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Vayeishev
19 Kislev
Kislev 19: The "New Year" of Chassidism
This day marks the "birth" of Chassidism: the day it emerged from the womb of mysticism and became an integral part of Judaism.
This day marks the "birth" of Chassidism: the day it emerged from the womb of mysticism and became an integral part of Judaism.
The Black Carriage
"If you are a true Rebbe," said Reb Shmuel, " you have nothing to fear by being arrested."
"If you are a true Rebbe," said Reb Shmuel, " you have nothing to fear by being arrested."
Where Are You?
The czar's minister had affirmed a principle that was the basis for the very teachings for which the Rebbe was standing trial!
The czar's minister had affirmed a principle that was the basis for the very teachings for which the Rebbe was standing trial!
Tanya
The Tanya
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life. It has revolutionized the way we think about G‑d, the human soul, the world and our place in it.
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life. It has revolutionized the way we think about G‑d, the human soul, the world and our place in it.
The Tanya: The “One-Size-Fits-All” Manual for Real Life
Imagine trying to instruct all of the Jewish people for all time in every area of their lives...
Imagine trying to instruct all of the Jewish people for all time in every area of their lives...
“My Name is . . . and I am a Human Being”
Is impulse control hypocrisy? If you cover your mouth before you cough, are you a hypocrite?
Is impulse control hypocrisy? If you cover your mouth before you cough, are you a hypocrite?
What Is the Tanya About?
Tanya is a pair of glasses. When used correctly, everything will look different.
Tanya is a pair of glasses. When used correctly, everything will look different.
Dealing with the Psychological Scars of Childhood
What is the Torah perspective on how to deal with deep-seated feelings of anger, sadness and anxiety?
What is the Torah perspective on how to deal with deep-seated feelings of anger, sadness and anxiety?
Parshah
“How Are You Today?”
Why was it so strange to see people in prison looking sad? Surely depression is quite the norm in dungeons.
Why was it so strange to see people in prison looking sad? Surely depression is quite the norm in dungeons.
The Quest for Peace
Are you sick to your soul of all the ugliness and injustice in the world? Just close your eyes, and make believe it ain't so.
Are you sick to your soul of all the ugliness and injustice in the world? Just close your eyes, and make believe it ain't so.
The Lonely Moment
He was utterly alone in the world. What makes a man in such a situation believe that what he does makes any difference?
He was utterly alone in the world. What makes a man in such a situation believe that what he does makes any difference?
Women
Giving Fear a ‘Time Out’
Her husband told us that the doctors had given them "the talk." I dared not ask what that meant.
Her husband told us that the doctors had given them "the talk." I dared not ask what that meant.
Living
Taking Diet Lessons
By my thirteenth birthday I was obese, and I have been dieting ever since. What dieting has taught me about life.
By my thirteenth birthday I was obese, and I have been dieting ever since. What dieting has taught me about life.
Don’t Tell Me to Cheer Up
I don't want someone to tell me to be cheerful--I want someone to understand why I am miserable.
I don't want someone to tell me to be cheerful--I want someone to understand why I am miserable.
Story
“What’s a Jew, Mama?”
Every day brought new torment. Katya sat at her desk in the classroom alone, isolated and shunned.
Every day brought new torment. Katya sat at her desk in the classroom alone, isolated and shunned.
Jewish Practice
Our masters taught: There are three partners in man -- G-d, his father, and his mother. His father inseminates the white substance, out of which are formed the child's bones, sinews, and nails, the brain in his head, and the white of his eye. His mother inseminates the red substance, out of which are formed the child's skin, flesh, and hair, and the black of his eye. G-d implants in him spirit, soul, beauty of countenance, eyesight, the capacity to hear, the capacity to speak, and the capacity to walk, as well as knowledge, understanding, and intelligence. When man's time to depart from the world approaches, G-d takes away His part and leaves to the father and mother the parts contributed by them.
— Talmud, Niddah 31a
Print Magazine
Mitzvah (mits-va): An instruction in life from the Giver of Life.
A stroke of brilliance arising from the innermost will of the Creator of all things, left for you to perform on the stage of His world.
A connection point in time, at which Heaven meets Earth, Earth meets Heaven, and the two embrace.
An instance, left in...
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