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Feature of the Week: Daily Dose
Since the early years of Chabad.org, Tzvi Freeman’s Daily Dose of Wisdom has been a beloved staple of our site. Like a delicious cup of coffee, these pithy nuggets of Chassidic wisdom are uplifting, delightful, and just the right thing to start your day. View them on our homepage or on Facebook, get them in your inbox daily and as part of the Hayom App, or enjoy our favorite selections in ebook form and as an actual book for Shabbat enjoyment.
Does Jewish law permit organ donation? Learn the background to this complex question in this in-depth article.
Tzitzit is one of the most conspicuous mitzvot observed. What is the purpose of these fringes? What do they signify? Must everyone wear tzitzit?
The story of Hur is one of heroism, tragedy and, ultimately, redemption.
The problem is not just that we make a poor choice in the moment, but when we fail in our goals, we fall into the depressing cycle of the “willpower trap” that keeps us locked in failure.
Rabbi Menachem Mendel was a legendary, reclusive and acerbic leader of Polish Chassidic Jewry.
The lightbulb went on, and it was blinding. For the first time, I had an inkling into my inability to express helplessness, which fueled my desire to armor up.
For survivors of the sudden death of a spouse or family member, they wished they had a chance to say good-bye or say “I love you” one last time.
“Please, forgive me,” muttered the wagon driver. “I had no idea who you were, and I request forgiveness for wronging you.”
Everything about the Rebbe was pure kindness. Even his idea of “hell” was as kind and generous as could be:
People have a misconception of Hell. Let me tell you what Hell really is.
Hell is a spiritual place where everything that exists in our world exists, but in an infinite way. So, whatever you chased after in this...
