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Tzvi Freeman

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Tzvi Freeman, director of Ask The Rabbi for Chabad.org, is the author of two volumes of Bringing Heaven Down to Earth -- collections of meditations based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe -- a s well as numerous articles and essays on Jewish mysticism, philosophy and practice. He also writes Chabad.org's widely acclaimed Daily Dose of Wisdom mailed daily to tens of thousands of subscribers. Or subscribe to regular updates of Rabbi Freeman's writing with the Freeman Files subscription.
For more about Tzvi Freeman, visit his bio page.

Why Spend a Semester in Yeshiva? Q&A

By Tzvi Freeman

My Chabad rabbi has been bugging me to take off one semester to study in a yeshiva “some time before graduate school.” It’s still not clear to me what this yeshiva place is all about, and definitely not clear why I should take off in the middle of my ...

Learning & Values » Questions & Answers » Jewish Identity

Life after Parents’ Death Q&A

By Tzvi Freeman

This past June, I lost my mother, and now both of my parents are gone. This was the first High Holy Days without either one of them. Although I don’t come from an active religious family, nevertheless I do feel a heavy burden of the heart. What is the ...

Jewish Practice » Lifecycle Events » Death & Mourning » Kaddish & Memorial » Readings

Who Needs a King? Why call the Moshiach (“Messiah”) a king? Q&A

By Tzvi Freeman

Every time you people talk about the messianic era, and “the Moshiach,” you insist on talking about him as a king. Well, we started guillotining kings over two hundred years ago, and they haven’t really been in fashion since then. So how about we just ...

Learning & Values » Essentials » Moshiach & Future Redemption » Who is Moshiach? » Additional Reading

Coping With Tragedy in Borough Park Can we make peace with this? Q&A

By Tzvi Freeman

Why is it that the biggest question we have for G-d receives no better answer than heaven's silent tear?

Community & Family » News & Current Events » Editorial & Commentary » Together We Mourn, Together We Grow » When Darkness Falls

Should Casey Anthony Get Away With Murder? Torah and the limits of human justice Q&A

By Tzvi Freeman

Whose business is justice? Why is it sometimes ripped out of our hands? How do we know it will get done?

Learning & Values » Questions & Answers » Ask the Rabbi » Latest Questions » The Big Picture

What Is Love? . . . and how will I find it? Q&A

By Tzvi Freeman

How do you find love? Create some.

Jewish Practice » Lifecycle Events » Marriage » Finding Your Soulmate » Whom Should I Marry? » Readings

My Muslim Boyfriend Wants to Marry Me Q&A

By Tzvi Freeman

At college I began dating a Muslim, and our relationship became quite serious. My boyfriend believes that selection of a partner based on religion is a form of racism.

Learning & Values » Essentials » Jewish Identity » Intermarriage

Is It Okay to Celebrate Bin Laden’s Death? Q&A

By Tzvi Freeman

Question: Is it inappropriate to be celebrating the death of Osama Bin Laden? Is that a Jewish value? Response: You’ve asked what I could only call a very Jewish question. For one thing, it’s so typically Jewish to feel guilty about rejoicing. Aside from ...

Learning & Values » Questions & Answers » Ask the Rabbi » Latest Questions » The Big Picture

I Object! Animals are Spiritual! Q&A

By Tzvi Freeman

As founder and president of an animal rescue organization, most of the animals we have rescued have the deepest connection to the spiritual world in the most profound, authentic way imaginable.

Learning & Values » Questions & Answers » Ask the Rabbi » Latest Questions » The Big Picture

Can Judaism Be Fun? Q&A

By Tzvi Freeman

Some say G‑d created the world so we could party. It’s only half true. He created it so He could party with us. Which is basically the idea of a mitzvah . . .

Learning & Values » Kabbalah & Jewish Mysticism » Chassidic Thought » Anthologies » Happiness!

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