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Vayeishev
Get Set for Chanukah
What Does "Maccabee" Mean?
The word has become synonymous with the small band of Jewish freedom fighters who freed Judea from the Syrian-Greek occupiers…
The word has become synonymous with the small band of Jewish freedom fighters who freed Judea from the Syrian-Greek occupiers…
13 Hanukkah Facts Every Jew Should Know
Become an expert on this widely celebrated but barely understood Jewish festival.
Become an expert on this widely celebrated but barely understood Jewish festival.
19 Kislev: Celebrating Chassidism
Chassidic Story: Saved From the Monastery
The landlady on the floor wailing hysterically. Her only son, she sobbed, had agreed to convert to Christianity, and was being held in a locked room in a monastery.
The landlady on the floor wailing hysterically. Her only son, she sobbed, had agreed to convert to Christianity, and was being held in a locked room in a monastery.
Jewish Life
A Lingering Love Story
Nearly eight years ago, when Rachel began to lose her balance, she was diagnosed with atypical Parkinson’s disease . . .
Nearly eight years ago, when Rachel began to lose her balance, she was diagnosed with atypical Parkinson’s disease . . .
The Woman Who Adopted Two Infants With Down Syndrome
She is a prolific author of both whimsical children’s and more reflective adult books. And some 24 years ago, she and her husband adopted and raised two infants with Down syndrome only 4½ months apart in age.
She is a prolific author of both whimsical children’s and more reflective adult books. And some 24 years ago, she and her husband adopted and raised two infants with Down syndrome only 4½ months apart in age.
Video
What Are Your Priorities?
Here's why an inflexible list of goals or priorities that doesn’t accommodate change, leaves you lacking.
Here's why an inflexible list of goals or priorities that doesn’t accommodate change, leaves you lacking.
The Meaning of the 19th of Kislev
The nineteenth of Kislev marks the day the Alter Rebbe (the first Chabad Rebbe) was released from Czarist imprisonment and contains great significance in the dissemination of Chassidus (the inner teachings of the Torah).
The nineteenth of Kislev marks the day the Alter Rebbe (the first Chabad Rebbe) was released from Czarist imprisonment and contains great significance in the dissemination of Chassidus (the inner teachings of the Torah).
Sacrifice of the Great
On the 19th of Kislev 5559 (November 27, 1798) the founder of Chabad Chasidism was released from prison after being falsely accused of treason. A Jewish leader sacrifices his own standing to find every Jew in need of guidance and ensure that they receive it.
On the 19th of Kislev 5559 (November 27, 1798) the founder of Chabad Chasidism was released from prison after being falsely accused of treason. A Jewish leader sacrifices his own standing to find every Jew in need of guidance and ensure that they receive it.
Parshah
How to Change the World
Each of us knows that there is only one of us, and that there are seven billion others in the world today. What conceivable difference can we make?
Each of us knows that there is only one of us, and that there are seven billion others in the world today. What conceivable difference can we make?
5 Powerful Insights From the Rebbe
Enjoy four short thoughts and a video adapted from the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Parshat Vayeishev.
Enjoy four short thoughts and a video adapted from the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Parshat Vayeishev.
Jewish News
Completing the Talmud on 19 Kislev
Harnessing smart technology to finish the entire Talmud in a year
Harnessing smart technology to finish the entire Talmud in a year
Lifestyle
In learning Torah the Jew feels toward G-d like a pupil with his master; in prayer--like a child with his father
— Hayom Yom, Tammuz 26
Print Magazine
A sukkah is an embrace. You sit inside and G‑d is hugging you. All of you, from head to toe.
Whatever you do inside your sukkah—sip a beer, chat with a friend, answer your e‑mail, or just sleep soundly—all is transformed into a mitzvah, a secure and timeless connection with the Infinite.
And then, when you leave the suk...
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