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A House Full of Torah Books
Create an Environment
Your home is also defined by its contents. Aside from those who live there, the most significant items are the Torah books lining the shelves and scattered about.
Jewish Practice » Mitzvah Minutes » Household » A House Full of Torah Books
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Writing a Personal Torah Scroll
Parshat Vayelech
By Aryeh Citron
The 613th mitzvah of the Torah is the obligation for every Jew to write a Torah scroll. In the words of the verse: ""And now, write for yourselves this song, and teach it to the Children of Israel..."
Jewish Practice » Miscellaneous » Parshah Halachah » Writing a Personal Torah Scroll
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Books that Speak
The 5th of Tevet
By Sara Esther Crispe
My husband, Asher, is a bibliomaniac. Yes, it is a real word. Just look it up in the dictionary. As Webster writes, it is “one who has a mania for books.” When we were dating he tried to warn me but I had no idea what he meant...
Women » Spirituality & the Feminine » Time in Thought » The Month of Tevet » Books that Speak
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Books With Souls
The Sefarim Victory on Tevet 5, 5747 (1987)
By Chana Kroll
The real completion of a Sefer Torah (Torah scroll) --the Rebbe said--is in the sefarim, the printed Torah books --such as the ones returned to us on the 5th of Tevet
Library » Jewish History » Chassidism » Special Days on the Chassidic Calendar » Books With Souls
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The Baal Shem Tov in Heaven
By Yitzchak Buxbaum
It was the first, and at that time the only, book that contained the teachings of the holy Baal Shem Tov, and now the opponents of Chassidism were plotting to destroy it...
Library » Stories » Chassidic » The Baal Shem Tov in Heaven
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A Home Full of Holy Books
19 Kislev, 5733 • November 25, 1972
As our Sages teach, a beautiful home is important. But what brings out the true beauty of one’s home are the beautiful Mitzvos and holy books found within.
The Rebbe » Living Torah » Archive » Program Sixty Nine » A Home Full of Holy Books
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A House of Books
By Chanie Goldman
To produce the wunderkind mothers and fathers will put themselves and their child through a rigorous schedule of classes, concerts, museum visits... But parenting is as much about who you are than about what you do
Society & Living » Parenting » Other Authors » A House of Books
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Sefarim victory
1987
Tevet 5 is celebrated as a day of rejoicing in the Chabad-Lubavitch community. On this date in 1987, U.S. Federal Court issued a decision in favor of Agudas Chassidei Chabad ("Union of Chabad Chassidim") regarding the ownership of the priceless library ...
Jewish Calendar » Tevet » Tevet 5 » Jewish History » Sefarim victory
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Environment & Identity
A House Full of Torah Books
By Tzvi Freeman
Ever consider inviting Moses, King David and the sages and prophets of the Great Assembly to come live in your house? And maybe Rabbi Akiva, Maimonides and the Baal Shem Tov while you’re at it?
Jewish Practice » Ten Mitzvahs » Readings » Environment & Identity
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Silent Film
Dovid Taub & Jonathan Goorvich
A timeless "The Itche Kadoozy Show" classic from the silent film era.
Kids » Itche Kadoozy » The Show » Silent Film
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