Dedicated by Moris and Lillian Tabacinic · In loving memory of Menachem Mendel and Shaindel Tabacinic
Take this quiz to see how well you know the various mitzvot that are done daily in the life of a Jew.
Why is Chanukah in the winter, at the darkest time of year?
Because when the world gets cold and dark, it’s time to make more light.
Professor Stephen Shore learns, prays, dines and does mitzvahs at Chabad centers worldwide
In this world, we cannot attain absolute perfection, absolute truth, or absolute good. What is required of us is an incredibly difficult form of existence. We must live continually with partial...
"That night I could not sleep. Early in the morning, I returned to the store to witness with my own eyes how G-d would help."
Far from home, Jacob now must struggle to maintain his inner spirituality.
A Boring Life Can Be Terrible. A Drastic Move is Sometimes in Order—and Sometimes It’s Not
I am working on taking Him with me wherever I go and to make Him relevant in every part of my life, even the mundane parts.
Novelty has given way to boredom. Excitement to anxiety. It’s become the staycation that never ends. How can I feel joy during this Festival of Lights when I’m home alone again?
The campaign of the Greeks was, as we say in the Al Hanissim prayer, aimed to "make them forget Your Torah and violate the decrees of Your will." "Let them study Torah," the Greeks implied. "Let them practice the logical mitzvot and the 'testimonial' observances. But they must not mention that the Torah is G‑d's Torah and the mitzvot are the decrees of His will. Torah and mitzvot must be severed from G‑dliness..."
– Hayom Yom, 7th day of Chanukah
Noah’s Ark Comes to Rest on Mount Ararat
(2104 BCE)
On this day, the bottom of Noah's ark, submerged 11 cubits beneath the water's surface, touched down... Read More »
Pulver Purim
(1804)
"Pulver Purim" was established by Rabbi Avraham Danzig (1748-1820) author of the halachic works... Read More »
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