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Korach
Your Questions
Does Judaism Allow Jaywalking or Speeding?
I admit, not only do I sometimes drive slightly over the speed limit, I also jaywalk in the streets of my quiet neighborhood.
I admit, not only do I sometimes drive slightly over the speed limit, I also jaywalk in the streets of my quiet neighborhood.
Why Did G-d Take Away My Talent?
I had great aspirations for becoming a full-time professional dancer, but six months ago I had a bad fall and broke my leg in several places. I was devastated!
I had great aspirations for becoming a full-time professional dancer, but six months ago I had a bad fall and broke my leg in several places. I was devastated!
Parshah
Korach and Anarchy
Korach is a figure I can highly identify with. From primary grades on, I never got along too well with authority.
Korach is a figure I can highly identify with. From primary grades on, I never got along too well with authority.
Read the Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Haftarah Companion
On the one hand, the prophet admonishes the people for their immoral choices; on the other, he speaks in lavish terms of the bright future ahead for the Jewish people.
On the one hand, the prophet admonishes the people for their immoral choices; on the other, he speaks in lavish terms of the bright future ahead for the Jewish people.
Jewish Life
Elie Wiesel, Tefillin and the Holocaust
Professor Wiesel replied: “I put on tefillin in Auschwitz every morning. I probably shouldn’t have done it. But I did.”
Professor Wiesel replied: “I put on tefillin in Auschwitz every morning. I probably shouldn’t have done it. But I did.”
The Untold Story of the ‘Are You Jewish?’ Guys: Mobilizing the Mitzvah Tanks
The origins of the Rebbe’s ‘tanks against assimilation’
The origins of the Rebbe’s ‘tanks against assimilation’
Video
Love Your Fellow As Your Fellow Needs
The mitzvah to “love your fellow as yourself” raises a dilemma. What should you do when your needs are different from your friend’s?
The mitzvah to “love your fellow as yourself” raises a dilemma. What should you do when your needs are different from your friend’s?
Jewish News
Uber Driver in Brazil Opens the Door for Rabbi After Rabbi
Chance meetings lead to multiple mitzvahs on and off the road.
Chance meetings lead to multiple mitzvahs on and off the road.
In Response to White Supremacist Vitriol, Spokane Crowd Shows Up in Full Force
Online attempt to quash story of 97-year-old Holocaust speaker backfires.
Online attempt to quash story of 97-year-old Holocaust speaker backfires.
Story
The Foolish Young Man and the Honest Host
The young man slowly accumulated a small fortune of twelve gold coins and one copper coin.
The young man slowly accumulated a small fortune of twelve gold coins and one copper coin.
Women
The Day I Pretended to Babysit My Own Kids
I knew that the way I was feeling was not the kind of parent I wanted to be. I wanted to rediscover the enjoyment in parenting.
I knew that the way I was feeling was not the kind of parent I wanted to be. I wanted to rediscover the enjoyment in parenting.
For this mitzvah which I command you this day, it is not hidden from you, neither is it far off. It is not in heaven, that you should say, "Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it to us, that we may hear it, and do it?" Nor is it beyond the sea, that you should say, "Who shall cross the sea for us, and bring it to us, that we may hear it, and do it?" For the thing is very near to you, in your mouth, and in your heart, that you may do it.
— Deuteronomy 30:11-14
Print Magazine
Envision a deluge over all the earth, hellish waves pounding back and forth, crushing every structure, carrying away every living being, until no dry land remains, no life endures.
This is the world into which you were thrown. The waves are the stress and anxiety of indecision, not knowing which way to turn, on what to...
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