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The Book Every Jew Needs to Know

Celebrating the completion of the 37th annual Rambam study cycle.
When I Poured Dish Soap into My Dishwasher

An accident in my kitchen showed me how and when it is appropriate to give rebuke.
A New Soul, A New World

The 18th of Elul is the birthday of two “great luminaries,” the Baal Shem Tov and the Alter Rebbe.
By the Numbers
10 Facts About the Maharal Every Jew Should Know

Rabbi Yehuda ben Betzalel Loew is considered one of the foremost Talmudists, Kabbalists and philosophers of all time.
10 Things I Really Don’t Want to Hear From My Rabbi on Rosh Hashanah

Rabbi, here are a few tips, just suggestions mind you, of things you might say in your sermon that might interest me—if come.
Jewish History
Latvian-Jewish Statesman, Chassid and Martyr: Mordechai Dubin

Essays
What Happened on Your Birthday?

A Chai Elul essay.
What Made Me Cry Outside the Fruit Store

It was hard to concentrate. Words were spinning in my head, like a wheel of anxiety.
“Keep Knocking on the Door!”

I thought to myself, “Look at the tenacity and determination of this young man. He simply had to make contact, and so he did.”
Your Questions
What Does “Shayne Punim” Mean?

You can call your little niece a shayne punim, and also tell her that you miss her dearly and cannot wait to kiss her shayne punim on your next visit.
Parshah
Don’t Be a Basket Case!

Story
Is Hillel Evil?

“You’re invited to dine with me but I have one simple request: for each meal, please prepare a small dvar Torah to share at the table.”
Lifestyle
Art: Rosh Hashanah Table

Fundamental to Judaism is the belief in One G-d, and the quest to seek unity in all things... What is truly remarkable is that this idea has also gained prominence in the sciences, particularly in recent years. Increasingly, scientific theory and research is focusing on the endeavor to express all physical phenomena in a single formula and, more importantly, to discover the singular unifying force which underlies all other forces, so that all other forces are shown to be aspects and outgrowths of this singular force.
— The Lubavitcher Rebbe
Print Magazine

How can you attain love of an infinite G-d? Through love of your fellow human beings.

As Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa would say, “If people like you, G-d likes you too.”

How did he know?

Because he knew that if people truly like you, it must be that you genuinely like them.

And when you hold genuine love in your heart for ...

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