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Pinchas

The Miracle of Entebbe and the Rebbe's Response

Fifty years on, we revisit the Entebbe rescue and explore the deeper lessons the Rebbe drew from it.
How a Tiny Jewish Island Community Helped Win the American Revolution

With the outbreak of the American Revolution, out-of-the-way Statia played a major logistical role for the Continental Army.
The Chassidic Backstory of the Backward Cap

The year was 1844, and Tsar Nikolai the First (known as the Iron Tsar) was launching his multipronged campaign against his Jewish subjects.
By the Numbers
9 Facts About the Jews of Sweden

Sweden is home to a significant Jewish community with a relatively recent history.
Pinchas Parshah Quiz

Take this quiz to see how well you know the parshah of Pinchas
The Freeman Files
What Is a Mitzvah?

The only way a Creator can connect with a creature is by a simple request.
Your Questions
What Blessing Do I Make on Hydroponically Grown Produce?

Can produce grown without direct connection to the earth still be called pri ha’adamah—“fruit of the ground”?
Podcasts
The Prison Rabbi

Rabbi Binyomin Scheiman shares about how he sees the good in every person and every circumstance and built a community of ex-criminals.
Pinchas: The Substance of Our Lives

A zealot's actions, a daily routine, and the ordinary acts that build a good life.
Story
The Rabbi, the Bandit, and the Shabbat Miracle

Terrified that robbers might attack, the Bedouin guide slunk away from the group and hid among the rocks. From there, he watched Rabbi Yosef Chaim and his companions.
Parshah
If You're Here, You Can

How can we feel better about the reality we have been given and learn to meet life's challenges with joy?
The Paradox of Korach’s Sons

The sons of Korach were part of the original rebellion and hence swallowed up by the ground with Korach, yet in the end, they mysteriously survived. Learn how it all correlates to the nature of their teshuvah.
Video
Was Moses Being Bribed?

When Moses refused to offer an answer to a question—and why.
What Is the Talmud?
The Talmud is a repository of Jewish learning, tradition, and law, written in a blend of Hebrew and Aramaic.
Lifestyle
Cabbage & Noodle Kugel

Rabbi Elazar of Bartosa would say: Give Him what is His, for you, and whatever is yours, are His. As David says (I Chronicles 29:14): "For everything comes from You, and from Your own hand we give to You..."
— Ethics of the Fathers 3:7
Print Magazine

How can you attain love of an infinite G-d? Through love of your fellow human beings.

As Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa would say, “If people like you, G-d likes you too.”

How did he know?

Because he knew that if people truly like you, it must be that you genuinely like them.

And when you hold genuine love in your heart for ...