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Pinchas
By the Numbers
9 Questions: Take the Aaron Quiz
Take a minute to see how well you know Aaron, the the first high priest of the Israelites.
Take a minute to see how well you know Aaron, the the first high priest of the Israelites.
New Course
Right on the Money
The mitzvah of Tzedakah is the hallmark symbol of the Jewish community and its emphasis on togetherness. The Torah guides us through every detail of the mitzvah from how much to give to who we should prioritize in our giving. In this course, you will learn about the meaning behind this integral mitzvah, how to fulfill this kindness according to the Torah’s perspective, and the cosmic reverberations of giving.
The mitzvah of Tzedakah is the hallmark symbol of the Jewish community and its emphasis on togetherness. The Torah guides us through every detail of the mitzvah from how much to give to who we should prioritize in our giving. In this course, you will learn about the meaning behind this integral mitzvah, how to fulfill this kindness according to the Torah’s perspective, and the cosmic reverberations of giving.
Parshah
G-d Has Faith in What You Will Become
Good things are in store for you, because your future starts right now.
Good things are in store for you, because your future starts right now.
Looking for Leaders
Some are loved, some are respected, and the exceptional ones are loved and respected.
Some are loved, some are respected, and the exceptional ones are loved and respected.
Your Questions
Essay
Celebrating Destruction
Despite the obvious rawness of the environment, I could not help but think about the potential this apartment had.
Despite the obvious rawness of the environment, I could not help but think about the potential this apartment had.
Ascribing Positive Motives Can Transform Your Relationships
Develop and embellish the bit of good you do observe. In other words, seek out any glimmer of positivity in the undesirable action and expand upon it.
Develop and embellish the bit of good you do observe. In other words, seek out any glimmer of positivity in the undesirable action and expand upon it.
Story
Rabbi Chanina and the Rock
How would he ever get it to the Holy Temple? He would need five strong men to carry it, and they would have to be paid. And Rabbi Chanina had barely had five gold coins as his whole life’s savings…
How would he ever get it to the Holy Temple? He would need five strong men to carry it, and they would have to be paid. And Rabbi Chanina had barely had five gold coins as his whole life’s savings…
Video
A Love of the Land
The Torah relates that Tzelofchad left no sons to inherit his portion in the Land of Israel. Driven by their love of the Land, his five daughters overcame their sense of modesty and appeared before Moses with a claim that they should be their father’s heirs.
The Torah relates that Tzelofchad left no sons to inherit his portion in the Land of Israel. Driven by their love of the Land, his five daughters overcame their sense of modesty and appeared before Moses with a claim that they should be their father’s heirs.
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times
Filmed during the Russia-Ukraine War's opening days, this documentary tells the story of how the women and children of Chabad Odesa miraculously escaped the invasion to the safety of Berlin. The film features firsthand stories and footage from refugees, Chabad Rabbis, and the ordinary people who put their lives on pause to help their brothers and sisters in need. Experience the war in Ukraine through the eyes of individuals living through it—beyond what you see on the news. This film was produced by the Ukraine Jewish Relief Desk at Merkos 302
Filmed during the Russia-Ukraine War's opening days, this documentary tells the story of how the women and children of Chabad Odesa miraculously escaped the invasion to the safety of Berlin. The film features firsthand stories and footage from refugees, Chabad Rabbis, and the ordinary people who put their lives on pause to help their brothers and sisters in need. Experience the war in Ukraine through the eyes of individuals living through it—beyond what you see on the news. This film was produced by the Ukraine Jewish Relief Desk at Merkos 302
Lifestyle
Sound the great shofar for our redemption, raise a banner to gather our exiles; gather us from the four corners of the earth to our land. Blessed are You, G-d, who gathers the dispersed of Israel.
— From the daily Amidah prayer
Print Magazine
The sound of the shofar
is not the cry of a human voice.
It is the howl of an animal’s horn.
It is a cry so primal, so raw,
that the mind ceases to ponder,
the heart suspends its throb.
With the fury of a beast pent up in its cage,
the naked essence of the soul bursts out,
howling, ripping through heaven’s c...
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