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Lech Lecha
Chile's Rescued Miners
All of Us Are Miners
When we look at the men who emerged from nothing less than a sixty-nine day burial within the bowels of the earth, we see that there may be a need even more crucial to survival than all others. The need for a leader.
When we look at the men who emerged from nothing less than a sixty-nine day burial within the bowels of the earth, we see that there may be a need even more crucial to survival than all others. The need for a leader.
The Cave, the Real World & the Legacy of the Elders
Let's imagine that instead of miners in Chile, a father and mother with small children found themselves trapped.
Let's imagine that instead of miners in Chile, a father and mother with small children found themselves trapped.
Living
Israel's Man of Courage
Steve Averbach was riding the Egged No. 6 bus in Jerusalem on the morning of May 18, 2003 when a Palestinian terrorist disguised as an ultra-Orthodox Jew boarded the bus near the French Hill neighborhood...
Steve Averbach was riding the Egged No. 6 bus in Jerusalem on the morning of May 18, 2003 when a Palestinian terrorist disguised as an ultra-Orthodox Jew boarded the bus near the French Hill neighborhood...
The Jewish Woman
Religious? Not Me!
When I hear the word "religion," I instinctively cringe. My stomach turns. My hands become clammy...
When I hear the word "religion," I instinctively cringe. My stomach turns. My hands become clammy...
Parshah
Oy to Joy
He doesn't understand; there's pain and hurt. And appreciation for all the symbolism, tradition and meaning are still many years away...
He doesn't understand; there's pain and hurt. And appreciation for all the symbolism, tradition and meaning are still many years away...
It's Been Done Before
Sometimes it can be frustrating being a Jew. No matter what you do, one of your grandfathers or grandmothers has already done it.
Sometimes it can be frustrating being a Jew. No matter what you do, one of your grandfathers or grandmothers has already done it.
The History of Monotheism
The respective roles of faith and intellect in Abraham’s discovery of the truth of the one G-d.
The respective roles of faith and intellect in Abraham’s discovery of the truth of the one G-d.
The Burning Palace
A man was traveling when he saw a palace in flames. He wondered: "Is it possible that the palace lacks an owner?" Thus, says an ancient Midrash, Judaism was born.
A man was traveling when he saw a palace in flames. He wondered: "Is it possible that the palace lacks an owner?" Thus, says an ancient Midrash, Judaism was born.
Chassidic Thought
The Ultimate Employee
Applicant A was a manager of a successful retail establishment. Applicant B was an entrepreneur who failed to show a profit. Whom do you hire?
Applicant A was a manager of a successful retail establishment. Applicant B was an entrepreneur who failed to show a profit. Whom do you hire?
Will We Still Have Free Choice When Moshiach Comes?
From what I've read, it seems like we will automatically do the right thing. Won't life be pretty boring?
From what I've read, it seems like we will automatically do the right thing. Won't life be pretty boring?
How Scientific is Torah?
For millennia we were ridiculed for believing that the world began, cause and effect are not inherently linked, a whole is greater than the sum of its parts, the human psyche is multi-layered...
For millennia we were ridiculed for believing that the world began, cause and effect are not inherently linked, a whole is greater than the sum of its parts, the human psyche is multi-layered...
Jewish Stories
Holocaust Survivor Finds Fatherly Figure
He had everything he wanted, a wonderful wife, a happy family and then along came the Nazis and his life was destroyed, like so many others.
He had everything he wanted, a wonderful wife, a happy family and then along came the Nazis and his life was destroyed, like so many others.
The Czar's Rubles
A Russian peasant once said to his friend: "You know, Ivan, I have been thinking, it is really very stupid for us to pay taxes to the Czar."
A Russian peasant once said to his friend: "You know, Ivan, I have been thinking, it is really very stupid for us to pay taxes to the Czar."
Menasheh the Informer
Suddenly the knob of the Rebbe's door turned. The Chassidim ran for cover. Only crazy Beryl didn't run away.
Suddenly the knob of the Rebbe's door turned. The Chassidim ran for cover. Only crazy Beryl didn't run away.
Mitzvahs & Traditions
Joy
For a joyful person, the toughest tasks are a cinch, the strongest adversaries easily vanquished . . .
For a joyful person, the toughest tasks are a cinch, the strongest adversaries easily vanquished . . .
Why a Mezuzah Is Not a Mezuzah
If not for the scrolls, there would be no reason for plain old doorposts...
If not for the scrolls, there would be no reason for plain old doorposts...
The Chair of Elijah and Welcoming the Baby
The customs and laws pertaining to circumcision are derived from the Bible, Talmud, and Jewish tradition, all of which have been meticulously passed down from generation to generation.
The customs and laws pertaining to circumcision are derived from the Bible, Talmud, and Jewish tradition, all of which have been meticulously passed down from generation to generation.
If I am I because I am I, and you are you because you are you, then I am I and you are you. But if I am I because you are you and you are you because I am I, then I am not I and you are not you!
— Chassidic master Rabbi Mendel of Kotzk
Print Magazine
Sometimes the cloud would be upon the Tabernacle for a number of days, and by G-d's command they encamped, and by G-d's command they journeyed.
And sometimes the cloud would be there from evening until morning, and the cloud was lifted in the morning and they journeyed...Or two days, or a year, or a month...By G-d's com...
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