ב"ה
Bamidbar
Shabbat 250
Top 11 Reasons We Are Grateful for America
Ahead of Shabbat 250, we take a look at some of the reasons why this milestone holds particular resonance for the nation’s 7.5 million Jews.
Ahead of Shabbat 250, we take a look at some of the reasons why this milestone holds particular resonance for the nation’s 7.5 million Jews.
By the Numbers
12 Facts About the Little-Known Jews of Cuba
In the decades leading up to the revolution, Cuba was home to a diverse and flourishing Jewish community with everything needed to live a full Jewish life.
In the decades leading up to the revolution, Cuba was home to a diverse and flourishing Jewish community with everything needed to live a full Jewish life.
History
Mordechai Sheftall: Patriotic Officer, Prisoner of War, and Proud Jew
Mordechai Sheftall, 1735-1797, the highest-ranking Jew to serve in the American Revolution, was a devout Jew who stood strong in his beliefs and a fiercely patriotic American who suffered for his country.
Mordechai Sheftall, 1735-1797, the highest-ranking Jew to serve in the American Revolution, was a devout Jew who stood strong in his beliefs and a fiercely patriotic American who suffered for his country.
Freeman Files
Is There a Flawless Proof That Torah Is True?
Many of the “facts of history” that are commonly accepted today are really quite questionable.
Many of the “facts of history” that are commonly accepted today are really quite questionable.
Your Questions
Amen vs Brich Hu in Kaddish: Why the Different Customs?
Tracing the origins of a subtle liturgical divide.
Tracing the origins of a subtle liturgical divide.
Voices
He Called Me 10 Minutes Before He Died
I lost my husband of less than two years in the Meron Lag BaOmer tragedy. I returned home 48 hours later – having left my other half and so many shattered pieces of myself in that spot.
I lost my husband of less than two years in the Meron Lag BaOmer tragedy. I returned home 48 hours later – having left my other half and so many shattered pieces of myself in that spot.
The Boundary That Set Me Free
This week, for the first time in American history, a sitting president has invited everyone into that same conversation.
This week, for the first time in American history, a sitting president has invited everyone into that same conversation.
Parshah
The body of a man is the wick, and the divine light is kindled above it. And King Solomon cried (Ecclesiastes 9:8), "Let there be no lack of oil on your head." For the light on a man's head must have oil, meaning good deeds...
— Zohar
Print Magazine
What Is Alef? (A Point Above, a Point Below)
What is an alef?
A point above, a point below, and a line between.
Whatever we may understand of Him
is but an infinitesimal point above.
The only way we can join with Him
is as an infinitesmal point below.
And what empowers us to become this zero-point below
that resonates with the infinite-point above?
Our awe...
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