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On the Calendar
How to Observe Tisha B'Av
Why do we mourn on Tisha b'Av? A historical overview and a digest of the day's laws.
Why do we mourn on Tisha b'Av? A historical overview and a digest of the day's laws.
Your Questions
Why Make a Siyum During the Nine Days?
Isn’t this counterintuitive? Shouldn’t we be sad during this time, not seeking out different ways to celebrate and rejoice?
Isn’t this counterintuitive? Shouldn’t we be sad during this time, not seeking out different ways to celebrate and rejoice?
Where Is G‑d?
How can G-d be in the Holy Temple, where do mitzvahs, where we learn Torah, everywhere, and nowhere all at once?
How can G-d be in the Holy Temple, where do mitzvahs, where we learn Torah, everywhere, and nowhere all at once?
Essay
The Subterranean Temple
Had the Temple not been initially constructed with the knowledge of, and the provision for, what was to happen on the ninth of Av, no mortal could have moved a single stone from its place.
Had the Temple not been initially constructed with the knowledge of, and the provision for, what was to happen on the ninth of Av, no mortal could have moved a single stone from its place.
3 Lessons You Can Learn From My Stutter
You know what to say, your listener is waiting patiently, but you simply cannot … Get. The. Words. Out.
You know what to say, your listener is waiting patiently, but you simply cannot … Get. The. Words. Out.
Video
Constant Connection
“And they shall build for me a Sanctuary and I will dwell within them.” The Sages explain: “within them” – within the heart of every single Jew.
“And they shall build for me a Sanctuary and I will dwell within them.” The Sages explain: “within them” – within the heart of every single Jew.
How I Felt About Sending My Child Away
Ultimately, I trusted her to her own devices, realizing that it is time for her to experience independence. And perhaps that’s a bit like this week’s parshah.
Ultimately, I trusted her to her own devices, realizing that it is time for her to experience independence. And perhaps that’s a bit like this week’s parshah.
Parshah
On the Haftarah: The Vision of Isaiah
The question is: Who or what is Zion? And who are the captives?
The question is: Who or what is Zion? And who are the captives?
Story
The Urchins' Revenge
They were burning with an urge for revenge. “Let us ambush the new rabbi at night and beat him to a pulp,” one suggested.
They were burning with an urge for revenge. “Let us ambush the new rabbi at night and beat him to a pulp,” one suggested.
A Soul at Sinai: From a Life in Germany to a Life in Israel
When I joined my mother for the weekly visits to the church, I felt something wasn’t right.
When I joined my mother for the weekly visits to the church, I felt something wasn’t right.
Jewish News
Wilderness Rabbi Leads Teens From Rugged Yosemite Trails to Pacific High Seas
Helping high school boys grow physically, mentally and spiritually.
Helping high school boys grow physically, mentally and spiritually.
Knesset Speaker ‘Repays Debt’ to Soviet-Era Chassidic Outlaws
With an eye to the future, Yuli Edelstein relives his story of religious persecution in Russia.
With an eye to the future, Yuli Edelstein relives his story of religious persecution in Russia.
Lifestyle
When the litigants stand before you, consider them both equally culpable; and when they leave your courtroom, having accepted the judgment, regard them as equally righteous
— advice to judges trying civil cases, from Talmudic sage Judah ben Tabbai
Print Magazine
The Rebbe describes the following as a core teaching of the Baal Shem Tov:
Not only are the pirouettes of a leaf as it falls off a tree,
the quivering of a blade of grass in the wind,
and all the details of the world around you
all brought into being, given life and directed every moment from Above—
but beyond ...
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