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Why Is Jewishness Matrilineal?
The Code of Jewish Law states that a child of a Jewish mother is Jewish, regardless of the father’s lineage.
The Code of Jewish Law states that a child of a Jewish mother is Jewish, regardless of the father’s lineage.
Why Do Mourners Tear Their Garments?
Tearing garments upon the death of a close relative, "keriah" in Hebrew, dates back to biblical times.
Tearing garments upon the death of a close relative, "keriah" in Hebrew, dates back to biblical times.
What Is the Amidah?
The sages established that the Amidah be said three times daily, and they composed words of praise and requests to be said at those times.
The sages established that the Amidah be said three times daily, and they composed words of praise and requests to be said at those times.
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How to Thrive Despite Adversity
Do we justify our failings by laying the blame on our circumstances? Our matriarch, Rivka, teaches how to thrive despite adversity.
Do we justify our failings by laying the blame on our circumstances? Our matriarch, Rivka, teaches how to thrive despite adversity.
Rabbi Sholom DovBer
Rabbi Sholom DovBer Schneersohn, fifth Chabad Rebbe, founded the Chabad yeshivah system in the town of Lubavitch in 1897; he is known as “the Rebbe Rashab.” 20 Cheshvan, 1860 - 2 Nissan, 1920.
Rabbi Sholom DovBer Schneersohn, fifth Chabad Rebbe, founded the Chabad yeshivah system in the town of Lubavitch in 1897; he is known as “the Rebbe Rashab.” 20 Cheshvan, 1860 - 2 Nissan, 1920.
Parshah
What We Learn From Eliezer’s Words
Why are so many complex laws in the Torah written in so few words?
Why are so many complex laws in the Torah written in so few words?
The Strangest Shidduch
"Opposites attract" -- but how opposite can happily married spouses be? Take Isaac and Rebecca. Or G‑d and our world
"Opposites attract" -- but how opposite can happily married spouses be? Take Isaac and Rebecca. Or G‑d and our world
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The Muddy Path to Paradise
The suddenness of the rebbe’s appearance in his city caught the chassid, along with his wide-open mansion, off guard. Left with no choice, he reluctantly surrendered his house so that it could serve as the rebbe’s accommodation.
The suddenness of the rebbe’s appearance in his city caught the chassid, along with his wide-open mansion, off guard. Left with no choice, he reluctantly surrendered his house so that it could serve as the rebbe’s accommodation.
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Jewish News
Keeping Shabbat for Medical Student Missing in Peru
Montreal native Jesse Galganov, 22, has not been heard from since Sept. 28; kidnapping is feared.
Montreal native Jesse Galganov, 22, has not been heard from since Sept. 28; kidnapping is feared.
A Journalist’s Insights Into Chabad From Record-Breaking U.S. Tour
Gil Hoffman talks Israel, outreach and Jewish life.
Gil Hoffman talks Israel, outreach and Jewish life.
Chassidism is Divine intelligence, an understanding which shows man how small he is, and how great he can become
— Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch (Hayom Yom, Iyar 19)
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Blind faith cannot grasp Truth, because it does not grasp anything at all.
Intellect cannot grasp Truth, because intellect is finite and Truth is infinite.
Only the eye of the soul, its inner wisdom, can grasp Truth and know it as she knows her own self.
For she is Truth.
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