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By the Numbers
7 Classic Chabad Songs of Sephardic Origin (Lag BaOmer Special)
There is a historical connection between the Chabad movement and the Sephardic world.
There is a historical connection between the Chabad movement and the Sephardic world.
10 Facts About Pesach Sheni Every Jew Needs to Know
If someone was unable to participate in the Passover offering at the proper time, they would offer the sacrifice a month later.
If someone was unable to participate in the Passover offering at the proper time, they would offer the sacrifice a month later.
Your Questions
What Happened to the Bar Kochba-Lag BaOmer Connection?
Your Lag BaOmer section has no mention of the wars Bar Kochba waged against the Romans! Why?
Your Lag BaOmer section has no mention of the wars Bar Kochba waged against the Romans! Why?
Parshah
Why G‑d Didn’t Put the Courts Over the Priests
Rashi’s comment at the very beginning of our Torah portion seems over complicated.
Rashi’s comment at the very beginning of our Torah portion seems over complicated.
Story
What I Didn’t Find in a Tibetan Monastery, I Found at Chabad
“If you are looking for mystical Judaism, I have to send you to Chabad,” said Robert Frazin, rabbi of Temple Solel in Hollywood, Fla., to Paul Sussman.
“If you are looking for mystical Judaism, I have to send you to Chabad,” said Robert Frazin, rabbi of Temple Solel in Hollywood, Fla., to Paul Sussman.
Healed by the Talmud Class
A Jew in Poland suffered from a lung ailment, which his doctors informed him he would not survive.
A Jew in Poland suffered from a lung ailment, which his doctors informed him he would not survive.
A Life of Joy in Spite of Pain: Lessons From My Dear Aunt
When I feel empty in my pain, not capable of uttering a word despite my sincere desire to pray, I think of my beloved Aunt Vera.
When I feel empty in my pain, not capable of uttering a word despite my sincere desire to pray, I think of my beloved Aunt Vera.
Shabbat Law of the Week
Mafshit - Skinning
One may not remove the skin of raw chicken or fish on Shabbat, as this would violate mafshit.
One may not remove the skin of raw chicken or fish on Shabbat, as this would violate mafshit.
It is the manner of a father to have compassion (rachamim), as
it is written, "As a father has compassion on children [so does G-d have
compassion for those who fear Him]" (Psalms 103:13). It is the manner of a
mother to console, as it is written, "As a man whose mother does console
him [so shall I console you]" (Isaiah 66:13). Says G-d: I shall do both as
father and as mother
— Midrash P’sikta d’Rav Kahana
Print Magazine
Some people think that if they were truly spiritual, they would never eat.
In truth, few acts are as divine as eating food.
Eating is similar to sifting gold. You grasp the divine spark within a food and reject the dross. And then, in the mitzvahs energized by that food, you carry that divine spark back to its origin ...
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