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Naso
Shavuot Reading
Everything You Need to Know About Shavuot
The Torah was given more than 3,300 years ago. Every year on the holiday of Shavuot we renew our acceptance of G‑d’s gift, and G‑d “re-gives” the Torah. Learn how to celebrate this special holiday . . .
The Torah was given more than 3,300 years ago. Every year on the holiday of Shavuot we renew our acceptance of G‑d’s gift, and G‑d “re-gives” the Torah. Learn how to celebrate this special holiday . . .
A Mother’s Unconditional Love: The Secret Behind the Torah’s Transmission
Do I love them enough as they are? Or am I always trying to fit them into a “perfect” picture.
Do I love them enough as they are? Or am I always trying to fit them into a “perfect” picture.
Video
Why G-d Gave Us So Many Mitzvahs
“G-d desired to bring merit upon the Jewish people; therefore He gave them Torah and Mitzvos in abundance.” G-d is certain that we will use the great opportunity He offers us to make Him proud. Thus laden with a treasure-load of good deeds, good words and good thoughts, we prepare ourselves to receive the Torah—in all its richness—on Shavuos.
“G-d desired to bring merit upon the Jewish people; therefore He gave them Torah and Mitzvos in abundance.” G-d is certain that we will use the great opportunity He offers us to make Him proud. Thus laden with a treasure-load of good deeds, good words and good thoughts, we prepare ourselves to receive the Torah—in all its richness—on Shavuos.
When Mistakes Can Be Good for You
Yesterday, I messed up. I was completely insensitive to someone I love. But here’s what happened afterwards…
Yesterday, I messed up. I was completely insensitive to someone I love. But here’s what happened afterwards…
Jewish News
Before the Six-Day War: A Lone Voice Reassures a Fearful Jewish People
In the face of dire predictions, the Rebbe’s message of hope spreads quickly.
In the face of dire predictions, the Rebbe’s message of hope spreads quickly.
Laos the Latest Far-Flung Country Chabad Calls Home
Surrounded by a lush garden, an ideal spot for Jewish resident and tourists, many of them Israeli.
Surrounded by a lush garden, an ideal spot for Jewish resident and tourists, many of them Israeli.
Gad Elmaleh’s Best Act? Chabad Camp in Morocco, Summer of 1982
Funny how the lessons learned in childhood really do last a lifetime.
Funny how the lessons learned in childhood really do last a lifetime.
Your Questions
Why Two Rollers for a Torah and One for a Megillah?
Why does a Torah scroll have two poles or rollers, while the Megillah (Book of Esther), which is also read from a scroll of parchment, only has one rollers (or none at all)?
Why does a Torah scroll have two poles or rollers, while the Megillah (Book of Esther), which is also read from a scroll of parchment, only has one rollers (or none at all)?
Story
The 'Silver Torah' That Survived the Holocaust
Julius sent a trusted courier to his parents with a note: “Give this man the most valuable items.”
Julius sent a trusted courier to his parents with a note: “Give this man the most valuable items.”
Parshah
Tribes
If the leaders of the 12 tribes of Israel each brought the same gift in honor of the Tabernacle’s inauguration, why does the Torah repeat the 35-item list twelve times, making Naso the longest Parshah in the Torah? There is a lesson here, says the Lubavitcher Rebbe, on the meaning of harmony, unity and tribalism.
If the leaders of the 12 tribes of Israel each brought the same gift in honor of the Tabernacle’s inauguration, why does the Torah repeat the 35-item list twelve times, making Naso the longest Parshah in the Torah? There is a lesson here, says the Lubavitcher Rebbe, on the meaning of harmony, unity and tribalism.
Naso Haftarah Companion
The haftarah for Naso is the story of Samson's birth, even before which he was ordained from On High to be a lifelong nazir.
The haftarah for Naso is the story of Samson's birth, even before which he was ordained from On High to be a lifelong nazir.
Voices
Tefillin on the Train
An Israeli public figure who couldn’t refuse a request to put on tefillin, and the emotional chain of events that followed . . .
An Israeli public figure who couldn’t refuse a request to put on tefillin, and the emotional chain of events that followed . . .
Spending Shabbat in the ER
It was the most uncomfortable Shabbat I have ever experienced. What was meant to be a quick visit to the emergency room turned into a hospital admission over Shabbat, with no advance warning.
It was the most uncomfortable Shabbat I have ever experienced. What was meant to be a quick visit to the emergency room turned into a hospital admission over Shabbat, with no advance warning.
You're not as great as you think, and the world is not as bad as it seems
— Rabbi Wolf of Strikov
Print Magazine
Your child is not like everyone else; your child is you.
And yet, your child is not you; your child is his own person.
A paradox.
Our souls are that paradox—on a greater scale: the nexus between G‑d and His universe, where His own breath becomes His creation.
That is why we are called His children. And we call Him o...
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