Rabbi Menachem Posner serves as managing editor at Chabad.org, the world’s largest Jewish informational website. He has been writing, researching, and editing for Chabad.org since 2006, when he received his rabbinic degree from Central Yeshiva Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch. He lives in Chicago, Ill., with his family.
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Rita Forbes
Clinton
August 5, 2025
Good 🌻 Morning,
I am learning [10/10], and retaining. Thank you.
Baruch HaShem,
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Angela wilder
Brooklyn
July 31, 2025
3/10 second 10,10 Thsnk you Reply
anonymous
July 28, 2021
i got 6/10 and do they mean tisha b'av Reply
E.-M.Monhaupt
Altona
July 4, 2021
9 of ten....I wonder, well, something I only guessed.... Reply
Crystal
Australia
July 4, 2021
Yes 10 /10 Reply
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mountain aview
July 3, 2021
Thank you, rabbi Posner. Reply
Peter
S. Paul, Minnesota
July 1, 2021
I want to commence a discussion on the fact that 4 July 1776 fell on 17 Tammuz 5536. Why did the Founding Signers declare the Independence of the United States of America on such an ominous day? Does that singular fact have an influence upon the course of the United States of America? If yes, what is that influence? And can that founding influence change? What as Jews and Americans may we do to bring Torah to earth in the United States? Reply
Angela Leach
Long Island, New York
July 2, 2021
in response to Peter:
I have read that the Founding Fathers understood Hebrew and took seriously what the Written Torah says. This is most likely also true of the Pilgrims.
But the Founding Fathers were not Jewish. And there were most likely financial and other considerations happening at that time. Haym Salomon, a Jewish financier, was a major supporter of the Revolutionary War.
The Founding Fathers legislated separation of church and state.
I do not know whether or not it can be discerned how much they even knew of the existence of other texts central to religious Jewish life.
What does all of this mean? Hopefully, it means G_d's favor is forever upon the United States of America, despite all of her flaws and wrongdoings, same as it is for the Jewish People, because He was watching and knew the thoughts of all involved.
I think these groups of Gentiles taking His word so very seriously and sacrificing so much of what they considered important for it, must have made a huge impression upon the Almighty.
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Peter
Nickitas
July 2, 2021
in response to Angela Leach:
Angela, thank you very much for taking my inquiry seriously. Your observation that G-d granted us Jews second chances over and over, and the hope that G-d took the non-Jewish Founders seriously for taking G-do’s word so seriously that put their lives on the line for this inspire me; you spoke directly to my essence. Shabbat Shalom. Reply
Rita Forbes
Clinton
July 2, 2021
in response to Angela Leach:
Hello, Angela
You are spot-on and I agree.
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Herman
Vancouver
July 2, 2021
in response to Angela Leach:
Yes indeed we ask for kindness mercy from G-d and from all people but favours from G-d are conditioned on merits and there the us is lacking Reply
Rita Forbes
Clinton
July 1, 2021
My thoughts and prayers are with the Surfside, FL victims and their love ones during this horrific tragedy and lost and those who miracously escaped in their hour of bereavement, comfort, and healing.
Sincerely,
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Susan
NYC
July 1, 2021
8/10 and I learned everything from Chabad.org daily !!
Thank you Chabad.org for providing me with so many opportunities to learn!
And thank you Rabbi Posner for reinforcing the information with quizzes and providing me with confidence that I am learning so much !
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Michaelah
July 22, 2020
The quiz is such a great idea to recap on these ideas! Can you please make more of Halachot Quizzes in the future? Thank you! Reply
Yedidya
IL
July 9, 2020
We also say slichot on other days (only on days when we are supposed to) Reply
Alex
Brooklyn
July 9, 2020
Thank you very much for this! I just have one question: don’t we say slichot in אלול? Reply
Chaya Mushka Kievman
June 26, 2021
in response to Alex:
Yes we also say slichot then, but a different type of selichot is also said on most fast days talking about what happened on each fast days, among other things Reply
Nosson Elchanan Eliyahu Klein
jerusalem
July 8, 2020
Thanks for an inspiration introduction to this day. Reply
Tom
BATON ROUGE
July 8, 2020
Hard questions
Thank you for the quiz Rabbi
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Ernesto
Comalcalco
July 8, 2020
Gracias señor, te pido me unas a tu lista de constructores del nuevo templo Reply
Herman Zurkinden
Montreal
July 7, 2020
I have studied the 5 books of Mose quite a lot there
Is no mention of the destruction of the Temple
I knew about the 9 of av I scored 8/10 but I had to google Tammuz 17
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Mommy
June 27, 2021
in response to Herman Zurkinden:
The destruction of the temple isn't in the 5 books of Moses. Navi talks about what happened inside Eretz Yisroel. I'm not quite sure which Navi, but one of them do talk about this. Reply
Rabbi G
California
June 27, 2021
in response to Herman Zurkinden:
The destruction of the Temple is not in the 5 books of Moses, because they end with Moses death. (Before the Jews even went into the Land of Israel to build the Holy Temple.) It is, however, recorded in Tehillim or Psalms (79:1) It is also more descriptive in Jeremiah 26:18
and Micah 3:12, where the destruction is described as the "Har HaHabeit (Temple Mount) a shrine in the woods."
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6/10 😊