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Why Don’t Jews Write ‘This Book Belongs to…’?
The custom is attributed to Rabbi Yehuda Hachassid (“the pious”), 1150-1217.
The custom is attributed to Rabbi Yehuda Hachassid (“the pious”), 1150-1217.
How Do Religious Jews Get Engaged so Soon?
Boy meets girl at a party. They like each other. He makes her laugh. She makes him feel good about himself. They hit it off.
Boy meets girl at a party. They like each other. He makes her laugh. She makes him feel good about himself. They hit it off.
Jewish Life
The Prevailing Power of Holiness
A federal court’s ruling and the everlasting celebration of ‘Hei Teves’
A federal court’s ruling and the everlasting celebration of ‘Hei Teves’
Murder on a Moonless Night: How the Rebbe Responded to Terror in Israel
Six decades later, recalling a time of hazard and hope
Six decades later, recalling a time of hazard and hope
Jewish News
The Chabad House Across From Hitler’s House
In Munich, Torah classes and Jewish life light a city with a dark Holocaust history.
In Munich, Torah classes and Jewish life light a city with a dark Holocaust history.
Gothenburg Menorah Shines Light on Religious Intolerance in Sweden
Chabad couple has continued its legal battle for the right to educate their children.
Chabad couple has continued its legal battle for the right to educate their children.
Chanukah: Celebrating Light
Growing With the Light
It’s not the first time I hear this, and it probably won’t be the last. The woman sitting before me is so afraid of having a baby. I watch her face and try to decipher the source of the tension from what I see on her body.
It’s not the first time I hear this, and it probably won’t be the last. The woman sitting before me is so afraid of having a baby. I watch her face and try to decipher the source of the tension from what I see on her body.
What a Small-Town Rabbi Saw When the Power Went Out
It was Shabbat, and no flashlights could be turned on or phone calls made.
It was Shabbat, and no flashlights could be turned on or phone calls made.
Story
Parshah
Can We Tolerate Tolerance?
Has someone accused you of lacking tolerance and in the process became intolerant toward you?
Has someone accused you of lacking tolerance and in the process became intolerant toward you?
Lifestyle
There are four types of people: One who says, "What is mine is yours, and what is yours is mine" is a boor. One who says "What is mine is mine, and what is yours is yours" -- this is a median characteristic; others say that this is the character of a Sodomite. One who says, "What is mine is yours, and what is yours is yours" is a chassid (pious person). And one who says "What is mine is mine, and what is yours is mine" is wicked.
— Ethics of the Fathers 5:10
Print Magazine
Everything about the Rebbe was pure kindness. Even his idea of “hell” was as kind and generous as could be:
People have a misconception of Hell. Let me tell you what Hell really is.
Hell is a spiritual place where everything that exists in our world exists, but in an infinite way. So, whatever you chased after in this...
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