Vayera
Your Questions
Who Are the Hebrews?
What does the word "Hebrew" mean? And how did that become the name of the first Jews?
What does the word "Hebrew" mean? And how did that become the name of the first Jews?
Quiz: Do You Know Enough Yiddish to Order Cholent in Monsey?
Take our 10-part test to see how well you know Yiddish (and have a few laughs along the way).
Take our 10-part test to see how well you know Yiddish (and have a few laughs along the way).
By the Numbers
13 Jewish Symbols to Know
During the course of our history, many symbols have become associated with Jewish people, Jewish scholarship, and Jewish culture.
During the course of our history, many symbols have become associated with Jewish people, Jewish scholarship, and Jewish culture.
38 Folk Sayings From the Talmud
Occasionally, the sages of the Talmud quote Jewish folk sayings which convey great depth and spiritual insight.
Occasionally, the sages of the Talmud quote Jewish folk sayings which convey great depth and spiritual insight.
7 Jewish Parenting Principles, Inspired by Experience
These 7 Jewish parenting principles can help you go from bearish to bullish on your best long-term investment.
These 7 Jewish parenting principles can help you go from bearish to bullish on your best long-term investment.
Parshah
Why Is Inviting Guests Such a Mitzvah?
Bringing people into our space can be quite exposing and maybe even embarrassing, but it is one of the greatest forms of kindness and the epitome of sharing our bounty.
Bringing people into our space can be quite exposing and maybe even embarrassing, but it is one of the greatest forms of kindness and the epitome of sharing our bounty.
When You Are About to Give Up
Sometimes, doing our bit means going out of our tent, our comfort zone, and demonstrating our determination to do all we can to turn that hope into our reality.
Sometimes, doing our bit means going out of our tent, our comfort zone, and demonstrating our determination to do all we can to turn that hope into our reality.
Women
When I Gave My Necklace to a Woman With Cancer
When I follow my inner voice—what I call “a whisper from G‑d”—without question or hesitation, I never know where it will lead.
When I follow my inner voice—what I call “a whisper from G‑d”—without question or hesitation, I never know where it will lead.
Story
The Simple Villager Who Wanted to Help
Heartbroken and spent from his efforts, Reb Berel slumped to the ground in abject misery.
Heartbroken and spent from his efforts, Reb Berel slumped to the ground in abject misery.
Lifestyle
G-d looked into the Torah and created the world. Man looks into Torah and sustains the world
— Zohar
Print Magazine
Higher Life (Chayei Sarah)
The years of Sarah were…these were the years of Sarah.—Genesis 23:1
Sarah had two sets of years to her life, because she merited to higher life as well. Why Sarah more than anyone else? Because she descended to Egypt and rose back up.—Zohar
You came to this life to achieve higher life. Yet whatever spiritual heights...
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