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Feature of the Week: Jewish Birthday Calculator
Your Jewish birthday—the anniversary of your birth on the Hebrew calendar—is a big deal. Have you ever wondered when your Jewish birthday is? Do you have a friend or loved one who never learned their Jewish birthday?
With Chabad.org’s Jewish Birthday Calculator, you can swiftly discover any birthday. Surprise a cousin or a colleague and share with them their Hebrew birthday. While you’re at it, learn about and share the special significance of one’s birthday, a time not just of festivities, but of introspection and improvement as well.
Kosher certification. You may have seen the symbols, but do you know what goes on behind the scenes? From fish markets in China to vegan shops in Montreal, this course travels around the world to find out what’s really going on beneath the label. Join us on our four-part journey to discover why kosher supervision is so important.
At the conclusion of each of the Five Books of Moses, the congregation stands and calls out “Chazak, chazak, venitchazek!” (“Be strong, be strong, and we will be strong!”).
This prohibition applies to all tattoos besides those made for medical purposes . . .
These words will help you in basic conversation and also give a glimpse into the fundamentals of the Jewish religion.
Known in Hebrew as Shulchan Aruch (“Set Table”), the Code of Jewish Law lays out practical and concise instructions culled from the intricate web of Talmudic deliberation and rabbinic commentaries that come along with it.
When our ancestors traveled in the desert, they were surrounded by a layer of miraculous cloud, which protected, pampered, and provided for them.
The common factor was generosity. Jews may not always make the right choices in what they give to, but they give.
It was the Monday morning right after the Pittsburgh synagogue attack, and I had not yet determined if and how I would approach the topic with my public school sixth-grade class.
Although I may never be fully at liberty to do exactly what I wish when I want to, the gift of children and the challenges they have afforded me can only make me stronger, wiser, better.
Yossi Rosenstein is an artist living in Bnei Brak, Israel. In the late 1970s he travelled to New York for an exhibition of his work. It was a most interesting sequence of events that led him to arrange a meeting with the Rebbe. The Rebbe discussed the importance of his art, but encouraged him to teach the skill to others. He had no idea where to begin, but to his great surprise, someone approached him.
The sensual aspect of human existence is heavy with potential for impure doings. And yet this same potential holds the secret of the copper laver used by the Kohanim to wash their hands and feet in preparation for their holy services in the Mishkan.
The Berditchever Rebbe calmed him and asked, "Is there anyone you suspect in the theft?"
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,...
