ב"ה
Shemini
Question
Why Is the Day After the Holiday Called Isru Chag?
The name is based on the verse in Psalms, “Bind [the] festival [offering] with cords to the corners of the altar.”
The name is based on the verse in Psalms, “Bind [the] festival [offering] with cords to the corners of the altar.”
Parshah
The Mysterious Death of Nadab and Abihu
The tragic death of Aaron’s two elder sons, Nadav and Avihu; the soul as a striving and as a settling, life as a cycle and as a spiral.
The tragic death of Aaron’s two elder sons, Nadav and Avihu; the soul as a striving and as a settling, life as a cycle and as a spiral.
5 Powerful Insights From the Rebbe - Shemini
Enjoy four short thoughts and a video adapted from the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Parshat Shemini.
Enjoy four short thoughts and a video adapted from the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Parshat Shemini.
Women
A Little Prayer for You, My Husband
“Bring your husband to the hospital,” the doctor said after I told him Adam was having trouble walking because his feet were numb.
“Bring your husband to the hospital,” the doctor said after I told him Adam was having trouble walking because his feet were numb.
Hungry? Or Is That the Soul That’s Grumbling?
But if I am trying to feed my hungry soul, no amount of food will help.
But if I am trying to feed my hungry soul, no amount of food will help.
Story
Hidden and Revealed
The holy beggar's face was transformed. His eyes began to glow with a divine light, and his coarse features assumed a sublime grace...
The holy beggar's face was transformed. His eyes began to glow with a divine light, and his coarse features assumed a sublime grace...
Lifestyle
The term "chassid" is an ancient one that the Sages had even applied to Adam. It describes perfection and excellence in intellect or in emotive character-traits, or in both. In Chabad Chassidic doctrine, the appelation "chassid" refers to one who recognizes his own essence-character and his standing in the knowledge and study of Torah, as well as his situation in observing mitzvot. He knows what he lacks and he is concerned and takes pains to fill that void. He is diligent in obedience in the manner of "accepting the yoke of Heaven."
— Hayom Yom, 21 Adar I
Print Magazine
In the month of Elul, the month before Rosh Hashanah, a signal goes out to every Jewish soul that it is time to return to the palace that is home.
It is a signal both subtle and loud.
Subtle, because it does not awaken even those who are closest—every soul must awaken itself. Loud, because it reaches those who have been...
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