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Vayera
By the Numbers
13 Facts About Rabbi Shalom DovBer of Lubavitch
Join us as we discover the life and times of a Jewish leader and Torah scholar.
Join us as we discover the life and times of a Jewish leader and Torah scholar.
10 Questions: Take the Ritual Objects Quiz
Do you know a shofar from a mezuzah? How many candles do we light when, and why? Test yourself here!
Do you know a shofar from a mezuzah? How many candles do we light when, and why? Test yourself here!
Your Questions
Do Jews Believe in Heaven?
An overview of fundamental Jewish beliefs concerning reward and the afterlife
An overview of fundamental Jewish beliefs concerning reward and the afterlife
Why Were There Famous Rabbis Called Ishmael?
Don't we have a custom not to name a child after a wicked person?
Don't we have a custom not to name a child after a wicked person?
What Is Shulchan Aruch Harav and Why Was It Necessary?
The Shulchan Aruch ha-Rav is a halachic work that has no equal for conciseness combined with clarity, and legislation combined with explanation. What goals did Rabbi Schneur Zalman set for himself in this work? Why did it earn such widespread recognition?
The Shulchan Aruch ha-Rav is a halachic work that has no equal for conciseness combined with clarity, and legislation combined with explanation. What goals did Rabbi Schneur Zalman set for himself in this work? Why did it earn such widespread recognition?
Story
The Marriage That Was Meant to Be
As the visit wore on, a sense of unexplained anxiety seemed to overcome the groom.
As the visit wore on, a sense of unexplained anxiety seemed to overcome the groom.
Parshah
How to Be a Luminary
No longer will it suffice for Abraham to be a spiritual person. From now on, Abraham's task will be to connect the spiritual with the physical.
No longer will it suffice for Abraham to be a spiritual person. From now on, Abraham's task will be to connect the spiritual with the physical.
A Rose By Any Other Name
Does your name define you? Do you know what your name means? Would you consider it a goal to live up to the meaning of your name? My English name is Stacey, the meaning of which is not fit to print in a Jewish magazine...
Does your name define you? Do you know what your name means? Would you consider it a goal to live up to the meaning of your name? My English name is Stacey, the meaning of which is not fit to print in a Jewish magazine...
Voices
Mikvah off the Coast of Tokyo
On the appointed evening, the Rebbetzin turned up in front of my house with the rabbi idling the van in the driver’s seat.
On the appointed evening, the Rebbetzin turned up in front of my house with the rabbi idling the van in the driver’s seat.
The Lost Wallet and My Return to the Jewish People
It took many years of detours until I found my destination.
It took many years of detours until I found my destination.
Why 2020 Has Been My Best Year Yet
It’s easy to smile and be happy when life is smooth, and we need those smooth times too, but that’s not the fullness of life.
It’s easy to smile and be happy when life is smooth, and we need those smooth times too, but that’s not the fullness of life.
See, I place before you today blessing and curse
— Deuteronomy 11:26
Print Magazine
There is only one thing that can put you further ahead than success, and that is surviving failure.
When you are successful, you are whole and complete. That is wonderful, but you cannot break out beyond your own universe.
When you fail, you are broken. You look at the pieces of yourself lying on the ground and say,...
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