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Chukat
3 Tammuz
Insider’s Guide to 3 Tammuz
Customs for the Rebbe’s yahrtzeit, based on a letter he wrote before the previous rebbe’s first yahrtzeit.
Customs for the Rebbe’s yahrtzeit, based on a letter he wrote before the previous rebbe’s first yahrtzeit.
The Rebbe's "Exaggerated Love"
Following the established custom, Joseph composed a lengthy letter to the Rebbe.
Following the established custom, Joseph composed a lengthy letter to the Rebbe.
Your Questions
Why Is Impurity Not Observed?
The Torah contains a complex code of purity laws. Why are Jews not careful about these laws nowadays?
The Torah contains a complex code of purity laws. Why are Jews not careful about these laws nowadays?
Is Over-Obsessing Okay?
How scrupulous is too scrupulous? At what point does religious observance start to become neurotic?
How scrupulous is too scrupulous? At what point does religious observance start to become neurotic?
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A Living Legacy
The Jewish People are “a wise and understanding people.” Nevertheless, each year, Jews from all walks of life gather to commemorate the Rebbe’s passing. Clearly, then, we are not celebrating the past, but rather, something very real, in the present.
The Jewish People are “a wise and understanding people.” Nevertheless, each year, Jews from all walks of life gather to commemorate the Rebbe’s passing. Clearly, then, we are not celebrating the past, but rather, something very real, in the present.
What Are Life’s Greatest Experiences?
Although the ashes of the red heifer purify the impure individual, the Kohen becomes impure when performing it. Here’s the fascinating lesson.
Although the ashes of the red heifer purify the impure individual, the Kohen becomes impure when performing it. Here’s the fascinating lesson.
Parshah
The Four Gifts of the Yiddishe Mama
The lesson of Miriam’s well is clear. The Yiddishe mama has a particular role to play in Jewish life.
The lesson of Miriam’s well is clear. The Yiddishe mama has a particular role to play in Jewish life.
Chukat Haftarah Companion
Jephthah sent a message to the king of Ammon demanding an explanation for the ongoing terror.
Jephthah sent a message to the king of Ammon demanding an explanation for the ongoing terror.
Women
Woman Warrior Dina Hurwitz on Pain, Faith, Humor, Strength
Many would be tempted to wallow in self-pity or anger. But the couple has heroically risen to the challenge.
Many would be tempted to wallow in self-pity or anger. But the couple has heroically risen to the challenge.
The Rebbe's Family and Ours: A History of Devotion
Their first meeting, which was supposed to be just an introductory encounter, lasted seven hours, and went well into the night
Their first meeting, which was supposed to be just an introductory encounter, lasted seven hours, and went well into the night
Lifestyle
Jewish News
The Rebbe’s Personal Journals Explored at Philadelphia Event
Archival videos contextualize creative readings of Holocaust-era journal.
Archival videos contextualize creative readings of Holocaust-era journal.
New Torah Celebrates Three Decades of Binghamton University Chabad
Honoring the multigenerational impact of a thriving campus center.
Honoring the multigenerational impact of a thriving campus center.
Industrial Turns Residential in Long Island City, and Jewish Life Thrives
Easing some of the challenges of a growing commuter neighborhood.
Easing some of the challenges of a growing commuter neighborhood.
From the time that G-d said to our father Abraham, "Go from your land..." and "Abraham went on, journeying southward", began the process of "birurim" -- of extracting the sparks of holiness that are scattered throughout the universe and buried within the material existence... By the decree of Divine providence, a person wanders about in his travels to those places where the sparks that are to be extracted by him await their redemption.
— Rabbi Sholom DovBer of Lubavitch (1860-1920)
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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.
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