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By the Numbers
16 Kaddish Facts Every Jew Should Know
Get to know one of Judaism’s best-known but least-understood texts.
Get to know one of Judaism’s best-known but least-understood texts.
Story
Discovering the Real Resting Place of Rabbi Levi Yitzchok of Berdichev
An unexpected find reveals another story of Soviet oppression
An unexpected find reveals another story of Soviet oppression
In Reckless Waters: Falling in Love with a Non-Jew
I didn't intend to like Colin, to dip my toes into the forbidden waters of the non-Jew. After all, I grew up deeply religious my whole life, in strong deference to the traditions imparted from my parents and grandparents...
I didn't intend to like Colin, to dip my toes into the forbidden waters of the non-Jew. After all, I grew up deeply religious my whole life, in strong deference to the traditions imparted from my parents and grandparents...
Essay
Your Questions
Is It OK to Swim on Shabbat?
It was scorching hot this past Shabbat, and we were wondering if we were allowed to go swimming in the nearby lake to cool ourselves off. What is the halachah?
It was scorching hot this past Shabbat, and we were wondering if we were allowed to go swimming in the nearby lake to cool ourselves off. What is the halachah?
Melachah of the Week
Lifestyle
Fundamental to our faith is the belief that every event in a person's life is by Divine Providence. So expressions such as "If only I had...," "If only I hadn't..." smack of heresy.
— Rabbi Sholom DovBer of Lubavitch (1860-1920)
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In the beginning, a world of twos was created.
Heaven and Earth. Body and soul. Good and evil. Life and death. Light and darkness.
Those who chose Heaven abandoned the earth. Those who chose the body abandoned the soul. Those who chose evil destroyed life.
Those who chose good believed it would only come with death....
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