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Four Reasons Shabbat Is Compared to Bride and a Queen

In the 16th-century Shabbat hymn “Lecha Dodi,” we welcome the Shabbat as both a bride and queen. Here’s why . . .
Kabbalah
The Kabbalah of the Solar Eclipse

In each of us there shines a bright sun. In each of us there is a time of its eclipse.
First Person
How I Reacted When My Phone Broke

I began going through the stages of grief. I couldn’t function for the first day. When day three arrived, I stopped missing my phone, and that’s when the really crazy stuff happened.
Video
The One Time You Should NOT Think Positively

Judaism teaches us to be optimistic and positive, to highlight what we have rather than what is lacking. But here’s one time when this attitude is absolutely destructive.
Charity Times Eight

Itche, Jono, and all of their friends act out different ways of giving charity.
Shabbat Medley

Simche Friedman sings traditional Shabbos songs for the Friday night meal: Shalom Aleichem, Eishes Chayil & Azamer Bi’Shvachin.
Jewish News
Chabad Settles on the Shores of Ibiza, Spain

Jewish experiences and kosher food arrive on a famed resort island.
In Vietnam, Rabbinical Students Find, Feed and Befriend Jews

Inviting guests to Shabbat dinner, printing Tanyas and offering opportunities for mitzvahs.
Parshah
Re’eh Haftarah Companion

The verses speak in incredible terms of the precious stones of all kinds that will be used just as building materials.
Count Down to Charity

The wealthy fellow politely explained how he would love to give but can’t, because he already gave his share of charity for the year . . .
Freedom of Choice: Natural or Supernatural?

Does the human being really enjoy freedom of choice? Is there really a difference between the human and all other creatures which G-d created, which are bound by their G-d-given nature—for better or worse?
Story
The Unexpected Fortune

Rabbi Yosef came to work in the very late afternoon. He was met by a furious partner who shouted, "That’s it! I have no choice but to dissolve our partnership."
Lifestyle
Crisp Blueberry Galette

And it will come to pass, when all these things befall you -- the blessing and the curse which I have set before you -- that you will consider in your heart, among all the nations where the L-rd your G-d has banished you. And you will return to the L-rd your God with all your heart and with all your soul... Then the L-rd your G-d will bring back your exiles... Even if your exiles are at the end of the heavens, the L-rd your G-d will gather you from there... and He will bring you to the land which your forefathers possessed, and you will take possession of it; and He will do good to you, and He will make you more numerous than your forefathers...
— Deuteronomy 30:1-5