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Vayishlach
By the Numbers
18 Uniquely Jewish Professions
Learn about occupations that serve the specific needs and traditions of Jewish life.
Learn about occupations that serve the specific needs and traditions of Jewish life.
10 Questions: Take the Jewish Wedding Quiz
How much do you know about this cornerstone of Jewish life? Take the quiz and find out!
How much do you know about this cornerstone of Jewish life? Take the quiz and find out!
Your Questions
Why Lift the Bride and Groom on Chairs at Jewish Weddings?
Many of the great sages in the Talmud would dance and do all sorts of tricks to entertain the couple.
Many of the great sages in the Talmud would dance and do all sorts of tricks to entertain the couple.
Freeman Files
The Adam Files
"Look," he tried. The poor angel was almost hysterical. "Our job was software. How were we supposed to know that the hardware was to be made from mud? We pleaded with The Engineer to find a more fitting encasement for such an ultimate being than this gray meat patty..."
"Look," he tried. The poor angel was almost hysterical. "Our job was software. How were we supposed to know that the hardware was to be made from mud? We pleaded with The Engineer to find a more fitting encasement for such an ultimate being than this gray meat patty..."
Halachah for Life
What You Need to Know About Making Kiddush
A practical guide to the basic laws of Kiddush, with answers to many common questions.
A practical guide to the basic laws of Kiddush, with answers to many common questions.
Podcasts
Faith in a Foxhole
The Rebbe gave Sheldon Baer tefillin and told him to wear them every day. They saved his life in battle.
The Rebbe gave Sheldon Baer tefillin and told him to wear them every day. They saved his life in battle.
Parshah
Can You Really Have Everything?
Having a lot is no guarantee for happiness; in fact, it can actually make happiness more elusive because the more one has, the greater his appetite for more.
Having a lot is no guarantee for happiness; in fact, it can actually make happiness more elusive because the more one has, the greater his appetite for more.
Video
How the Public Menorah Became Law
Nathan Lewin, the legendary lawyer who argued the case before the Supreme Court in the 1980s, recounts the decades-long battle to bring the menorah into the public sphere.
Nathan Lewin, the legendary lawyer who argued the case before the Supreme Court in the 1980s, recounts the decades-long battle to bring the menorah into the public sphere.
My Son Lost His Legs. Look at Him Run.
Rabbi Menachem and Zalmi Feldman, Nes Tziona, Israel, and Rabbi Liraz Zeira, Jerusalem
Rabbi Menachem and Zalmi Feldman, Nes Tziona, Israel, and Rabbi Liraz Zeira, Jerusalem
The Wedding of the Rebbe and Rebbetzin: a Documentary
A special presentation in honor of the anniversary of the wedding of the Rebbe and the Rebbetzin on the 14th of Kislev, 5689 (1928), in Warsaw, Poland.
A special presentation in honor of the anniversary of the wedding of the Rebbe and the Rebbetzin on the 14th of Kislev, 5689 (1928), in Warsaw, Poland.
Lifestyle
Learning From the Rebbe
In the News
The study of Zohar exalts the soul; study of Midrash arouses the heart; Psalms with tears scours the vessel [of the soul - i.e., the body.]
— Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch (1789-1866)
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...
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