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Shavuos
By the Numbers
10 Fundamental Jewish Texts That Aren’t Famous Enough
In honor of Shavuot, the festival of the Giving of the Torah, we present a list of 10 fundamental Torah books that deserve a return to the spotlight.
In honor of Shavuot, the festival of the Giving of the Torah, we present a list of 10 fundamental Torah books that deserve a return to the spotlight.
5 Ways Shavuot 5786 Is Unique
Here are some ways in which this Shavuot, celebrated from Thursday, May 21, to Shabbat, May 23, 2026, is unique.
Here are some ways in which this Shavuot, celebrated from Thursday, May 21, to Shabbat, May 23, 2026, is unique.
Shavuot Reading
Shavuot: Your True Self, Free from Anxiety
Anxiety and depression are often the result of discomfort or confusion about one's own identity.
Anxiety and depression are often the result of discomfort or confusion about one's own identity.
Your Questions
Why Tikkun Over Deep Learning?
Why is it that we read the Tikkun rather than delve deeper into Torah study?
Why is it that we read the Tikkun rather than delve deeper into Torah study?
Halachah for Life
What You Need to Know About Lending and Borrowing
When can permission be assumed? Are mitzvah items treated differently? What happens if an item is damaged?
When can permission be assumed? Are mitzvah items treated differently? What happens if an item is damaged?
Jewish News
Video
Pre-Shavuot Farbrengen with the Rebbe
Each year, the Rebbe would hold a Farbrengen the night before Shavuot, often touching on topics from Tractate Sotah in the Talmud, which is customarily studied during the Counting of the Omer period, as well as discussing the lessons of the approaching holiday.
Each year, the Rebbe would hold a Farbrengen the night before Shavuot, often touching on topics from Tractate Sotah in the Talmud, which is customarily studied during the Counting of the Omer period, as well as discussing the lessons of the approaching holiday.
Lifestyle
Learning From the Rebbe
Preparing to Receive the Torah Today
The Three Days of Preparation and the Festival of the Giving of our Torah indeed come once a year, but there is a small-scale version of this preparation and of Mattan Torah every day.
The Three Days of Preparation and the Festival of the Giving of our Torah indeed come once a year, but there is a small-scale version of this preparation and of Mattan Torah every day.
The chassidim of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi used to say: Our Rebbe revives the dead. What is a corpse? Something cold and unfeeling. Life is movement, warmth, excitement. Is there anything as frozen in self-absorption, as cold and unfeeling as the mind? And when the cold mind understands, comprehends, and is excited by a G‑dly idea - is this not a revival of the dead?
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Print Magazine
In the month of Elul, the month before Rosh Hashanah, a signal goes out to every Jewish soul that it is time to return to the palace that is home.
It is a signal both subtle and loud.
Subtle, because it does not awaken even those who are closest—every soul must awaken itself. Loud, because it reaches those who have been...
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