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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.
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
Said Rabbi Judah in the name of Rav: A person is forbidden to eat before he feeds his animals, for it is written (Deuteronomy 11:15), "[I will send grass in your fields] for your cattle" and only after that, "that you may eat and be sated."
— Talmud, Berachot 40a
Print Magazine
We Jews are a diverse people. We speak many languages. We live in every part of the world. We have different cultures, foods, political views.
But when a Jew’s mind is absorbed within Torah, it is the same Torah within which another Jew is absorbed. And another Jew. And yet another.
We discuss and debate and share and...
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