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Parshah
It’s OK Not to Have Aspirations
Don’t feel any less worthy because you’re not the next big thing, because in reality you are—by dint of the practical things you do every day.
Don’t feel any less worthy because you’re not the next big thing, because in reality you are—by dint of the practical things you do every day.
The Cyclical Exodus
The exile and the redemption in Exodus were not a one-time event, but merely the paradigm for an event that recurs again and again throughout our history—exile followed by redemption followed by exile again—and thus the metamorphosis of the Jewish people continues.
The exile and the redemption in Exodus were not a one-time event, but merely the paradigm for an event that recurs again and again throughout our history—exile followed by redemption followed by exile again—and thus the metamorphosis of the Jewish people continues.
By the Numbers
14 Facts About Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi—The Alter Rebbe
Learn more about the founder of Chabad, the Alter Rebbe
Learn more about the founder of Chabad, the Alter Rebbe
10 Questions: Take the Jewish Geography Quiz
How well do you know the Jewish world? Take this quiz and find out!
How well do you know the Jewish world? Take this quiz and find out!
5 Tips How to Thrive (Not Just Survive) This Winter in Isolation
The pandemic continues to rage. Yes, we are surviving, and that is good. But if you’re like me, you want to do more than survive. You want to thrive.
The pandemic continues to rage. Yes, we are surviving, and that is good. But if you’re like me, you want to do more than survive. You want to thrive.
Your Questions
Why Is Alexander a Jewish Name?
The name Alexander is unique in that its origin is definitely not Jewish.
The name Alexander is unique in that its origin is definitely not Jewish.
What Does the Jewish Last Name Shapiro mean?
Discover the history and significance of this famous Jewish surname.
Discover the history and significance of this famous Jewish surname.
Story
‘Live for Them All’: A Survivor Shares Her Story
Can you imagine what it was like to meet my savior all those decades later?
Can you imagine what it was like to meet my savior all those decades later?
Confessions of an Imperfect Mikvah Attendant
Just as a woman prepares herself carefully to immerse in a mikvah, I, too, prepare myself. I consciously clear my mind, stepping into a place that is completely outside of “me.”
Just as a woman prepares herself carefully to immerse in a mikvah, I, too, prepare myself. I consciously clear my mind, stepping into a place that is completely outside of “me.”
He Flew From London to New York for Reasons He’d Never Imagined
Levi is a shliach in Edgware, England, and he was the last person I expected in the midst of a global pandemic, but I was happy to see him.
Levi is a shliach in Edgware, England, and he was the last person I expected in the midst of a global pandemic, but I was happy to see him.
Video
How the Alter Rebbe Gave Away His Dowry to Jewish Farmers
When the match was proposed between the Alter Rebbe, the founder of Chabad Lubavitch, and Shterna, the daughter of one of the wealthiest Jews of his day, the Alter Rebbe set a tough precondition: His dowry was to be used to help settle poor Jews on the land, and help them earn a livelihood.
When the match was proposed between the Alter Rebbe, the founder of Chabad Lubavitch, and Shterna, the daughter of one of the wealthiest Jews of his day, the Alter Rebbe set a tough precondition: His dowry was to be used to help settle poor Jews on the land, and help them earn a livelihood.
From Sad to Happy—As Taught by the Kitchen Spoon
Want to be happy? Be like the heaping teaspoon, a "socheket" that overflows and shares of itself generously.
Want to be happy? Be like the heaping teaspoon, a "socheket" that overflows and shares of itself generously.
Lifestyle
Behold, the heavens and high heavens cannot contain You; how, then, this House that I have built?
— King Solomon (I Kings 8:27)
Print Magazine
The sages say that all is in the hands of heaven except for the awe of heaven.
Which puts all the power in your hands.
Because if there is no awe of heaven, heaven is bankrupt. It owns nothing—not you, not your world, not anything at all.
That being so, the greatest power you have is your ability to surrender the delus...
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