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On the Calendar: The Month of Av
10 Facts to Know About the Month of Av
Due to the tragic events that occurred during this month, its name reminds us that G-d is there to comfort us in times of tragedy.
Due to the tragic events that occurred during this month, its name reminds us that G-d is there to comfort us in times of tragedy.
Watching a Child’s Chemotherapy Treatments
She has lost all her lovely locks of hair, and she has become terribly weak.
She has lost all her lovely locks of hair, and she has become terribly weak.
The Contrasting Month of Av: From Lamentations to Opportunity
Even in exile we have the ability to reveal the light that’s hidden within the darkness.
Even in exile we have the ability to reveal the light that’s hidden within the darkness.
Video
How Jews Support Large Families
Judaism teaches us that each and every child born is a cherished blessing for its parents and the Jewish people as a whole. But where can parents gain the confidence to take on the financial burden of raising a large family? The real answer is that your success was never in your hands anyway.
Judaism teaches us that each and every child born is a cherished blessing for its parents and the Jewish people as a whole. But where can parents gain the confidence to take on the financial burden of raising a large family? The real answer is that your success was never in your hands anyway.
The Secret of the Three Weeks
The saddest period in the Jewish calendar, when we mourn the destruction of the Holy Temple – amongst a litany of other national tragedies – is commonly referred to as 'The Three Weeks'. Yet, our Sages referred to this period as '21 Days'? The answer to this innocuous question reveals an astounding new depth to both the mourning period and its inevitable resolution. (Based on Sefer Hasichos 5750)
The saddest period in the Jewish calendar, when we mourn the destruction of the Holy Temple – amongst a litany of other national tragedies – is commonly referred to as 'The Three Weeks'. Yet, our Sages referred to this period as '21 Days'? The answer to this innocuous question reveals an astounding new depth to both the mourning period and its inevitable resolution. (Based on Sefer Hasichos 5750)
When Parents and Teens Clash Over Religion
Once a child is physically and emotionally well, she will be more open to ideas of personal and spiritual growth.
Once a child is physically and emotionally well, she will be more open to ideas of personal and spiritual growth.
Your Questions
Why Look at Our Fingernails at Havdalah?
The basic reason is that one should be close enough to the flame's light to benefit from it.
The basic reason is that one should be close enough to the flame's light to benefit from it.
What Do I Tell a Suicidal Friend in the Hospital?
The best antidote for depression is serving others.
The best antidote for depression is serving others.
Parshah
Oh, My Gad
Gad's battle victims were readily identifiable. With one fell swoop of the sword they would cut off the head together with the arm. The ability to strike such a blow is an indication of tremendous lion-like strength.
Gad's battle victims were readily identifiable. With one fell swoop of the sword they would cut off the head together with the arm. The ability to strike such a blow is an indication of tremendous lion-like strength.
12 Tribes of Israel: The Shevatim
Jacob had twelve sons. The offspring of each of these men became the twelve tribes of the nation of Israel.
Jacob had twelve sons. The offspring of each of these men became the twelve tribes of the nation of Israel.
Story
The Chassid and the Fool at the Leipzig Fair
A young chassid offered to make the trip. His sleek new coach and superb horses could do the job, he insisted.
A young chassid offered to make the trip. His sleek new coach and superb horses could do the job, he insisted.
Lifestyle
The Divine presence does not rest upon one who is in a state of sorrow, or in a state of torpor--only upon one who is in a state of joy
— Talmud, Shabbat 30b
Print Magazine
Blind faith cannot grasp Truth, because it does not grasp anything at all.
Intellect cannot grasp Truth, because intellect is finite and Truth is infinite.
Only the eye of the soul, its inner wisdom, can grasp Truth and know it as she knows her own self.
For she is Truth.
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