Jewish Survival

The story of Purim, as related in the Book of Esther, gives us a clear analysis of the “Jewish problem”. Being dispersed over 127 provinces and lands, their own still in ruins, the Jews undoubtedly differed from one another in custom, dress and language, ...

Assimilation is when non-Jews love us so much they want to marry us. Anti-Semitism is when non-Jews hate us so much they want to kill us. Why can't we, for once, think about what we think of ourselves?

The story of Jewish survival is so exceptional and unparalleled that it challenges the imagination. Perhaps we can take our explanation from the great empirical thinkers of our time, the scientists...

The Jewish People are the ultimate survivors. After all we’ve been attacked, tortured, murdered and persecuted for thousands of years, and against all odds we’re still here. How did that happen? Discover Kabbalah’s insight on why we keep surviving as we ...

Explore the ifs and whys of Anti-Semitism with Rabbi Kaplan and Dr. Dov Dumbroff as they journey back in time and explore the “mind of an anti-semite”.

Moshe Question: Why have Jews survived through the ages while other civilizations and religions have come and gone? Answer: Truly, by all accounts the Jews should have long faded into their place on the bookshelf of history, like all other once-great ...

My best friend was a girl of my age named Jeanette. One morning when I came to play, I saw her family being forced at gunpoint into a truck. I ran home and told my mother. “Don’t worry,” she said, “Jeanette will be back soon . . .”

Trees don't talk, but they have a great deal to say. And one of the most amazing things a tree says is about survival

"In these days of confusion the Rebbe's statesmanship and strategic vision are a wellspring of living waters."

What is the biggest miracle of our generation? The fall of Communism? The peaceful political transition in South Africa? That Fidel Castro still runs Cuba?