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Bondi Massacre
My Dear “Papa Morrison”
The world just learned about Reuven Morrison, a hero who placed himself in the line of fire to save others at the Sydney massacre.
The world just learned about Reuven Morrison, a hero who placed himself in the line of fire to save others at the Sydney massacre.
LIVE Broadcast: Funeral of Rabbi Eli Schlanger
Rabbi Eli Schlanger, a Chabad rabbi and shliach in Bondi, was one of the holy victims of the Sydney massacre at the Chanukah celebration at Bondi Beach. The Levayah (funeral service) will be broadcast live from Sydney, Australia.
Rabbi Eli Schlanger, a Chabad rabbi and shliach in Bondi, was one of the holy victims of the Sydney massacre at the Chanukah celebration at Bondi Beach. The Levayah (funeral service) will be broadcast live from Sydney, Australia.
5 Videos From Sydney Made Us Cry From Grief and Pride
A small sampling of moments where Australian Jews are planting their feet firmly in the ground and saying: “We will not hide.”
A small sampling of moments where Australian Jews are planting their feet firmly in the ground and saying: “We will not hide.”
By the Numbers
12 Facts About the Jews of Belarus
Famous for its Torah scholarship and as the birthplace of the Chabad movement
Famous for its Torah scholarship and as the birthplace of the Chabad movement
10 Questions: Chanukah Heroes and Villains Quiz
See how much you really know about our Chanukah heroes and villains!
See how much you really know about our Chanukah heroes and villains!
Your Questions
Why Is Chanukah 8 (Not 7) Days Long?
The 8 days are because it either took 8 days to become pure or to travel to Tekoa to get new oil. But why is the first day celebrated? Here are 13 reasons.
The 8 days are because it either took 8 days to become pure or to travel to Tekoa to get new oil. But why is the first day celebrated? Here are 13 reasons.
Three Torahs: When, How, and What It Means
There are four possible occasions during the course of a year when three scrolls are used.
There are four possible occasions during the course of a year when three scrolls are used.
The Freeman Files
Chanukah Forever
There's a leak in the system. Some warriors punched a hole in the box over two thousand years ago, and every year, at this time, it leaks again. We're hoping that this year it won't stop.
There's a leak in the system. Some warriors punched a hole in the box over two thousand years ago, and every year, at this time, it leaks again. We're hoping that this year it won't stop.
Podcasts
We Lit the Menorah in Saddam's Palace
Moshe and Laurie Lans are a military couple--he in the Army and she in the Navy--currently stationed in Germany. They're also observant Jews, who use every opportunity to bring Judaism to their surroundings.
Moshe and Laurie Lans are a military couple--he in the Army and she in the Navy--currently stationed in Germany. They're also observant Jews, who use every opportunity to bring Judaism to their surroundings.
Voices
Does Your Chanukah Look as Dysfunctional as Mine?
If you could have taken a snapshot during the time of the Maccabees, what would it have looked like?
If you could have taken a snapshot during the time of the Maccabees, what would it have looked like?
When Chanukah Lasted 10 Days
Our small flames only burned for a few short minutes each night, but at least we fulfilled the mitzvah to publicize the miracle of Chanukah, feeling deep in our hearts that miracles could still happen to us and that all was not lost
Our small flames only burned for a few short minutes each night, but at least we fulfilled the mitzvah to publicize the miracle of Chanukah, feeling deep in our hearts that miracles could still happen to us and that all was not lost
Parshah
Osnat: A Woman Who Shows Us How to Be a Victor, Not a Victim
Like many of us, Osnat was raised in an environment not conducive to Torah values.
Like many of us, Osnat was raised in an environment not conducive to Torah values.
Video
You Can Be a “Hillel” Menorah
There are two approaches to Judaism, increasing the good or decreasing the bad. On Chanukah, and particularly on the fifth night of Chanukah, we emphasize the former by adding an extra light on each new day.
There are two approaches to Judaism, increasing the good or decreasing the bad. On Chanukah, and particularly on the fifth night of Chanukah, we emphasize the former by adding an extra light on each new day.
Lifestyle
The Israelites were delivered from Egypt in the merit of the righteous women of that generation
— Talmud, Sotah 11b
Print Magazine
On Simchat Torah we dance with our feet, not with our heads.
We are celebrating the Torah, and the Torah is something we study with our heads. But we dance with our feet, not with our heads.
If we would dance with our heads, each one would dance a different dance, each in a different space, some with friends but not wit...
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