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Is It Unlucky to Sit at the Corner of a Table?
If your grandmother is Polish, Russian, Hungarian, Romanian, or Ukrainian, there is a good chance she grew up with this superstition.
If your grandmother is Polish, Russian, Hungarian, Romanian, or Ukrainian, there is a good chance she grew up with this superstition.
Swing or Hammock Attached to a Tree on Shabbat?
There are potential issues with using a swing or hammock attached to a tree on Shabbat, and there may be ways to mitigate these problems.
There are potential issues with using a swing or hammock attached to a tree on Shabbat, and there may be ways to mitigate these problems.
Perspectives
The 92-Year-Old Who Wanted to End Her Life
Ruth's son suddenly died. All those people who had known her son were not there to assuage her loneliness.
Ruth's son suddenly died. All those people who had known her son were not there to assuage her loneliness.
Good News, Even for the No-Goodnik
As we read and discussed a talk of the Rebbe, the mellow tone changed. It was still amiable, but getting a bit heated. Voices rose. Faces got flushed.
As we read and discussed a talk of the Rebbe, the mellow tone changed. It was still amiable, but getting a bit heated. Voices rose. Faces got flushed.
Story
Three Friends and Three Dogs
A king had three friends. But he was informed that they were not his friends. So he gave each of the three friends a royal dog.
A king had three friends. But he was informed that they were not his friends. So he gave each of the three friends a royal dog.
The Only Person Who Responded to the Ad
“I have something to say,” he announced. “I was wrong about the Rebbe and I want to apologize"
“I have something to say,” he announced. “I was wrong about the Rebbe and I want to apologize"
Lifestyle
What Do You Know About Jericho?
Also known as “the city of palm trees,” Jericho was the first town in the Land of Israel that the Israelites conquered under Joshua.
Also known as “the city of palm trees,” Jericho was the first town in the Land of Israel that the Israelites conquered under Joshua.
Character is a person’s only real possession
— Rabbi Israel Salanter
Print Magazine
The words and the stories of Torah are but its clothing; the guidance within them is its body.
And as with a body, within that guidance breathes a soul that gives life to whoever follows it.
And within that soul breathes a deeper, transcendental soul, the soul of the soul: G‑d Himself within His Torah.
Grasp the clot...
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