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Pekudei
Jewish History
The Archeology of Beit Shemesh and the Stories It Tells
From water cisterns, altars, homes, and battlefields, we gain a broad picture of Jewish life in war and peace.
From water cisterns, altars, homes, and battlefields, we gain a broad picture of Jewish life in war and peace.
Voices
What It's Like to Be a Religious Teen With OCD
For years I struggled with scrupulosity, believing what I was doing was correct and healthy. Then I got help.
For years I struggled with scrupulosity, believing what I was doing was correct and healthy. Then I got help.
From Tragedy to Triumph – a Grieved Mother Shares
This was not the first time that Devorie Kreiman had lost a child. She had already lost four children as babies and was well-versed in grief.
This was not the first time that Devorie Kreiman had lost a child. She had already lost four children as babies and was well-versed in grief.
By the Numbers
5 Mini-Purims from Around the World
“Purim of the Curtains” and other topsy-turvy “Purims” you may never have heard of.
“Purim of the Curtains” and other topsy-turvy “Purims” you may never have heard of.
The Queen of Sheba in the Bible
Read some of the riddles she asked King Solomon during her famous visit to his court.
Read some of the riddles she asked King Solomon during her famous visit to his court.
Hebrew Word of the Week
Video
My Miraculous Recovery From a Motorcycle Accident
In one moment everything changed. The doctor said I had irreversible brain damage, but my CTeen friends did something incredible that changed my life.
In one moment everything changed. The doctor said I had irreversible brain damage, but my CTeen friends did something incredible that changed my life.
From Music Theory to Jewish Practice
A music professor shares her story, including how the Rebbe personally reviewed her thesis and took an interest in her return to Judaism.
A music professor shares her story, including how the Rebbe personally reviewed her thesis and took an interest in her return to Judaism.
Halachah For Life
What You Need to Know About Enjoying Wine, the Jewish Way
Wine has its own unique set of blessings and customs, as well as rules about who may handle it and with whom we drink.
Wine has its own unique set of blessings and customs, as well as rules about who may handle it and with whom we drink.
Parshah
The Freeman Files
What If I’m Not Sure I Believe In G-d?
Keeping your head, your heart, and your feet all on the same road.
Keeping your head, your heart, and your feet all on the same road.
Lifestyle
7 Traditional Purim Recipes That Aren't Hamantaschen
Discover exotic dishes from around the world, many of them playfully connected to various body parts of Haman, the Purim villain.
Discover exotic dishes from around the world, many of them playfully connected to various body parts of Haman, the Purim villain.
"And you shall overlay [the Ark] with pure gold, inside and outside" (Exodus 25:11). This is to teach us that any Torah scholar whose inside is not like his outside is no Torah scholar.
— Talmud, Yoma 72b
Print Magazine
What does fasting on Yom Kippur achieve?
That even our physical bodies can feel the precious closeness of this day.
Yom Kippur is such a holy day, the body receives life from fasting.
Likutei Torah, Song of Songs, 14b
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