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Since When Did Mourners Start Saying Kaddish Together?
In the past, only one mourner was honored with the task of saying Kaddish, which makes sense
In the past, only one mourner was honored with the task of saying Kaddish, which makes sense
Is Risky or Experimental Medical Treatment Kosher?
A patient has advanced metastatic cancer and the doctors believe she will succumb. There is one new experimental treatment which may possibly reverse the disease, but the treatment is dangerous, and if it does not succeed it will kill her.
A patient has advanced metastatic cancer and the doctors believe she will succumb. There is one new experimental treatment which may possibly reverse the disease, but the treatment is dangerous, and if it does not succeed it will kill her.
Should You Trust It Will Be Good When Everything Looks Bad?
Even as the cold blade of a sharp sword lies upon your neck…
Even as the cold blade of a sharp sword lies upon your neck…
By the Numbers
4 Strategies for More Meaningful Conversations
Studies show that social interactions, even if very brief, leave us feeling more satisfied and happy.
Studies show that social interactions, even if very brief, leave us feeling more satisfied and happy.
Parshah
The Thanksgiving Jew
Why are all Jews called by the name of just one of the tribes, Judah? What is it about thanksgiving that captures the essence of the Children of Israel?
Why are all Jews called by the name of just one of the tribes, Judah? What is it about thanksgiving that captures the essence of the Children of Israel?
Love or Children?
The loving relationship and the child-rearing partnership highlight two human aspects that relate to the essence of the connection between a man and a woman.
The loving relationship and the child-rearing partnership highlight two human aspects that relate to the essence of the connection between a man and a woman.
Our Lives
Judaism, Jails and Justice: A Conversation With Judge Jack B. Weinstein
The 98-year-old federal jurist speaks about criminal justice, the Aleph Institute, and the Rebbe’s influence on his life and work
The 98-year-old federal jurist speaks about criminal justice, the Aleph Institute, and the Rebbe’s influence on his life and work
What Mikhail Gorbachev Taught Me When I Asked for His Autograph
Every single event, factor and statistical analysis with absolute certainty would predict my future to be the exact opposite of what it is today.
Every single event, factor and statistical analysis with absolute certainty would predict my future to be the exact opposite of what it is today.
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The Mitteler Rebbe
Rabbi Dovber was the eldest son and successor of Rabbi Schneur Zalman, the founder of Chabad.
Rabbi Dovber was the eldest son and successor of Rabbi Schneur Zalman, the founder of Chabad.
If someone is coming to kill you, rise against him to kill him first
— Talmud, Sanhedrin 72a
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As a parent and a child, as siblings who remain bonded, as two young people in love, as in any marriage that stays alive—so we are with the One Above.
One chases, the other runs away. One runs away, the other chases in longing pursuit. One initiates, the other responds. The other initiates, the one responds.
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