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Your Questions
Do I Have a Right to Read My Spouse’s Texts and Emails?
Although text and email are relatively new inventions, the answer to this question takes us back more than a thousand years to the time of Rabbeinu Gershom.
Although text and email are relatively new inventions, the answer to this question takes us back more than a thousand years to the time of Rabbeinu Gershom.
By the Numbers
10 Foolproof Yiddish Words to Use All the Time
These are the words you can safely pop into your conversation for emphasis with little fear of messing up, since it is hard to misappropriate them.
These are the words you can safely pop into your conversation for emphasis with little fear of messing up, since it is hard to misappropriate them.
9 Ways Judaism Teaches Us to Be Kind to Animals
The Torah instructs us to be kind to animals, and to treat them with respect and consideration because they are creations of G‑d.
The Torah instructs us to be kind to animals, and to treat them with respect and consideration because they are creations of G‑d.
Parshah
On Not Being a Victim
How can you be a victim and yet not see yourself as a victim without being guilty of denial, or deliberate forgetfulness, or wishful thinking?
How can you be a victim and yet not see yourself as a victim without being guilty of denial, or deliberate forgetfulness, or wishful thinking?
Believing Is Seeing
Perception has come to be synonymous with reality, but perception depends less on what we see than who we are.
Perception has come to be synonymous with reality, but perception depends less on what we see than who we are.
Jewish News
Sculptor Jacques Lipchitz’s Tuscan Villa Turned Jewish Summer Camp
Camp Gan Israel Italy began in 1959. Since 1976 it has been held at the famed artist’s former home and studio.
Camp Gan Israel Italy began in 1959. Since 1976 it has been held at the famed artist’s former home and studio.
First Bar Mitzvah in Centuries in Balkan Nation
Son of Montenegro emissaries to be joined by visitors from near and far.
Son of Montenegro emissaries to be joined by visitors from near and far.
106 Years Old, Married 84 Years, the First in Synagogue
Maurice Kaye was an inspiration in Bournemouth, England, for many decades.
Maurice Kaye was an inspiration in Bournemouth, England, for many decades.
Women
I Wasn’t Ready to Give Birth, How Could This Be Happening?
Was it less than a week ago that she made her appearance in our world? The world of laughter and tears, triumphs and fears?
Was it less than a week ago that she made her appearance in our world? The world of laughter and tears, triumphs and fears?
Video
The Zodiac of Elul
Learn the mystical dimension of the Jewish month embedded in its Hebrew name, mazal, tribe, attribute and more. The Hebrew zodiac for Elul is “besulah” (virgin), a.k.a. Virgo.
Learn the mystical dimension of the Jewish month embedded in its Hebrew name, mazal, tribe, attribute and more. The Hebrew zodiac for Elul is “besulah” (virgin), a.k.a. Virgo.
Do I Have to Do What G-d Says?
In verse 12:17, the Torah says: "You cannot eat within your cities the tithe of your grain...or any of your vows that you will vow..." Rashi clarifies that it does not mean "you cannot" but rather "you are not allowed to." What is the difference between being able and being allowed to do something?
In verse 12:17, the Torah says: "You cannot eat within your cities the tithe of your grain...or any of your vows that you will vow..." Rashi clarifies that it does not mean "you cannot" but rather "you are not allowed to." What is the difference between being able and being allowed to do something?
When to Be Humble
When should we say "the world was created for my sake" and when should we say "I am but dust and ashes"?
When should we say "the world was created for my sake" and when should we say "I am but dust and ashes"?
Story
Morning Prayers and Torn Shoes
“Being conscious of a poor student’s torn shoes is an expression of the oneness of G‑d.”
“Being conscious of a poor student’s torn shoes is an expression of the oneness of G‑d.”
Lifestyle
Old age is a virtue and a blessing...It is true that a 20-year-old can dance the night away while his grandmother tires after a few minutes. But man was not created to dance for hours on end. Man was created to make life on earth purer, brighter and holier than it was before he came on the scene... In this regard, a person's value and productivity only increases with age... The institution of "retirement", which pushes millions of men and women to the sidelines of society each year, is a tragic waste of human life and resources.
— The Lubavitcher Rebbe
Print Magazine
There are those who say that before we do any mitzvah, we must first understand why it needs to be done. Why else were we given a mind?
There are others who say we must just obey with simple faith. How else can we bond with One who is entirely beyond our understanding?
Abraham did both. He began with absolute faith,...
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