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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.
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The Hidden Message of Chanukah
Why the Talmudic sages chose to omit the miraculous military victory from the Chanukah celebration.
Why the Talmudic sages chose to omit the miraculous military victory from the Chanukah celebration.
A Home Full of Holy Books
As our Sages teach, a beautiful home is important. But what brings out the true beauty of one’s home are the beautiful Mitzvos and holy books found within.
As our Sages teach, a beautiful home is important. But what brings out the true beauty of one’s home are the beautiful Mitzvos and holy books found within.
How Old Are You?
Pharaoh meets Jacob and asks him how old he is. What is the meaning of his question?
Pharaoh meets Jacob and asks him how old he is. What is the meaning of his question?
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
Our sages have taught, "Whoever gets angry, it is as if he worshipped idols" (Zohar I, 27b). Why? Because at the time of his anger, his faith has left him. For were he to believe that what happened to him was G d’s doing, he would not be angry at all.
— Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi (Tanya, Iggeret Hakodesh 25)
Print Magazine
Our world is a world where a rainbow could be.
At first, there was a world that only received and returned no dividends. Its inhabitants took no ownership. They lived with their Creator’s benevolence, they did what they did with no need for excuses, and eventually died as they died. And that was it.
With the Flood, this...
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