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Nitzavim-Vayelech
By the Numbers
17 Shofar Facts Every Jew Should Know
This is your chance to learn all about the central mitzvah of Rosh Hashanah in a fun way
This is your chance to learn all about the central mitzvah of Rosh Hashanah in a fun way
Eighteen Joyous Quotations of the Baal Shem Tov
Rabbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov entered a chilled, dreary world and set it afire. He taught that even the simplest soul can bond to the Infinite Creator with love and joy . . .
Rabbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov entered a chilled, dreary world and set it afire. He taught that even the simplest soul can bond to the Infinite Creator with love and joy . . .
Take the Baal Shem Tov Quiz
Find out how much you know about Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Chassidism.
Find out how much you know about Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Chassidism.
For Rosh Hashanah
The Annual "Balance Sheet"
Through sincere repentance for the past and good deeds in the present and future, every one has the ability to make the coming year, a year of very great accomplishments indeed.
Through sincere repentance for the past and good deeds in the present and future, every one has the ability to make the coming year, a year of very great accomplishments indeed.
Selichot Begin Early Sunday Morning
Several days before Rosh Hashanah we begin to recite the Selichot, a series of penitential prayers and liturgy.
Several days before Rosh Hashanah we begin to recite the Selichot, a series of penitential prayers and liturgy.
Your Questions
Why Are Chassidim Called Chassidim?
The term itself predates the Chassidic movement and seems pretentious and presumptuous, to say the least.
The term itself predates the Chassidic movement and seems pretentious and presumptuous, to say the least.
Parshah
When the King Asked for Berel the Wagon Driver
Before we stand before Him in judgment on Rosh Hashanah, G‑d wishes to see all the different types of Jews join in true unity—the leaders together with the lay people; born Jews and converts, men, women and children.
Before we stand before Him in judgment on Rosh Hashanah, G‑d wishes to see all the different types of Jews join in true unity—the leaders together with the lay people; born Jews and converts, men, women and children.
Choose Life So That You May Live
There is nothing worse than perceiving the Torah as an inherited burden, because there is absolutely nothing that one can do about it.
There is nothing worse than perceiving the Torah as an inherited burden, because there is absolutely nothing that one can do about it.
Video
The Boxing Champion Who Wouldn't Fight on Shabbat
Dmitry Salita, boxing champion and promoter, shares his journey towards Jewish observance, and his challenges, motivation and inspiration along the way.
Dmitry Salita, boxing champion and promoter, shares his journey towards Jewish observance, and his challenges, motivation and inspiration along the way.
Why the Horn of a Ram?
The centerpiece of Rosh Hashanah is blowing the shofar, why do we specifically use the ram’s horn?
The centerpiece of Rosh Hashanah is blowing the shofar, why do we specifically use the ram’s horn?
Story
The Master Key
Finally, the great moment arrived. It was the morning of Rosh Hashanah, and Rabbi Ze’ev stood on the reading platform in the center of the Baal Shem Tov’s synagogue amidst the Torah scrolls, surrounded by a sea of tallit-draped bodies.
Finally, the great moment arrived. It was the morning of Rosh Hashanah, and Rabbi Ze’ev stood on the reading platform in the center of the Baal Shem Tov’s synagogue amidst the Torah scrolls, surrounded by a sea of tallit-draped bodies.
Voices
The Corona Birth That Actually Went Right
She reached her ninth month and finally was just about to start her 38th week when her husband came home with the news that his coworker was diagnosed with COVID-19.
She reached her ninth month and finally was just about to start her 38th week when her husband came home with the news that his coworker was diagnosed with COVID-19.
Melachah of the Week
Lifestyle
Contemplate three things, and you will not come to the hands of transgression: Know what is above from you: a seeing eye, a listening ear, and all your deeds being inscribed in a book
— Ethics of the Fathers 2:1
Print Magazine
Blind faith cannot grasp Truth, because it does not grasp anything at all.
Intellect cannot grasp Truth, because intellect is finite and Truth is infinite.
Only the eye of the soul, its inner wisdom, can grasp Truth and know it as she knows her own self.
For she is Truth.
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