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Devarim
By the Numbers
Tisha B'Av
Shabbat Chazon
On this Shabbat, say the Chassidic masters, we are granted a vision of the Third Temple.
On this Shabbat, say the Chassidic masters, we are granted a vision of the Third Temple.
Tisha B’Av That Falls on Shabbat or Sunday
On Shabbat, all public displays of mourning are strictly prohibited. This causes changes in many of the Tisha B’Av laws and customs.
On Shabbat, all public displays of mourning are strictly prohibited. This causes changes in many of the Tisha B’Av laws and customs.
Jewish History
Who Was the Exilarch (Reish Galuta)?
This title was given to the political head of the (at times) semi-autonomous Jewish community in Babylon, who traced his lineage to King David.
This title was given to the political head of the (at times) semi-autonomous Jewish community in Babylon, who traced his lineage to King David.
Nebuchadnezzar: The Evil Babylonian King Who Destroyed Jerusalem
Nebuchadnezzar is notorious for decimating the Jewish presence in the Land of Israel, exiling the vast majority of its denizens to Babylon, and destroying the first Holy Temple.
Nebuchadnezzar is notorious for decimating the Jewish presence in the Land of Israel, exiling the vast majority of its denizens to Babylon, and destroying the first Holy Temple.
Jewish Georgraphy
What Do You Know About Caesarea
In Jerusalem, King Herod needed to be (somewhat) sensitive to traditional Jewish sensibilities. Not so in the (largely non-Jewish) coastal area.
In Jerusalem, King Herod needed to be (somewhat) sensitive to traditional Jewish sensibilities. Not so in the (largely non-Jewish) coastal area.
What It’s Like to Rekindle Jewish Life in Barcelona After 500 Years of Darkness
Chabad Shlucha Nechama Libersohn talks about the return of Judaism to Spain
Chabad Shlucha Nechama Libersohn talks about the return of Judaism to Spain
Parshah
Ever Thought That G‑d Hates You?
How often does this play out in our lives. Life is disappointing or frightening, and we immediately point the finger at G‑d: You hate me, even though I have nothing against You!
How often does this play out in our lives. Life is disappointing or frightening, and we immediately point the finger at G‑d: You hate me, even though I have nothing against You!
Perspectives
What 4 Deaths in 4 Days Taught Me About Life
I was standing at a deathbed in silence together with the family as their patriarch slowly moved on to a better place.
I was standing at a deathbed in silence together with the family as their patriarch slowly moved on to a better place.
Story
The Woman at the Train Depot
“If you are presented with an opportunity to help someone, even if it’s an ordinary stranger from the bazaar, don’t hesitate to do so.”
“If you are presented with an opportunity to help someone, even if it’s an ordinary stranger from the bazaar, don’t hesitate to do so.”
Lifestyle
Every sin creates a bad angel. But these are always weak and ill-formed
angels, lacking vigor and limbs, for no Jew ever sins with a whole heart.
— Rabbi Zusha of Anipoli
Print Magazine
Anxieties, worries, feelings of inadequacy and failure—all these smother and cripple the soul from doing its job.
You need to find the appropriate time to deal with them. But don’t carry them around the whole day.
During the day, you are Adam and Eve before they tasted the fruit of good and evil.
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