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Tetzaveh
By the Numbers
Mordecai in the Bible
Mordechai was the leader of the Jews and cousin of Queen Esther, his co-hero in the Purim story.
Mordechai was the leader of the Jews and cousin of Queen Esther, his co-hero in the Purim story.
Top 10 Traditional Purim foods
Here are some of the foods that are traditionally eaten by Jews of various communities on Purim.
Here are some of the foods that are traditionally eaten by Jews of various communities on Purim.
7 Thoughts About Reflecting Light
As corrective lenses are for the eyes, the Torah is for the soul; it maximizes the soul’s inner vision.
As corrective lenses are for the eyes, the Torah is for the soul; it maximizes the soul’s inner vision.
Purim Reading
Fasten Your Seatbelts for the Wild Ride Called Life
Life’s early trajectory is not always reflective of its future course.
Life’s early trajectory is not always reflective of its future course.
Parshah
Don’t Fade Before You Finish
The secret to success goes beyond the initial enthusiasm. It requires persistence, commitment, and consistency.
The secret to success goes beyond the initial enthusiasm. It requires persistence, commitment, and consistency.
I Am More Than My Name
In this week's portion, Moses is not mentioned. This teaches us that a person’s name is not one’s essential identity.
In this week's portion, Moses is not mentioned. This teaches us that a person’s name is not one’s essential identity.
For Your Tetzaveh Study Group (PDF)
This weekly study packet is part of theJewishwoman.org “Be a Leader” initiative. Print it out and learn it with your study group.
This weekly study packet is part of theJewishwoman.org “Be a Leader” initiative. Print it out and learn it with your study group.
Story
The Milkman’s Secret
Suddenly a strong gust of wind blew open a window and knocked over a jug of milk on the sill. It spilled into the large pot of meat that was cooking on the stove.
Suddenly a strong gust of wind blew open a window and knocked over a jug of milk on the sill. It spilled into the large pot of meat that was cooking on the stove.
Essay
Why Did Penina Torment Chana?
G‑d does not want me to be a Penina to myself—to motivate myself from a place of pain and lack.
G‑d does not want me to be a Penina to myself—to motivate myself from a place of pain and lack.
The Tehillim App You’ve Been Waiting For!
Kehot Publication Society and Chabad.org have released a new app that makes “saying Tehillim” easier than ever.
Kehot Publication Society and Chabad.org have released a new app that makes “saying Tehillim” easier than ever.
From the time that man ate from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, there is a great jumble in the universe: there is no good without some evil mixed in, and no evil without good
— Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi
Print Magazine
Afterlife is a very rational, natural consequence of the order of things.
After all, nothing is ever lost—even the body only transforms into earth. But nothing is lost.
So too, the person you are is never lost. That person—that soul—only returns to its origin.
If your soul became acutely attached to the material worl...
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