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By the Numbers
10 Questions: Take the Maror Quiz

What do you know about this Seder night highlight?
14 Chametz (Leaven) Facts Every Jew Should Know

Learn something new about Passover's forbidden food.
11 Sephardic Passover Traditions

Some of these unique customs may surprise you.
Hebrew Word of the Week
What Can the Hebrew Word for “Israel” Teach You?

Halachah for Life
What You Need to Know About Cleaning and Checking for Chametz

From moving furniture to dealing with inedible chametz, discover how to thoroughly prepare your home for Passover.
History
Torah for Torah’s Sake

The Social Activism of the Fifth Chabad Rebbe

As the de facto leader of Russian Jewry, Rabbi Shalom DovBer Schneersohn worked tirelessly for the benefit of the Jewish community.
Ordinary People; Extraordinary Stories
The Upside of a Child With Down Syndrome

Zalmy was a special boy, who brought so much joy to his parents and community, even after his sudden passing at the age of 15.
Parshah
Freeman Files
Do We Say a Blessing for the Solar Eclipse?

Also, some claim that eclipses are a bad omen of things to come. What is the Jewish perspective on eclipses?
Rabbi [Judah HaNassi] would say: Which is the right path for man to choose for himself? Whatever is harmonious for the one who does it, and harmonious for mankind
— Ethics of the Fathers 2:1
Print Magazine

We all suffer a maddening delusion of being something separate from G‑d. The delusion of “I.”

We cannot heal it, because yes, we exist, for He created us.

We cannot live with it, because this chilling notion of otherness is a denial of the truth.

But we can resolve it in the act of learning Torah. In learning Torah, He...