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Is There a Flawless Proof That Torah Is True?
Many of the “facts of history” that are commonly accepted today are really quite questionable.
Many of the “facts of history” that are commonly accepted today are really quite questionable.
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Animated Kabbalah #4: The Infinite Flow
The metaphor of a ray of light in its source, the sun, elucidates the concept of ‘bittul’—where everything is subsumed in the Divine source.
The metaphor of a ray of light in its source, the sun, elucidates the concept of ‘bittul’—where everything is subsumed in the Divine source.
Torah Study to Honor Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
In tribute to the legacy of Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks of blessed memory, chief rabbis from around the world deliver classes based on Rabbi Sacks’s rendition of a sicha of the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Parshas Vayechi. The source text is from Likkutei Sichos vol.10, Parshat Vayechi. This sicha is being studied worldwide by Project Likkutei Sichos—an initiative to facilitate the learning of the sichos of the Rebbe.
In tribute to the legacy of Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks of blessed memory, chief rabbis from around the world deliver classes based on Rabbi Sacks’s rendition of a sicha of the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Parshas Vayechi. The source text is from Likkutei Sichos vol.10, Parshat Vayechi. This sicha is being studied worldwide by Project Likkutei Sichos—an initiative to facilitate the learning of the sichos of the Rebbe.
How Jacob Survived and Thrived in Egypt
As a young child, the Tzemach Tzedek once asked the Alter Rebbe how Jacob’s best years could have been in Egypt, a land of immorality.
As a young child, the Tzemach Tzedek once asked the Alter Rebbe how Jacob’s best years could have been in Egypt, a land of immorality.
By the Numbers
7 Parables of the Maggid of Dubno
Rabbi Yaakov Kranz (1741–1804), the Maggid (Preacher) of Dubno, was known for his ability to make almost any point by way of a parable.
Rabbi Yaakov Kranz (1741–1804), the Maggid (Preacher) of Dubno, was known for his ability to make almost any point by way of a parable.
18 Self-Care Activities to Easily Do During the Day
I thought the 21st century was challenging enough, but COVID has upped the ante. A lot of us are not managing very well at all.
I thought the 21st century was challenging enough, but COVID has upped the ante. A lot of us are not managing very well at all.
Parshah
The Concealed 'End of Times'
Jacob attempts to cut through the veil that conceals the events of the future, but he is stopped at a certain stage. Why does this happen to him?
Jacob attempts to cut through the veil that conceals the events of the future, but he is stopped at a certain stage. Why does this happen to him?
Buried on the Roadside: Our Matriarch Rachel’s Sacrifice
While on the surface, a lot of what a woman is engaged with seems physical or banal, in truth it is the essence of spirituality.
While on the surface, a lot of what a woman is engaged with seems physical or banal, in truth it is the essence of spirituality.
Your Judaism’s Too Dry? How About Some Wine?
Much of Judaism is a vast, sprawling set of laws that govern what you do. Where’s the G‑dliness, the holiness, in it all?
Much of Judaism is a vast, sprawling set of laws that govern what you do. Where’s the G‑dliness, the holiness, in it all?
Melachah of the Week
Voices
My First Taharah: Preparing a Jewish Body for Burial
As I rounded the corner on 50, mortality wasn’t a far-off abstract notion that had little to do with me. My mom was struggling with dementia and decline. I had lost some close friends. So when my friend Tamar asked if I might be willing to try this practice out, I gulped and hesitantly said “yes.”
As I rounded the corner on 50, mortality wasn’t a far-off abstract notion that had little to do with me. My mom was struggling with dementia and decline. I had lost some close friends. So when my friend Tamar asked if I might be willing to try this practice out, I gulped and hesitantly said “yes.”
Discovering a Personal G-d on My Trip to the Ohel
I had decided to visit the Ohel, the Rebbe’s gravesite in Queens, N.Y., a place I hadn’t been in more than 16 years and a place I actually thought I wouldn’t ever be again.
I had decided to visit the Ohel, the Rebbe’s gravesite in Queens, N.Y., a place I hadn’t been in more than 16 years and a place I actually thought I wouldn’t ever be again.
Story
Deaf Angels and Failed Dates
When a matchmaker dispaired of arranging fitting spouses for the children of R. Levi Yitzchak, the rabbi replied with a keen spiritual insight.
When a matchmaker dispaired of arranging fitting spouses for the children of R. Levi Yitzchak, the rabbi replied with a keen spiritual insight.
There are three partners in man: G-d, his father and his mother
— Talmud, Niddah 31a
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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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