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Noach
Your Questions
Why Is the Olive Branch a Symbol of Peace?
Long before the ancient Greeks, the Bible recorded that the dove brought an olive branch to the ark.
Long before the ancient Greeks, the Bible recorded that the dove brought an olive branch to the ark.
What Does the Rainbow Mean in Judaism?
It is a beautiful and colorful aspect of G‑d’s world, but it’s also a reminder of tragedy. We are taught not to stare at it, but we do make a special blessing when it appears in the sky. Let’s see what the Torah has to say about the rainbow.
It is a beautiful and colorful aspect of G‑d’s world, but it’s also a reminder of tragedy. We are taught not to stare at it, but we do make a special blessing when it appears in the sky. Let’s see what the Torah has to say about the rainbow.
Parshah
Lesson From Noah: Open the Window to the Good in Your Life
Is there a window of compassion and understanding that I haven’t opened? Can I see past my gut-instinct judgmentalism and allow myself to experience some of their light?
Is there a window of compassion and understanding that I haven’t opened? Can I see past my gut-instinct judgmentalism and allow myself to experience some of their light?
The Tower of Babel: What Was Up With lt?
After the Great Flood, man had again begun to multiply and fill the earth. They all spoke one language and understood one another well. Then things went wrong…
After the Great Flood, man had again begun to multiply and fill the earth. They all spoke one language and understood one another well. Then things went wrong…
Why Build a Too-Small Ark?
It is absurd to think that an ark the length of a football field-and-a-half can house the nearly million species of animals that roam the Earth.
It is absurd to think that an ark the length of a football field-and-a-half can house the nearly million species of animals that roam the Earth.
Essay
Purging Divisiveness, Embracing Difference
Rabbi Shalom DovBer Schneersohn’s manifesto against self-righteousness in interpersonal discourse
Rabbi Shalom DovBer Schneersohn’s manifesto against self-righteousness in interpersonal discourse
Women
What Do Parents of Happy, Helpful, Confident Children Do Differently?
The tone of our voice carries strong messages. Children hear the nuances of our voice, and their emotions are affected by them.
The tone of our voice carries strong messages. Children hear the nuances of our voice, and their emotions are affected by them.
Story
The Unexpected Dowry
"Tell them that you are ready to offer a dowry of 2,000 silver rubles, as long as the groom is a Torah scholar and from a respectable family.”
"Tell them that you are ready to offer a dowry of 2,000 silver rubles, as long as the groom is a Torah scholar and from a respectable family.”
Lifestyle
Jewish News
After Evacuation, Chabad Aids Survivors of Deadly California Wildfires
Devastation everywhere, with at least 15 dead and thousands left homeless.
Devastation everywhere, with at least 15 dead and thousands left homeless.
Jewish Philanthropists Launch Online Campaign to Aid Puerto Rico
George and Pamela Rohr, and an anonymous donor, join Chabad’s efforts on the ground.
George and Pamela Rohr, and an anonymous donor, join Chabad’s efforts on the ground.
The birds and many of the land animals forbidden by the Torah are predators, while the permitted animals are not. We are commanded not to eat those animals possessive of a cruel nature, so that we should not absorb these qualities into ourselves.
— Nachmanides
Print Magazine
For a mitzvah is a candle and Torah is light. (Proverbs 6:23)
Every mitzvah shines its particular light into our world. And there will come a time when you will see that light with your eyes.
Except the candles that are lit for Shabbat before sunset. They shine a light you can see right now.
It may seem an ordinary li...
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