ב"ה
Bamidbar
By the Numbers
10 Sivan Facts Every Jew Should Know
Counting from the springtime month of Nisan, Sivan is the third month on the calendar.
Counting from the springtime month of Nisan, Sivan is the third month on the calendar.
Eleven Shavuot Facts Every Jew Should Know
Every year on Shavuot we renew our acceptance of the Torah, and G‑d “re-gives” it to us anew.
Every year on Shavuot we renew our acceptance of the Torah, and G‑d “re-gives” it to us anew.
Essay
What It’s Like to Be the Only Rabbi on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast
Young rabbi returned to build Jewish community in area where he was raised
Young rabbi returned to build Jewish community in area where he was raised
Shavuot Readings
How to Tap Into the Sounds of Silence
Too much of our world seems dense and impervious to any glimmer or shard of light. But that nucleus remains. In each of our souls. In each kernel of creation.
Too much of our world seems dense and impervious to any glimmer or shard of light. But that nucleus remains. In each of our souls. In each kernel of creation.
Lifestyle
Our sages have said, "Sleep is one sixtieth of death" (Talmud, Berachot 57b). If sleep is a form of death, then death is a form of sleep -- but a temporary withdrawal of vitality for the sake of reawakening to a higher quality of life.
— The Lubavitcher Rebbe
Print Magazine
Emunah (eh-moo-na): A knowing, deep in the soul, that there is only one G-d, that He is good, and that He loves you unconditionally.
Simchah (sim-kha): A mighty current of life-energy felt when contemplating emunah.
Bitachon (bi-ta-khon): A surge of invincible confidence that emerges when emunah is challenged by circums...
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