ב"ה
Beshalach
Your Questions
Who “Invented” the Holiday on 15 Shevat?
When did Tu Bishvat become a thing, and why specifically now?
When did Tu Bishvat become a thing, and why specifically now?
What Does the Jewish Last Name Horowitz Mean?
Learn the meaning and significance of this famous Jewish surname.
Learn the meaning and significance of this famous Jewish surname.
Parshah
Moses Returns
So let’s say Moses turns up today. What would he liberate us from? What sort of miracles would he make this time around?
So let’s say Moses turns up today. What would he liberate us from? What sort of miracles would he make this time around?
Why We Love Old Songs
And as many times as you hear it, you’re moved all the same. If the tune grabs you from the get-go, it will almost always continue to do so.
And as many times as you hear it, you’re moved all the same. If the tune grabs you from the get-go, it will almost always continue to do so.
Video
Children – Fruitful Trees of Life
Torah compares man to the produce of the field and the fruit of the tree.
Torah compares man to the produce of the field and the fruit of the tree.
15 Shevat
Teaching My Son Multiplication and Myself About Challenges
He plants seeds. Seeds of experience, seeds of challenge, seeds of tears. Seeds that make us think, “Why do I need to go through this experience or meet that person?”
He plants seeds. Seeds of experience, seeds of challenge, seeds of tears. Seeds that make us think, “Why do I need to go through this experience or meet that person?”
Why I Didn’t Come to Your Baby’s Brit
The thought of attending caused me so much anxiety that I decided to be kind to myself and give myself permission not to attend.
The thought of attending caused me so much anxiety that I decided to be kind to myself and give myself permission not to attend.
By the Numbers
Nine Ways to Be Like a Tree
Since the Torah compares man to “a tree of the field,” we’ve collected nine lessons from the mystics that we can learn from trees.
Since the Torah compares man to “a tree of the field,” we’ve collected nine lessons from the mystics that we can learn from trees.
7 Life Lessons I Learned From Yudi Dukes
During his 241-day hospitalization he impacted every single person he came into contact with.
During his 241-day hospitalization he impacted every single person he came into contact with.
Story
The Runaway Convert
"After the Jewish businessman left, the mother called her son and reprimanded him. The child looked at his mother in surprise. His eyes conveyed his thoughts: Mom, what’s the big deal? After all, he is just a Jew"
"After the Jewish businessman left, the mother called her son and reprimanded him. The child looked at his mother in surprise. His eyes conveyed his thoughts: Mom, what’s the big deal? After all, he is just a Jew"
Melachah of the Week
Lifestyle
Cherish criticism, for it will place you on the true heights
— Rabbi Sholom DovBer of Lubavitch
Print Magazine
G‑d said to Abram, “Go to yourself, from your land, from your birthplace and from your father’s house, to the land which I will show you.”—Genesis 12:1
If you were not you, if you saw yourself from the eyes of another, how would you see your journeys through life?
You would see how each journey leads away from home. A...
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