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Learn more about Serach, who is best-known for telling Jacob that Joseph was still alive.
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Six songs that bring the fire and fervor of Chassidism into the English language.
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Parshah
The Riddle of the 10 Donkeys

When you have occasion to give, give generously. Let the receiver know that you do so with enthusiasm and a full heart.
When Things Cannot Get Any Worse

It can all feel so crippling, that it seems like there’s no way out. This week's Torah portion teaches us that there is!
Essay
The Month of Tevet and Practical Steps to Dealing With Anger

Feelings of jealousy and anger are indicators of a need for greater connection with ourselves and G‑d.
How Can I Praise G-d for Things I Haven’t Been Blessed With?

What does it mean to marvel at G‑d’s kindness when it isn’t directed at me?
The Blessing of Paying Too Much

I entered the showroom, and as luck would have it, the first car I saw had everything I wanted.
Feature
This Polish 20-Year-Old Is in Love With Judaism

Natalia Soral, a photography enthusiast and art history major, is passionate about discovering and preserving her city’s Jewish past.
Lifestyle
How to Make the Best Egg Salad

There was once a king who had an only daughter, and one of the kings came and married her. When her husband wished to return to his country, her father said to him: "My daughter, whose hand I have given you, is my only child; I cannot part with her. Neither can I say to you, 'Do not take her,' for she is your wife. This one favor, however, I ask of you: wherever you go to live, prepare a chamber for me that I may dwell with you, for I cannot leave my daughter" ... In the same way, G-d said to Israel: "I have given you the Torah. I cannot part with her, and I also cannot tell you not to take her. But this I request of you: wherever you go, make for Me a house wherein I may dwell..."
— Midrash Rabbah
Print Magazine

Esau said, “I have a lot.”

Jacob said, “I have all.” As in “all I need.”

Esau had a family of six. They were called “six souls.” Plural.

Jacob had a family of seventy. They were called “seventy soul.” Singular.

Esau lived in a granular, tossed-together, fragmented world in which he collected a lot of things ...

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