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Korach
Your Questions
Does Judaism Allow Jaywalking or Speeding?
I admit, not only do I sometimes drive slightly over the speed limit, I also jaywalk in the streets of my quiet neighborhood.
I admit, not only do I sometimes drive slightly over the speed limit, I also jaywalk in the streets of my quiet neighborhood.
Why Did G-d Take Away My Talent?
I had great aspirations for becoming a full-time professional dancer, but six months ago I had a bad fall and broke my leg in several places. I was devastated!
I had great aspirations for becoming a full-time professional dancer, but six months ago I had a bad fall and broke my leg in several places. I was devastated!
Parshah
Korach and Anarchy
Korach is a figure I can highly identify with. From primary grades on, I never got along too well with authority.
Korach is a figure I can highly identify with. From primary grades on, I never got along too well with authority.
Read the Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Haftarah Companion
On the one hand, the prophet admonishes the people for their immoral choices; on the other, he speaks in lavish terms of the bright future ahead for the Jewish people.
On the one hand, the prophet admonishes the people for their immoral choices; on the other, he speaks in lavish terms of the bright future ahead for the Jewish people.
Jewish Life
Elie Wiesel, Tefillin and the Holocaust
Professor Wiesel replied: “I put on tefillin in Auschwitz every morning. I probably shouldn’t have done it. But I did.”
Professor Wiesel replied: “I put on tefillin in Auschwitz every morning. I probably shouldn’t have done it. But I did.”
The Untold Story of the ‘Are You Jewish?’ Guys: Mobilizing the Mitzvah Tanks
The origins of the Rebbe’s ‘tanks against assimilation’
The origins of the Rebbe’s ‘tanks against assimilation’
Video
Love Your Fellow As Your Fellow Needs
The mitzvah to “love your fellow as yourself” raises a dilemma. What should you do when your needs are different from your friend’s?
The mitzvah to “love your fellow as yourself” raises a dilemma. What should you do when your needs are different from your friend’s?
Jewish News
Uber Driver in Brazil Opens the Door for Rabbi After Rabbi
Chance meetings lead to multiple mitzvahs on and off the road.
Chance meetings lead to multiple mitzvahs on and off the road.
In Response to White Supremacist Vitriol, Spokane Crowd Shows Up in Full Force
Online attempt to quash story of 97-year-old Holocaust speaker backfires.
Online attempt to quash story of 97-year-old Holocaust speaker backfires.
Story
The Foolish Young Man and the Honest Host
The young man slowly accumulated a small fortune of twelve gold coins and one copper coin.
The young man slowly accumulated a small fortune of twelve gold coins and one copper coin.
Women
The Day I Pretended to Babysit My Own Kids
I knew that the way I was feeling was not the kind of parent I wanted to be. I wanted to rediscover the enjoyment in parenting.
I knew that the way I was feeling was not the kind of parent I wanted to be. I wanted to rediscover the enjoyment in parenting.
There are two general approaches in healing a bodily illness: a) to heal the particular organ or faculty that is defective, sick or weak; b) to strengthen the healthy organs and faculties so that they may overcome and heal the sick organ or faculty. The parallel in illnesses of the soul are the two approaches in service of G-d--teshuvah (repentence), and good deeds.
— Hayom Yom, Av 28
Print Magazine
Yom Kippur is described in many ways. One very poignant description is that it is “once in a year.”
You see, the human soul is also described in many ways, with five different names, each describing a deeper level of her being. The fifth, deepest level is called yechidah, which means “one and unique.” Yechidah is th...
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