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Your Questions
Are Imitation Crab, Pork and Cheeseburgers Kosher?

Even if the Torah forbids a food, one is still permitted to eat kosher food artificially flavored to taste like it. However, if it closely resembles the non-kosher food, it may be necessary to mark it as an imitation.
Video
The Woman Who Answers G‑d's Emails

Meet Chani Benjaminson, born in Rome, she speaks several languages and directs Chabad.org's Ask the Rabbi team.
Hebrew Word of the Week
What Can the Hebrew Word for “Love” Teach You?

This word means “give” and has tangible effects on your relationships.
Halacha for Life
What You Need to Know About Plane Travel

Boarding a plane soon? Learn how and when to pray, eat, and do everything else as a Jew.
By the Numbers
Five Marriage Insights From Aaron the High Priest

Discover some enduring lessons regarding love and compromise from Aaron the High Priest.
10 Questions: Take the Benjamin Quiz

Do you really know his story?
Six Teachings From the Rebbe for the 15th of Av

They will empower your relationship with your spouse — and with G-d.
Parshah
How Blessings Ignite Fear and Love for G-d

Did the Sages seek to supplant emotional experiences with ritual observance?
Rain’s Spiritual Significance Revealed

Rainfall is not a random occurrence. It’s a blessing that comes directly from G-d.
For Your Eikev 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.
Voices
I Turned 50 … and Found My Voice

It’s like a voice inside me said, “This is your time! Go for it!”
Leading by Example: Reb Shmuel at Prayer

Remembering Sami Rohr on his 11th yahrzeit
Lifestyle
How to Make Sabich Pita Sandwiches at Home

Sabich is a popular pita sandwich in Israel, brought there by Iraqi immigrants.
The three loves -- love of G-d, love of Torah and love of one's fellow -- are one. One cannot differentiate between them, for they are of a single essence... And since they are of a single essence, each one embodies all three.
— The Lubavitcher Rebbe
Print Magazine

For hundreds of years, perhaps since the beginning of Creation, a piece of the world has been waiting for your soul to purify and repair it.

And your soul, from the time it was first emanated and conceived, waited above to descend to this world and carry out that mission.

And your footsteps were guided to reach th...