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Mishpatim
By the Numbers
11 Russian Chassidic Songs That Uplift the Soul and Enliven the Spirit
Russian, Belarussian, and Ukrainian peasants were a source for beloved songs, sometimes with Hebrew or Yiddish added.
Russian, Belarussian, and Ukrainian peasants were a source for beloved songs, sometimes with Hebrew or Yiddish added.
Video
Two Halves Equal One
By creating Adam alone, G-d teaches us that every individual is like a whole world. But this is only half the story. When the Torah requires a donation from every single Jew to connect us all as one to the work of the Holy Temple, it tells each to bring precisely a half-Shekel.
By creating Adam alone, G-d teaches us that every individual is like a whole world. But this is only half the story. When the Torah requires a donation from every single Jew to connect us all as one to the work of the Holy Temple, it tells each to bring precisely a half-Shekel.
The Tefillin of Auschwitz
An incredible story of the secret pair of Tefillin used in the dark of the concentration camp barrack.
An incredible story of the secret pair of Tefillin used in the dark of the concentration camp barrack.
Voices
The ‘Bittul’ of Motherhood: Giving and Getting in Unforeseen Ways
Motherhood is intense. It’s continuous. It evolves and adapts and changes all the time.
Motherhood is intense. It’s continuous. It evolves and adapts and changes all the time.
A Fulfilled Dream: Converting to Judaism Despite Terminal Diagnosis
Julia’s diagnosis didn’t discourage her from studying Torah, as well as learning and observing Jewish customs. She believed that each day offers an opportunity to get closer to G‑d, family and friends.
Julia’s diagnosis didn’t discourage her from studying Torah, as well as learning and observing Jewish customs. She believed that each day offers an opportunity to get closer to G‑d, family and friends.
Your Questions
Is It Kosher to Short Stocks?
Find out Jewish law and perspective on the loaded issue of shorting stocks
Find out Jewish law and perspective on the loaded issue of shorting stocks
Did Maimonides Accept Contemporary Converts as Jewish?
What are the steps that are designed for entering the faith? Can they be done without the temple standing in Jerusalem? And what is the lesson for everyone?
What are the steps that are designed for entering the faith? Can they be done without the temple standing in Jerusalem? And what is the lesson for everyone?
Parshah
Divinity Is in the Details
The contraction that manifests itself in Parshat Mishpatim exists in the nature of the world as well. In our lives, the most profound and uplifting things are found precisely in the mundane details of the daily routine.
The contraction that manifests itself in Parshat Mishpatim exists in the nature of the world as well. In our lives, the most profound and uplifting things are found precisely in the mundane details of the daily routine.
Letter of the Rebbe
Story
The Innkeeper Almost Abandoned Judaism
Zelig felt distant from his Judaism and contemplated his next move. Then he took a trip to his Rebbe…
Zelig felt distant from his Judaism and contemplated his next move. Then he took a trip to his Rebbe…
Melachah of the Week
Lifestyle
The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the student of the law from between his feet, until Shiloh [=Moshiach] comes, and to him will be a gathering of peoples.
— Genesis 49:10
Print Magazine
The Talmud (Ta'anit 23b) mentions that a woman's charity is greater than a man's. She gives the starving beggar a loaf of bread, while he only provides the means to attain it.
Read that in its inner sense and you will see that it is forever:
A man’s way is to serve your impoverished soul ideas—perhaps you will be wise e...
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