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Chayei Sarah
Parshah
Eve, Noah, Sarah: Sin, Stupor, Serenity
From the dawn of history, people have been searching for a sense of joy, which is as elusive as it is desirable.
From the dawn of history, people have been searching for a sense of joy, which is as elusive as it is desirable.
Your Questions
Why the Simple Pine Casket?
Long ago the wealthy would be buried in expensive materials, and the poor were embarrassed.
Long ago the wealthy would be buried in expensive materials, and the poor were embarrassed.
By the Numbers
Eliezer of Damascus in the Bible
Eliezer, the faithful servant of Abraham, is mentioned by name only once in Scripture, but there is lots to know about him.
Eliezer, the faithful servant of Abraham, is mentioned by name only once in Scripture, but there is lots to know about him.
8 Bites of Wisdom: Why a Happy Marriage Is Like Matzo Ball Soup
8 delicious, humorous, and insightful tips just waiting to be sampled and internalized.
8 delicious, humorous, and insightful tips just waiting to be sampled and internalized.
11 Questions: Women of the Bible Quiz
See how well you know the great women who shaped the destiny of our people.
See how well you know the great women who shaped the destiny of our people.
Jewish Life
A Hospital Miracle and the Power of a Favor
Unlike the other people in the waiting room, my husband was attentive to the woman’s plight.
Unlike the other people in the waiting room, my husband was attentive to the woman’s plight.
Story
The Stolen Ring and the Surprised Thief
“You are young and agile; run after the thief and tell him that he can have the ring as a gift.”
“You are young and agile; run after the thief and tell him that he can have the ring as a gift.”
Essay
The Secret to True Love of ... G‑d
We may have knowledge of G‑d’s existence, a general theoretical awareness of it, but if the light is not on, we can stumble.
We may have knowledge of G‑d’s existence, a general theoretical awareness of it, but if the light is not on, we can stumble.
Letter of the Rebbe
Video
What Is a Mezuzah?
Learn the basics of this special mitzvah: showing what’s inside, where to place it, how to do it, and its extraordinary impact.
Learn the basics of this special mitzvah: showing what’s inside, where to place it, how to do it, and its extraordinary impact.
The Woman’s Miracle
The Midrash relates the miracles that G-d would perform for Sarah and Rebecca. A beautiful story highlighting the greatness of our matriarchs, it holds a poignant lesson for us today and the special role of a woman to bring G-d’s light into the home.
The Midrash relates the miracles that G-d would perform for Sarah and Rebecca. A beautiful story highlighting the greatness of our matriarchs, it holds a poignant lesson for us today and the special role of a woman to bring G-d’s light into the home.
Lifestyle
Rabbi Leib, the "Grandfather of Shpoli," related that when he was a child of three he saw the Baal Shem Tov. "He placed his holy hand on my heart and ever since I have felt warm." A gesture of a tzaddik (righteous person), certainly seeing him and hearing his voice, will make an impression never to be forgotten.
— Hayom Yom, Tevet 14
Print Magazine
Blind faith believes that which it is told, because it wants to believe.
Intellect believes that which it understands, because it wants to attain understanding.
Wisdom believes that which is true, because it is true.
Wisdom doesn’t have to fit that which some self-serving faith wishes to believe. Neither does it await...
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