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Chayei Sarah
On Love and Marriage
Jewish Wedding Ceremony & Traditions
An eleven-step guide which will lead you through a traditional Jewish wedding. Learn about its basic laws, traditions, and their meanings.
An eleven-step guide which will lead you through a traditional Jewish wedding. Learn about its basic laws, traditions, and their meanings.
What to Look for in Spouse
No other decision you will make in the course of your lifetime will affect you as deeply and as irrevocably
No other decision you will make in the course of your lifetime will affect you as deeply and as irrevocably
The Marriage Prerequisite
Why did Isaac wait so long to marry; denying his mother the joy of seeing grandchildren? Was it the fear of commitment, or perhaps the desire for a perfect marriage commitment?
Why did Isaac wait so long to marry; denying his mother the joy of seeing grandchildren? Was it the fear of commitment, or perhaps the desire for a perfect marriage commitment?
Why Do We Fall in Love?
Is the mystique and the romance, the music and the moonlight, just nature's way of hoodwinking men and women to reproduce?
Is the mystique and the romance, the music and the moonlight, just nature's way of hoodwinking men and women to reproduce?
The Newark Riots and a Match Made in Heaven
The Rebbe suggested that since we are financially secure, we should close our store on Shabbat and that G‑d will then send our daughter her bashert...
The Rebbe suggested that since we are financially secure, we should close our store on Shabbat and that G‑d will then send our daughter her bashert...
Seasons of the Soul-20 Cheshvan
The Rebbe Rashab
The fifth Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch, Rabbi Sholom DovBer Schneersohn, was born in the town of Lubavitch in Belarus on the 20th of the Jewish month of Cheshvan in 1860
The fifth Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch, Rabbi Sholom DovBer Schneersohn, was born in the town of Lubavitch in Belarus on the 20th of the Jewish month of Cheshvan in 1860
Advice for Life from Rabbi Sholom DovBer of Lubavitch
Wherever you may find yourself – whether for an extended period of time, a short stay, or even a brief stopover – know that there is a divine objective waiting for you to accomplish in this place....
Wherever you may find yourself – whether for an extended period of time, a short stay, or even a brief stopover – know that there is a divine objective waiting for you to accomplish in this place....
Parshah
Someone Has to Pay Retail
When his wife Sarah passed away, Abraham was offered an incredible bargain: a free burial plot. Abraham's refusal to accept teaches us something about the worth of bargains...
When his wife Sarah passed away, Abraham was offered an incredible bargain: a free burial plot. Abraham's refusal to accept teaches us something about the worth of bargains...
What's on Your Business Card?
No name, no identity, no "Harvard Grad '86, Yale '89, fed the starving in Albania in '97..."
No name, no identity, no "Harvard Grad '86, Yale '89, fed the starving in Albania in '97..."
Jewish Practice
Shabbat Candle-Lighting
A basic guide, insights, stories, reflections and more on this transformational mitzvah.
A basic guide, insights, stories, reflections and more on this transformational mitzvah.
Consoling Mourners
Consoling a mourner is one of those challenging situations that we would all rather avoid. But it's an act of kindness and it's not really so difficult: What's really needed most is the fact that you are there.
Consoling a mourner is one of those challenging situations that we would all rather avoid. But it's an act of kindness and it's not really so difficult: What's really needed most is the fact that you are there.
Stories
My Father's Siddur
She went back to the darkest corner of her basement which, to her surprise, was now filled with light. While she was away on her journey, someone must have replaced all the bulbs!
She went back to the darkest corner of her basement which, to her surprise, was now filled with light. While she was away on her journey, someone must have replaced all the bulbs!
Chaim's Bar Mitzvah
Chaim was born 13 years ago, a healthy child to healthy parents. Then one day, out of the blue, Chaim contracted a "virus" (funny, how when they don't know what it is, they call it a "virus"...)
Chaim was born 13 years ago, a healthy child to healthy parents. Then one day, out of the blue, Chaim contracted a "virus" (funny, how when they don't know what it is, they call it a "virus"...)
Women
The Hair Battle
The problem is, I love my hair. It's thick and dark black, with a natural wave. It's as much a part of who I am as my name. So you can understand why I'm not so quick to cover it up…
The problem is, I love my hair. It's thick and dark black, with a natural wave. It's as much a part of who I am as my name. So you can understand why I'm not so quick to cover it up…
Spare the Rod?
Parents usually parent in the style that they do not because that's what's good for their kids, but rather because that is what is suitable to them, the parents, in the moment...
Parents usually parent in the style that they do not because that's what's good for their kids, but rather because that is what is suitable to them, the parents, in the moment...
Kabbalah Online
A man without a woman is not an "Adam" ("Man"). For it is written (Genesis 5:2),
"Male and female He created them... and He called their name Adam."
— Rabbi Elazer (quoted in the Talmud, Yevamot 63a)
Print Magazine
Emunah (eh-moo-na): A knowing, deep in the soul, that there is only one G-d, that He is good, and that He loves you unconditionally.
Simchah (sim-kha): A mighty current of life-energy felt when contemplating emunah.
Bitachon (bi-ta-khon): A surge of invincible confidence that emerges when emunah is challenged by circums...
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