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Balak

Question
What Is Tikkun Olam?

Tikkun Olam: In Jewish teachings, any activity that improves the world, bringing it closer to the harmonious state for which it was created.
What Is Rashi Script and Where Did It Come From?

Can you please explain the origins of this script? Did Rashi have his own unique Hebrew script?
Jewish History
The Historic Visit by the Sixth Rebbe of Chabad to St. Louis

The historic visit took place in the wake of the rebbe’s high profile imprisonment and subsequent exile from Soviet Russia in 1927.
Women
Confessions of a Lazy Millionaire

People can organize their budgets any way they want, but I personally ascribe to the accounting theory that a penny saved is a penny earned. Obviously a return counts as profit, but so does a purchase never made.
The Road to Going Kosher

I didn’t fully understand why non-kosher meat was off-limits, but the ethics behind it—coupled with my appreciation of an animal’s suffering and my acceptance of the Torah’s laws—keeps me from going back to meat that was slaughtered in a non-kosher manner.
Parshah
Balaam and Balak: The Full Story

The fascinating story of Balak and Balaam’s failed attempts to curse the Jewish people, in which a talking donkey and a sword-wielding angel also take starring roles.
Balak Haftarah Companion

G‑d is aggravated. The Jews seemed to totally forget the kindness G‑d had showed them throughout their history.
Jewish News
After Meeting Indian PM, Mumbai Terror Survivor to Accompany Netanyahu to India

Sandra Samuel, the Indian nanny who rescued him, will also attend.
A Beautiful Bat Mitzvah for a Girl With Down Syndrome

Her achievements encourage other young people to celebrate the Jewish milestone.
Rochel Goldberg, 32, Chabad Emissary in Minnesota

She fostered activities for women and girls, and regularly visited local seniors.
Story
The Woodsman and the Governor

As night fell, they tried to find their way out of the soggy forest but, blinded by sheets of rain, they could not find the right path
Lifestyle
How can a person "walk after G-d", who is described as a "devouring fire"? But the meaning is to follow the ways of the Holy One. G-d clothes the naked; so should you, too, clothe the naked. G-d visits the sick; you, too, visit the sick. G-d comforts mourners; you, too, comfort mourners. G-d buries the dead; you, too, bury the dead.
— Talmud, Sotah 14a
Print Magazine

As a parent and a child, as siblings who remain bonded, as two young people in love, as in any marriage that stays alive—so we are with the One Above.

One chases, the other runs away. One runs away, the other chases in longing pursuit. One initiates, the other responds. The other initiates, the one responds.

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