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Va’eira
Feature of the Week: Explore Israel
Did you know that you can read all about famous and sacred spots in Israel on Chabad.org? Appropriately titled “Points of Interest in Israel,” this section will give you all you need to know about sites like the Western Wall, Tiberias, Masada and the Dead Sea.
Learn 15 facts about Jerusalem and 22 facts about Hebron, watch a documentary, climb the metaphorical walls of Masada, and more at Points of Interest in Israel!
Parshah
Why Did Moses Have a Speech Impediment?
Moses's inability to speak was just one manifestation of his unique soul.
Moses's inability to speak was just one manifestation of his unique soul.
A Mini Profile of Pharaoh of the Exodus
What do we know of Pharaoh, the evil king of Egypt who played a key role in our formation as a nation, from the enslavement to the Exodus?
What do we know of Pharaoh, the evil king of Egypt who played a key role in our formation as a nation, from the enslavement to the Exodus?
The G‑d Who Acts in History
To think of history as an arena of change is terrifying. It means that what happened once may never happen again, that we are embarked on a journey with no assurance that we will ever return to where we began.
To think of history as an arena of change is terrifying. It means that what happened once may never happen again, that we are embarked on a journey with no assurance that we will ever return to where we began.
Your Questions
Why Is Tanya Called “Tanya”?
You may be familiar with the Tanya, the fundamental text of Chabad Chassidic philosophy. But why is it called by that name?
You may be familiar with the Tanya, the fundamental text of Chabad Chassidic philosophy. But why is it called by that name?
Jewish News
Story
Leaving Haditch: How I Survived the Nazi Killing Fields in Ukraine
I quickly came up with a story. I told him I had served as a nurse in the Red Army . . .
I quickly came up with a story. I told him I had served as a nurse in the Red Army . . .
The "Gentile" Woman Who Lit Shabbat Candles
The driver’s mother didn’t say much, but half an hour before sunset she placed two candles on the table and lit them.
The driver’s mother didn’t say much, but half an hour before sunset she placed two candles on the table and lit them.
Feature
What to Expect at a Bar Mitzvah
The bar mitzvah ceremony celebrates a Jewish boy’s 13th birthday (on the Hebrew calendar) and his elevation to adult status in Judaism.
The bar mitzvah ceremony celebrates a Jewish boy’s 13th birthday (on the Hebrew calendar) and his elevation to adult status in Judaism.
Women
Etched in the Memories of Bubby and Me: “Shema Yisrael”
Bubby, who had such trouble articulating any words, would somehow sing along with me. This was the prayer she had learned as a little child back in the alter heim—the old world, the world before the war.
Bubby, who had such trouble articulating any words, would somehow sing along with me. This was the prayer she had learned as a little child back in the alter heim—the old world, the world before the war.
Lifestyle
It is a singular, tremendous privilege if the Almighty grants a person an aptitude for, and a delight in, doing a fellow Jew a favor. If the Almighty grants a person that his fellow man will be more dear to him than himself... It is worth one's while to toil five hours a day for five days -- toil of the body and toil of the soul -- to comprehend the Divine, if the result is that one truly desires to do a favor to a fellow.
— Rabbi Sholom DovBer of Lubavitch (1860-1920)
Print Magazine
As you treat others here below, so you are treated above.
Perhaps someone once tried to tell you about the ugly deeds of another.
You really wanted to hear. But you knew that’s not right. Gossip is a form of murder, and you did not wish to be an accomplice.
Mustering all your moral strength, you quietly responded, “I...
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