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Devarim

By the Numbers
12 Facts About Jerusalem's Historic Jewish Community

For hundreds of thousands of Jews of all types and stripes, it’s not just a dream—it’s home.
10 Questions: Take the Kabbalah Quiz

What do you know about the secretive system behind Jewish mysticism?
Your Questions
What's Wrong With Meat or Wine During the Nine Days?

Mourners may partake during shiva, so why is this time different?
The Freeman Files
The Ancient Key to Rebuilding Jerusalem Today

Exile and dispersion produced a miracle. It brought out an organic, irreducible oneness of our people that could not otherwise be imagined.
Halachah for Life
What You Need to Know About Shaimos

The prohibition against the destruction of any Jewish holy book or sacred item.
Podcasts
I Was Trapped Behind the Iron Curtain

Hear Silvia Fishbaum share how her second attempt to escape communist Czechoslovakia succeeded and how she uses her personal experience to educate the world about Judaism and Antisemitism
Everything Jewish You Need to Know This Week

In today’s episode, we’ve got caffeine rehab, Talmudic drill sergeants, and the “Yowch!” heard around the world.
Video
Inside G-d’s Home: The Holy Temple

What if humanity once had the ultimate user's manual for spiritual connection - and we lost it? The Holy Temple wasn't just architecture; it was a step-by-step guide to experiencing the divine, written in stone and ritual.
Why, Oh Why, Must We Suffer?!

Concerning the future Redemption, the prophet declares, “I will offer thanks to You, G-d, for Your wrath,” for at that time, the good hidden in all mankind’s suffering will be made clear. But why must this be concealed from us until then?
Voices
Are We Crazy? Why Israelis Continue to Dance

As we danced with the Torah, making our way through the streets to our little shul on Henrietta Szold Street, I thought about this tiny country of ours that seems to dance on the edge of reason.
From Atheist to Emunah: My Path to Orthodox Conversion

I used to think faith was for people clinging to things they couldn’t explain.
Parshah
The Mystery of Og’s Giant Bed

Why does the Torah include a description of Og’s enormous bed?
Learning From the Rebbe
Remember the days of old; reflect upon the years of the generations. Ask your father, and he will tell you; your elders, and they will inform you...
— Deuteronomy 32:7
Print Magazine

More than 1,700 years in advance, the author of the Zohar predicted a revolution of science and technology around the year 1840. There he describes the fountains of wisdom bursting forth from the ground and flooding the earth—all in preparation for an era when the world shall be filled with wisdom and knowledge of the One...