ב"ה
Vayeitzei
Remembering Gabi and Rivki
Legacy of Mumbai
Special section to remember the cruel murders of Gavriel (Gabi) and Rivky Holtzberg, beloved directors of Chabad of Mumbai. The story of the Holtzbergs' legacy of light.
Special section to remember the cruel murders of Gavriel (Gabi) and Rivky Holtzberg, beloved directors of Chabad of Mumbai. The story of the Holtzbergs' legacy of light.
"In Your Merit, I Am a Jew"
"If this is how we mourn in Judaism, then I want to be a Jew. And if this is how they weep and eulogize in the Chabad movement, then today, I would like to be connected to your movement, Rabbi."
"If this is how we mourn in Judaism, then I want to be a Jew. And if this is how they weep and eulogize in the Chabad movement, then today, I would like to be connected to your movement, Rabbi."
Chabad's Happy Warriors Don't Surrender
Chabad doesn't quit. They stood their ground in Czarist Russia, and they didn't quit after the Holocaust. Chabad doesn't quit even in Islamic countries that might blow up any minute...
Chabad doesn't quit. They stood their ground in Czarist Russia, and they didn't quit after the Holocaust. Chabad doesn't quit even in Islamic countries that might blow up any minute...
Living
Refresh Rate
Physical reality is like your computer screen. The pictures it displays aren't substantial physical objects, but dynamic images that are being constantly regenerated.
Physical reality is like your computer screen. The pictures it displays aren't substantial physical objects, but dynamic images that are being constantly regenerated.
Road Rage
She's calm, with both hands firmly on the wheel. His free hand gesticulates wildly out the window, punctuating the expletives pouring from his mouth. He's fuming. She's oblivious. I'm tickled.
She's calm, with both hands firmly on the wheel. His free hand gesticulates wildly out the window, punctuating the expletives pouring from his mouth. He's fuming. She's oblivious. I'm tickled.
Your Tower
We all have a Tower in our lives. An edifice that G‑d has created, something we were meant to fly to the top of . . .
We all have a Tower in our lives. An edifice that G‑d has created, something we were meant to fly to the top of . . .
Women
I Miss My Mother
On autopilot for all those months, I think that if I had stopped to think of what I was juggling, and what I was witnessing, I would have crawled into bed and not gotten out...
On autopilot for all those months, I think that if I had stopped to think of what I was juggling, and what I was witnessing, I would have crawled into bed and not gotten out...
Parshah
Somewhere Between Spirituality and Religion
Is it a self-improvement thing, like a woodworking class or a therapy session?
Is it a self-improvement thing, like a woodworking class or a therapy session?
Why Jacob Loved Rachel
Leah was introspective, a master of meditation. Rachel was a communicator, charismatic, and appealing.
Leah was introspective, a master of meditation. Rachel was a communicator, charismatic, and appealing.
Aleph-Bet Before Alphabet
Sociologists would surely have predicted that Jacob would rear confused children who would grow up with a deep hatred toward the “archaic,” “burdensome” values of their ancestors.
Sociologists would surely have predicted that Jacob would rear confused children who would grow up with a deep hatred toward the “archaic,” “burdensome” values of their ancestors.
Jewish Practice
Blessings & Instructions for Shabbat Candles
A step-by-step guide to performing this beautiful mitzvah, with prayers and instructions.
A step-by-step guide to performing this beautiful mitzvah, with prayers and instructions.
Do Young Girls Light Shabbat and Holiday Candles?
The rabbi tells me that my daughter should begin lighting Shabbat candles. My grandmother disagrees. Can you please enlighten me?
The rabbi tells me that my daughter should begin lighting Shabbat candles. My grandmother disagrees. Can you please enlighten me?
Shabbat Rest
By resting on Shabbat, we attest to G‑d’s creation of the world, and bring our lives into sync with the divine cycle of creation and rest.
By resting on Shabbat, we attest to G‑d’s creation of the world, and bring our lives into sync with the divine cycle of creation and rest.
Story
Baruch Hashem
The Baal Shem Tov's disciples were puzzled. Why was the old water carrier so much happier all of a sudden, with his same pair of tattered boots and his same old pails of water?
The Baal Shem Tov's disciples were puzzled. Why was the old water carrier so much happier all of a sudden, with his same pair of tattered boots and his same old pails of water?
Dishwater
Every week, the family cow tethered in my grandmother's yard received a special treat: the pan of water in which the Shabbat pots and dishes had been rinsed...
Every week, the family cow tethered in my grandmother's yard received a special treat: the pan of water in which the Shabbat pots and dishes had been rinsed...
Any love that is dependent on something -- when the thing ceases, the love also ceases. But a love that is not dependent on any thing never ceases. What is [an example of] a love that is dependent on something? The love of Amnon for Tamar. And one that is not dependent on anything? The love of David and Jonathan.
— Ethics of the Fathers, 5:16
Print Magazine
Due to the limitations of your reality, some of your best friends can enter only incognito.
In fact, the really big ones sometimes sneak in disguised as ugly monsters and vicious enemies. Otherwise, the guards at the gate would never permit them entry.
These are the events optimists call “blessings in disguise.”
Here’...
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