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What You Need to Know About Prepping the Kitchen for Shabbat
Opening cans, precutting aluminum foil, dressing salads, and setting the cholent correctly, here's how to get it done.
Opening cans, precutting aluminum foil, dressing salads, and setting the cholent correctly, here's how to get it done.
By the Numbers
11 Facts You Should Know About Eishet Chayil
Eishet Chayil (lit., “Woman of Valor”) is the name of a Biblical ode, sung on Friday night, extolling a woman’s virtues.
Eishet Chayil (lit., “Woman of Valor”) is the name of a Biblical ode, sung on Friday night, extolling a woman’s virtues.
9 Shluchos Who Inspire Us
In honor of the annual International Conference of Shluchos, here are 9 shluchos who have inspired me this year.
In honor of the annual International Conference of Shluchos, here are 9 shluchos who have inspired me this year.
Your Questions
Are Bottom Feeders Kosher Fish?
There is a commonly held belief that where a fish lives determines whether it is kosher. Is this the case?
There is a commonly held belief that where a fish lives determines whether it is kosher. Is this the case?
Ordinary People, Extaordinary Stories
A Costa Rican Story of Return
Tamarinado, Costa Rica, is known for its surfing and nightlife. Now, it has its own Chabad center, staffed by Rabbi Yaakov and Naomi (Nicolle) Rubinstein. Nicolle was not always religious and never imagined she'd one day serve as a religious guide to others. How did her life turn around?
Tamarinado, Costa Rica, is known for its surfing and nightlife. Now, it has its own Chabad center, staffed by Rabbi Yaakov and Naomi (Nicolle) Rubinstein. Nicolle was not always religious and never imagined she'd one day serve as a religious guide to others. How did her life turn around?
Video
Mikvah: Exposing the Hidden Mitzvah
Learn the secret of the hidden Mitzvah that is the bedrock of Jewish life and the tempo to which the Jewish marriage dances.
Learn the secret of the hidden Mitzvah that is the bedrock of Jewish life and the tempo to which the Jewish marriage dances.
Addressed at Sinai
As soon as a Jewish baby is born, what G-d declared at Sinai applies to him. All souls of all generations, this baby’s soul included, were present at Sinai when G-d addressed them – in the first person: “I am the Lord thy G-d, Who brought you out from the Land of Egypt.”
As soon as a Jewish baby is born, what G-d declared at Sinai applies to him. All souls of all generations, this baby’s soul included, were present at Sinai when G-d addressed them – in the first person: “I am the Lord thy G-d, Who brought you out from the Land of Egypt.”
History
Great Torah Teachers Who Descended From Our Enemies
Shemaya & Avtalyon, Rabbi Akiva, and Rabbi Meir were all descended from non-Jewish tyrants.
Shemaya & Avtalyon, Rabbi Akiva, and Rabbi Meir were all descended from non-Jewish tyrants.
Blog
It’s Been a Really Hard Two Days for Our Family
In just two days, two of our dear team members lost parents. You can send them your condolences here.
In just two days, two of our dear team members lost parents. You can send them your condolences here.
Hebrew Word of the Week
Parshah
If the eye were allowed to see the spiritual vitality flowing from the utterance of G-d's mouth into every creation, we would not see the materiality, grossness and tangibility of the creation, for it would be utterly nullified in relation to this divine life-force...
— Tanya, part II, ch. 3
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Yesterday, you were inspired.
Today, that is all gone.
And so, you are depressed.
But this is the way the system works: Everything begins with inspiration.
Then the inspiration steps aside
—to make room for you to do something with it.
For fire to become deeds.
Because inspiration without action is like a flame wit...
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