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Shelach
Your Questions
Can AI Replace Rabbis?
Although AI can provide Torah knowledge and data, it will never replace the function of a rabbi, a human being who possesses a heart and soul, and is assisted by G-d.
Although AI can provide Torah knowledge and data, it will never replace the function of a rabbi, a human being who possesses a heart and soul, and is assisted by G-d.
On the Calendar
Recalling the Rebbe's Arrival on American Shores
Morale was low, assimilation was on the rise, and the future looked bleak. The Rebbe taught us to turn it all around.
Morale was low, assimilation was on the rise, and the future looked bleak. The Rebbe taught us to turn it all around.
18 Facts About the “12 Spies”
Moses sent 12 spies to Canaan; 10 gave negative reports, causing 40 years of wandering.
Moses sent 12 spies to Canaan; 10 gave negative reports, causing 40 years of wandering.
10 Questions: Take the Spies Debacle Quiz
Dive into the biblical account of the spies and discover what you know.
Dive into the biblical account of the spies and discover what you know.
Voices
4 Lessons From a Birthday Gone Wrong
I tried to stay positive, but it was hard. I knew how blessed I was and I felt G‑d telling me to slow down. “But G‑d,” I asked, “so slow? So quiet? It’s lonely in this space!”
I tried to stay positive, but it was hard. I knew how blessed I was and I felt G‑d telling me to slow down. “But G‑d,” I asked, “so slow? So quiet? It’s lonely in this space!”
Helping Our Son Conquer His Fear of Overnight Camp
Acceptance opens new realities, both physically and spiritually. It allows G‑d in.
Acceptance opens new realities, both physically and spiritually. It allows G‑d in.
Spaetzle: If You Make It, Be Sure to Share It!
I cannot separate my identity from my past, residing happily in my European and American Jewish worlds
I cannot separate my identity from my past, residing happily in my European and American Jewish worlds
Parshah
What the Three Definitions of Challah Taught Me
When we do good, lots of good, we may be lured into a sense of entitlement. I gave 20% to charity; I can now buy whatever I want with the rest, without regard for social responsibility. I volunteered at the school for two hours; I am now entitled to laze around for the rest of the week . . .
When we do good, lots of good, we may be lured into a sense of entitlement. I gave 20% to charity; I can now buy whatever I want with the rest, without regard for social responsibility. I volunteered at the school for two hours; I am now entitled to laze around for the rest of the week . . .
For Your Shelach Hakhel 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
Logs, Rain, and a Rebbe's Promise
“You want me to bring rain?” the Rebbe replied in surprise. “Am I G-d? The Talmud tells us that G-d holds three keys tightly in His hands—and one of them is rain!”
“You want me to bring rain?” the Rebbe replied in surprise. “Am I G-d? The Talmud tells us that G-d holds three keys tightly in His hands—and one of them is rain!”
Lifestyle
When laying siege on a city to conquer it, we do not surround it from all four sides, but only from three sides, leaving a way to escape for anyone who wishes to flee for his life. As it is written: "And they warred against Midian, as G-d commanded Moses" (Numbers 31:7)--it has been handed down by tradition that this is what G-d had commanded him.
— Maimonides' Mishneh Torah, Laws of Kings and their Wars, 6:7
Print Magazine
Some people think that if they were truly spiritual, they would never eat.
In truth, few acts are as divine as eating food.
Eating is similar to sifting gold. You grasp the divine spark within a food and reject the dross. And then, in the mitzvahs energized by that food, you carry that divine spark back to its origin ...
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