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Shemini
Question
Are Bottom Feeders Kosher Fish?
There is a commonly held belief that where a fish lives determines whether it is kosher. Is this the case?
There is a commonly held belief that where a fish lives determines whether it is kosher. Is this the case?
Why Is Expecting Moshiach Integral to Judaism?
Why is the belief in Moshiach and the Redemption so central to Judaism? What makes it one of the “thirteen principles” of the Jewish faith upon which its entire edifice rests?
Why is the belief in Moshiach and the Redemption so central to Judaism? What makes it one of the “thirteen principles” of the Jewish faith upon which its entire edifice rests?
By the Numbers
22 Kosher Facts Every Jew Should Know
Brush up on your understanding of this this basic mitzvah, which is integral to Judaism and Jewish life.
Brush up on your understanding of this this basic mitzvah, which is integral to Judaism and Jewish life.
10 Questions: Take the Omer Quiz
How much do you know about the special mitzvah we do at this time of year? Find out now!
How much do you know about the special mitzvah we do at this time of year? Find out now!
Torah Portion of the Week
The Mitzvot You Don't Enjoy
Do you prefer some parts of Judaism over others? What do you do about the unexciting parts?
Do you prefer some parts of Judaism over others? What do you do about the unexciting parts?
The Festivals Are a Great Equalizer
Even the uninformed are regarded as “pure” during the major festivals. Why?
Even the uninformed are regarded as “pure” during the major festivals. Why?
Voices
I Almost Killed Her Husband, but She Forgave Me
I walked away without a scratch. But the driver I hit wasn’t so lucky.
I walked away without a scratch. But the driver I hit wasn’t so lucky.
Are Your Thoughts Affecting Your Livelihood?
What Reb Zusha taught us about money and how to have enough of what we need.
What Reb Zusha taught us about money and how to have enough of what we need.
My Child Is Having Trouble Dating. How Can I Help?
It is painful to watch your child experience a string of rejections or dating failures, in many cases for seemingly no reason at all.
It is painful to watch your child experience a string of rejections or dating failures, in many cases for seemingly no reason at all.
Story
The Midnight Mystery and the Halted Plague
One of the townsfolk left his house at midnight every night and headed to the forest outside the city.
One of the townsfolk left his house at midnight every night and headed to the forest outside the city.
Lifestyle
"I am a stranger and a resident amongst you" (Abraham to Ephron the Hittite, Genesis 23:4). The Jew is a "resident" in the world, for the Torah instructs us not escape the physical reality but to inhabit it and elevate it. At the same time, the Jew feels himself a "stranger" in the material world -- his true home is the world of spirituality, holiness and G-dliness from which his soul has been exiled and to which it yearns to return. Indeed, it is only because we remain a "stranger" that we can maintain the spiritual vision and integrity required to reside in the world and sanctify it as a "dwelling for G-d."
— The Lubavitcher Rebbe
Print Magazine
Afterlife is a very rational, natural consequence of the order of things.
After all, nothing is ever lost—even the body only transforms into earth. But nothing is lost.
So too, the person you are is never lost. That person—that soul—only returns to its origin.
If your soul became acutely attached to the material worl...
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