ב"ה
Shoftim
By the Numbers
13 Elul Facts Every Jew Should Know
As we approach the High Holidays (Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur), we prepare for these holidays during the month of Elul.
As we approach the High Holidays (Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur), we prepare for these holidays during the month of Elul.
10 Questions: Take the Shofar Quiz
How well do you know the shofar? Take this quiz to test your shofar smarts!
How well do you know the shofar? Take this quiz to test your shofar smarts!
7 Steps to Help You Focus and Set Goals
Having as many options as we do does not contribute to our peace of mind or tranquility.
Having as many options as we do does not contribute to our peace of mind or tranquility.
Parshah
Escaping Dostoevsky's Polar Bear
It is natural and normal to experience anxiety and fear. The Chassidic masters provide a formula for exchanging it for positive, uplifting thoughts.
It is natural and normal to experience anxiety and fear. The Chassidic masters provide a formula for exchanging it for positive, uplifting thoughts.
The Unsolved Murder
A look at the unusual way Torah mandates that the community leaders respond to the finding of a murder victim out in the field.
A look at the unusual way Torah mandates that the community leaders respond to the finding of a murder victim out in the field.
The Mysterious Eglah Arufah (‘Decapitated Calf’)
The eglah arufah (“decapitated calf”) was performed when a murdered stranger was found out in the field and the killer was unknown.
The eglah arufah (“decapitated calf”) was performed when a murdered stranger was found out in the field and the killer was unknown.
Essay
Video
Policekid
An address to children: We are commanded to appoint judges and policemen in all our cities. A judge of Torah law teaches people how to live their lives happily and productively. The policeman's task is to maintain law and order and to keep bad influences away.
An address to children: We are commanded to appoint judges and policemen in all our cities. A judge of Torah law teaches people how to live their lives happily and productively. The policeman's task is to maintain law and order and to keep bad influences away.
Grief and Faith After Loss
Due to a devastating diagnosis, after the birth of her two daughters, Chaya Hott was told she couldn't have any more children. A decade later, she was given the clearance for one more child. Her pregnancy ended with a son who passed away. Chaya speaks about her unfathomable grief, as well as hope and faith. Today, Chaya is the mother of a healthy baby boy.
Due to a devastating diagnosis, after the birth of her two daughters, Chaya Hott was told she couldn't have any more children. A decade later, she was given the clearance for one more child. Her pregnancy ended with a son who passed away. Chaya speaks about her unfathomable grief, as well as hope and faith. Today, Chaya is the mother of a healthy baby boy.
How to Paint Shema Yisrael
Watch an art video showing how to make a beautiful painting of the bedtime Shema prayer.
Watch an art video showing how to make a beautiful painting of the bedtime Shema prayer.
Parenting
My Child Hates School
My son is a gifted student who suddenly hates school. He complains constantly and is very stressed out and anxious. He desperately wants to switch schools but I am not sure if that is really something we should consider mid year...
My son is a gifted student who suddenly hates school. He complains constantly and is very stressed out and anxious. He desperately wants to switch schools but I am not sure if that is really something we should consider mid year...
Lifestyle
Love the L‑rd your G‑d... for He is your life
— Deuteronomy 30:20
Print Magazine
Blind faith cannot grasp Truth, because it does not grasp anything at all.
Intellect cannot grasp Truth, because intellect is finite and Truth is infinite.
Only the eye of the soul, its inner wisdom, can grasp Truth and know it as she knows her own self.
For she is Truth.
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