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By the Numbers
14 Facts About the Krymchak Jews of Crimea

The ancient Jewish community of the Crimean Peninsula who adopted the language, lifestyle, and dress of their Tatar neighbors while remaining steadfast in Jewish belief and practice.
10 Questions: Take the “Redemption of the Firstborn” Quiz

Do you know about the firstborn baby ceremony? 
Podcasts
I Was in a Coma and the Doctors Gave Up on Me

Nikki's turnaround came when a rabbi came into her room with a shofar. She went on to publish his book after he was murdered by terrorists.
Your Questions
Why the Tallit Barcode?

The kabbalistical and practical reasons for the black stripe some have on their tallit.
The Origin and Meaning Behind the Ana Bekoach Prayer

Learn about Ana Bekoach, a beautiful liturgical poem beseeching G-d to guard and purify those who follow Him.
Freeman Files
A Meditation on Shema Yisrael

The first step of Shema is to lift yourself into a space from which you can see the view from above.
Voices
90-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Pays Tribute to His Childhood Hero

It was in the ghetto that 6-year-old Boris first observed Reb Chaim Zanvil Abramowitz, known as the Ribnitzer Rebbe.
Parshah
Admission Without Guilt

On the honesty of naming what's broken.
Why Forty Years in a Desert?

The spiritual dimension of the Levites transporting the Mishkan in the desert is a model for our spiritual mission today.
Video
Vacationing in Torah

Summer vacation must be utilized to grow in one’s Judaism.
Envy, lust and honor-seeking drive a person from this world
— Ethics of the Fathers 4:21
Print Magazine

The sages say that all is in the hands of heaven except for the awe of heaven.

Which puts all the power in your hands.

Because if there is no awe of heaven, heaven is bankrupt. It owns nothing—not you, not your world, not anything at all.

That being so, the greatest power you have is your ability to surrender the delus...