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Parshah
Life, Death and Reality
"Our father Jacob did not die," said Rabbi Yochanan. Asked Rabbi Yitzchak: "Was it for no reason that the eulogizers eulogized, the embalmers embalmed, and the buriers buried?"
"Our father Jacob did not die," said Rabbi Yochanan. Asked Rabbi Yitzchak: "Was it for no reason that the eulogizers eulogized, the embalmers embalmed, and the buriers buried?"
Why G-d Listens to Rachel
All day, I couldn’t shake the haunting image of a child, shaken from sleep, startled out of complacency, crying instinctively for his mother.
All day, I couldn’t shake the haunting image of a child, shaken from sleep, startled out of complacency, crying instinctively for his mother.
Your Questions
Why Is Challah Braided?
The long-standing Jewish custom is for Shabbat breads to be braided. Here's why.
The long-standing Jewish custom is for Shabbat breads to be braided. Here's why.
Story
Saved by His Honesty
Besides his day job, he had another duty, one that he carried out secretly and with great devotion . . .
Besides his day job, he had another duty, one that he carried out secretly and with great devotion . . .
The Inspiring Story of Rabbi Avner, the Sinner
One Yom Kippur, Avner sent guards to the synagogue, ordering the Ramban to appear before him. In his palace, before the eyes of his former teacher and master, Avner slaughtered a pig, roasted it and ate it on this holiest of fast days.
One Yom Kippur, Avner sent guards to the synagogue, ordering the Ramban to appear before him. In his palace, before the eyes of his former teacher and master, Avner slaughtered a pig, roasted it and ate it on this holiest of fast days.
Love Others as Yourself?
The Torah’s axiom to love your friend as yourself, in essence means to love the other in accordance with their needs and wants—not merely what you want for yourself. (From “Messages”—Season 2, Episode 2)
The Torah’s axiom to love your friend as yourself, in essence means to love the other in accordance with their needs and wants—not merely what you want for yourself. (From “Messages”—Season 2, Episode 2)
Jewish News
Following Anti-Semitic Attacks in Holland, Dutch Jews Say ‘Thank You’
Chanukah was just the right time to recognize the community’s ‘lights.’
Chanukah was just the right time to recognize the community’s ‘lights.’
Soup’s On! Seniors Get Weekly Deliveries From Preschoolers
Brooklyn-based intergenerational program feeds mind, body and soul.
Brooklyn-based intergenerational program feeds mind, body and soul.
Women
Battling My Eating Disorder, Day by Day
I have an eating disorder.The doctors call it anorexia nervosa, but I resent being put in a box with a nice little label.
I have an eating disorder.The doctors call it anorexia nervosa, but I resent being put in a box with a nice little label.
One who learns Torah in order to teach, is given the opportunity to learn and teach. One who learns in order to do, is given the opportunity to learn, teach, observe and do.
— Ethics of the Fathers 4:5
Print Magazine
Before your soul descended to this world, it was determined she would succeed. If not in this lifetime, then in another, or yet another—eventually she will fulfill her entire mission.
And in each lifetime, she will move further ahead.
It was this knowledge that conceived her.
It was this inspiration that brought the wo...
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