisted of four Plagues. Rabbi Akiva says not four, but five. Sitting at the Seder table, reciting from the wine-stained Haggadah, we hurry on towards the Matza, the bitter herbs and the meal. But what are ...
Parshah » Shemot - Exodus » Va'eira » Parshah Columnists » For Friday Night » Freedom in Five Dimensions
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The Covenant
An account by Rabbi Israel Spira, the Rebbe of Bluzhov
The woman seemed oblivious to my words. "A knife," she repeated. "I must have a knife. Now. Before it is too late"
Library » Stories » Chassidic » The Covenant
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Two Groschen
By Yanki Tauber
"The Rebbe must know something we do not," whispered disciples of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev. "Perhaps he sees a terrible calamity decreed for the coming year, G-d forbid"
Library » Stories » Chassidic » Two Groschen
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The Binding of Isaac
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
"Binding of Isaac" has come to represent the ultimate in the Jew's devotion to G-d. But every nation and cause has its martyrs. Is there anything truly unique about Abraham's deed, or about the Jew's readiness to sacrifice himself for his Creator?
Parshah » Bereishit - Genesis » Vayeira » Chassidic Masters » The Binding of Isaac
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Love in a Heartbeat
By Dr. Blair P. Grubb
The sole method we had for giving blood was a direct transfusion from one person to another
Library » Stories » Fiction » Love in a Heartbeat
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The Shofar and the Wall
Rabbi Moshe Segal
Could we possibly forgo the sounding of the shofar, which symbolizes the redemption of Israel? For me, it was unthinkable
Library » Stories » Contemporary » The Shofar and the Wall
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A Momentous Year
By Yanki Tauber
Come to think of it, the idea of a "moment of truth" is almost an oxymoron. If it's true, shouldn't it always be that way?
Jewish Holidays » Purim » Insights & Inspiration » Poppy Seeds » A Momentous Year
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The Lamplighter
Why doesn't the shamash count?
By Yanki Tauber
On the essence of shamash, the "servant candle" of the Chanukah menorah
Jewish Holidays » Chanukah » Insights & Stories » Light » The Lamplighter
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