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Vayigash
Bondi Massacre
Light for Bondi
One week after the horrific attack on Bondi Beach, which claimed more than a dozen lives, Sydney leaders and survivors lead an online gathering of inspiration.
One week after the horrific attack on Bondi Beach, which claimed more than a dozen lives, Sydney leaders and survivors lead an online gathering of inspiration.
Making the Distinction Between Light and Darkness
The Rebbe taught us that light is serious business. It is far more than giving hugs, buying a friend a coffee, or being good neighbors—important as all of that is.
The Rebbe taught us that light is serious business. It is far more than giving hugs, buying a friend a coffee, or being good neighbors—important as all of that is.
How the Bondi Massacre Brought Hanukkah to a US Naval Base
Just as I greeted all the service members in the lounge with a loud “Merry Christmas,” I heard someone say, “Are you Jewish?” in a Southern accent.
Just as I greeted all the service members in the lounge with a loud “Merry Christmas,” I heard someone say, “Are you Jewish?” in a Southern accent.
By the Numbers
14 Facts About the Jews of New York
After Israel, nowhere on Earth has more Jewish life packed into one place than New York City.
After Israel, nowhere on Earth has more Jewish life packed into one place than New York City.
10 Questions: The Jewish Books Quiz
How well do you know the Jewish library? Take this quiz and find out!
How well do you know the Jewish library? Take this quiz and find out!
Learning From the Rebbe
The Freeman Files
The Tefillin Files
A sci-fi rendering of tefillin, its kabbalistic underpinnings, and its contemporary relevance.
A sci-fi rendering of tefillin, its kabbalistic underpinnings, and its contemporary relevance.
Podcasts
The Train Crash Was G-d's Message to Me
Hear from Keren how the Rebbe personally cared for her family after they left the Soviet Union and how she eventually discovered the beauty of Judaism.
Hear from Keren how the Rebbe personally cared for her family after they left the Soviet Union and how she eventually discovered the beauty of Judaism.
Parshah
Confessions of an Outreach Worker
I confess. There were times I wanted to make a bonfire on Shabbat. And play my guitar on a Jewish holiday. And to do away with the divider that separates men and women in the synagogue...
I confess. There were times I wanted to make a bonfire on Shabbat. And play my guitar on a Jewish holiday. And to do away with the divider that separates men and women in the synagogue...
Video
How Do You Beat an Evil Spirit?
A Talmudic sage was once approached by a good spirit which guarded the local river. It told the sage that an unholy spirit intended to wrest control of the river, and make trouble for the Jews who came to use it. The good spirit instructed the sage: “Gather all the local Jews. When the evil spirit approaches, I will alert you. All the assembled should then stand in its path and shout: ‘Didan Notzach – Victory is ours!’” When the Jews did this a drop of blood appeared on the face of the water, illustrating their victory over the evil spirit.
A Talmudic sage was once approached by a good spirit which guarded the local river. It told the sage that an unholy spirit intended to wrest control of the river, and make trouble for the Jews who came to use it. The good spirit instructed the sage: “Gather all the local Jews. When the evil spirit approaches, I will alert you. All the assembled should then stand in its path and shout: ‘Didan Notzach – Victory is ours!’” When the Jews did this a drop of blood appeared on the face of the water, illustrating their victory over the evil spirit.
Halachah for Life
What You Need to Know About Non-Jewish Household Help
Kosher, yichud, Shabbat, and timely payment of workers are some of the potential issues to be aware of.
Kosher, yichud, Shabbat, and timely payment of workers are some of the potential issues to be aware of.
History
Unsung Holocaust Hero: Recha Sternbuch
As the storm clouds darkened over European Jewry, she selflessly devoted herself to rescue efforts such as illegal smuggling of refugees, bribery of foreign diplomats, and negotiations with the Nazis. Thousands of Holocaust survivors owe their lives to Recha’s courage, ingenuity, and tenacity.
As the storm clouds darkened over European Jewry, she selflessly devoted herself to rescue efforts such as illegal smuggling of refugees, bribery of foreign diplomats, and negotiations with the Nazis. Thousands of Holocaust survivors owe their lives to Recha’s courage, ingenuity, and tenacity.
A person's animal self is concerned only with its own needs, while his G‑dly soul seeks the good of its fellow. So when two Jews get together, the result is two G‑dly souls against a single animal soul.
— Rabbi DovBer of Lubavitch
Print Magazine
On Yom Kippur, the souls return to connect to their origin, carrying with them the divine sparks from all they've done in this world.
Their return rises like an aroma of burning incense through the atmosphere, and through endless strata of spiritual realms, until it reaches a place beyond higher and lower. It reaches the...
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