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By the Numbers
13 Facts About the Jews of Djerba
The island of Djerba is home to one of the few remaining Jewish communities in the Muslim world.
The island of Djerba is home to one of the few remaining Jewish communities in the Muslim world.
History
Assembling the Lost Archive of Mark Gurari
For decades, thousands of pages written by the youngest brother of the Lubavitcher Rebbe languished—unread and forgotten.
For decades, thousands of pages written by the youngest brother of the Lubavitcher Rebbe languished—unread and forgotten.
The Maltese Monk-Pirates and Their Jewish Slaves
How the Jewish community came together to save countless Jews from slavery and abuse over hundreds of years.
How the Jewish community came together to save countless Jews from slavery and abuse over hundreds of years.
Your Questions
What Does the Name Zohar Mean?
The name evokes themes of light, spiritual illumination, and divine brilliance.
The name evokes themes of light, spiritual illumination, and divine brilliance.
Freeman Files
The Hidden G‑d
He’s in the heavens, and He’s here on earth. He’s in the ethereal world of the philosopher, and He’s in the pragmatic world of the trucker speeding down Interstate 86. He’s in the putrid world of the worker digging out the city sewers down the street, and He’s in the aroma of the garlic our cook was now sprinkling on the chickens for tonight’s dinner. None of this could exist if He were not there. So, He’s certainly in your field of vision. Why can’t I see Him?
He’s in the heavens, and He’s here on earth. He’s in the ethereal world of the philosopher, and He’s in the pragmatic world of the trucker speeding down Interstate 86. He’s in the putrid world of the worker digging out the city sewers down the street, and He’s in the aroma of the garlic our cook was now sprinkling on the chickens for tonight’s dinner. None of this could exist if He were not there. So, He’s certainly in your field of vision. Why can’t I see Him?
Podcasts
Everything Jewish You Need to Know This Week
In today’s episode, we’ve got Gladys from Corporate, William Tell, the Sicilian Mafia; it’s time for your jewish week.
In today’s episode, we’ve got Gladys from Corporate, William Tell, the Sicilian Mafia; it’s time for your jewish week.
From College Athlete to Abraham's Child
How a child of secular suburbia discovered his deeper identity as a "child of Abraham," transforming his life path from worldly success to spiritual fulfillment as a rabbi and Jewish educator.
How a child of secular suburbia discovered his deeper identity as a "child of Abraham," transforming his life path from worldly success to spiritual fulfillment as a rabbi and Jewish educator.
Voices
Who Do You Want to Treat Your Body After 120?
If dignity and beauty are important to you, you most definitely want to go with the chevra kadisha.
If dignity and beauty are important to you, you most definitely want to go with the chevra kadisha.
The Kotel, Three Priests, and a Pair of Tefillin
A poignant reminder that it’s never too late to reconnect
A poignant reminder that it’s never too late to reconnect
Parshah
Why the Torah Forbids Killing a Mother and Baby Animal the Same Day
Five approaches to this unique mitzvah.
Five approaches to this unique mitzvah.
Video
Lag B’omer, Day of Unrivaled Joy
Rabbi Avraham HaLevi, a disciple of the Arizal, had the custom of reciting Nachem, a prayer of mourning for Jerusalem, every single day.
Rabbi Avraham HaLevi, a disciple of the Arizal, had the custom of reciting Nachem, a prayer of mourning for Jerusalem, every single day.
Lifestyle
How to Eat Carob (and Why We Eat it on Lag BaOmer)
Technically, you can gnaw on raw carob pods, but it’s hard work and not the most pleasant experience.
Technically, you can gnaw on raw carob pods, but it’s hard work and not the most pleasant experience.
Project Purpose
Any generation in whose days the Holy Temple is not rebuilt, it is as if they had destroyed it.
— Jerusalem Talmud, Yoma 1:1
Print Magazine
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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