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Essay
Were the Maccabees Wrong to Fight?
When we kindle our Chanukah candles each year, the light that glows is the spirit of faith and determination of the Maccabees.
When we kindle our Chanukah candles each year, the light that glows is the spirit of faith and determination of the Maccabees.
The Fire That Does Not Burn
If there was enough oil to last for one day, the miracle of Chanukah was the seven additional days, so why kindle Chanukah candles for eight?
If there was enough oil to last for one day, the miracle of Chanukah was the seven additional days, so why kindle Chanukah candles for eight?
Your Questions
Why Candles (Not Oil) for Synagogue Menorah?
Rabbi Moses Sofer, known as the Chatam Sofer (1762–1839), writes that in most synagogues that he visited, they lit with beeswax. Was this ideal?
Rabbi Moses Sofer, known as the Chatam Sofer (1762–1839), writes that in most synagogues that he visited, they lit with beeswax. Was this ideal?
I Always Feel Like I’m Getting My Parenting Wrong
Is there any escape from mother guilt and feeling lousy?
Is there any escape from mother guilt and feeling lousy?
Can Observant Jews Be Climate Activists?
Are there any issues I should be careful to avoid when approaching religious Jews on the topic of sustainability?
Are there any issues I should be careful to avoid when approaching religious Jews on the topic of sustainability?
Video
Joseph's Two Dreams
Both of Joseph’s dreams came true: Eleven brothers prostrated themselves to Joseph, and they bowed again after Jacob and Bilha joined them.
Both of Joseph’s dreams came true: Eleven brothers prostrated themselves to Joseph, and they bowed again after Jacob and Bilha joined them.
What My Life in Russia Is (Not) Like
"Thirteen years ago, my parents made two big announcements..." Yakov Danzinger shares what life is like in Rostov, Russia – offering an inside view as the son of the Chabad emissaries there. This video was produced in honor of Yakov’s Bar Mitzvah.
"Thirteen years ago, my parents made two big announcements..." Yakov Danzinger shares what life is like in Rostov, Russia – offering an inside view as the son of the Chabad emissaries there. This video was produced in honor of Yakov’s Bar Mitzvah.
Spin Out of Your Box: 3 Lessons From the Dreidel
The dreidel teaches us how to break out of preconceived notions in how we view our world, ourselves, and others.
The dreidel teaches us how to break out of preconceived notions in how we view our world, ourselves, and others.
Parshah
Why Joseph Changed His Clothing
Even in Egypt, Joseph remained committed to the religion of his youth and the G‑d of his forefathers. What was his secret?
Even in Egypt, Joseph remained committed to the religion of his youth and the G‑d of his forefathers. What was his secret?
The Visionary Soul
Where is that fine line between healthy self-compassion and debilitating self-pity?
Where is that fine line between healthy self-compassion and debilitating self-pity?
By the Numbers
Inspiration
A Tale of Two Kidneys and an Unlikely Friendship
What is the likelihood of an Orthodox woman born in Brooklyn donating a kidney to a non-observant man from Ukraine in a hospital in Tel Aviv?
What is the likelihood of an Orthodox woman born in Brooklyn donating a kidney to a non-observant man from Ukraine in a hospital in Tel Aviv?
Lifestyle
The daily prayers were instituted in place of the daily sacrifices in the Holy Temple
— Talmud, Berachot 26b
Print Magazine
What is a mitzvah?
An act of uniting heaven and earth.
But heaven is spiritual and earth is material. To make spirit and matter one is impossible!
A creature of earth cannot make earth heaven. And a heavenly being cannot bring heaven to earth.
But for you, it is not impossible.
This mitzvah that I am commanding...
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