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Four Reasons Shabbat Is Compared to Bride and a Queen

In the 16th-century Shabbat hymn “Lecha Dodi,” we welcome the Shabbat as both a bride and queen. Here’s why . . .
Kabbalah
The Kabbalah of the Solar Eclipse

In each of us there shines a bright sun. In each of us there is a time of its eclipse.
First Person
How I Reacted When My Phone Broke

I began going through the stages of grief. I couldn’t function for the first day. When day three arrived, I stopped missing my phone, and that’s when the really crazy stuff happened.
Jewish News
Chabad Settles on the Shores of Ibiza, Spain

Jewish experiences and kosher food arrive on a famed resort island.
In Vietnam, Rabbinical Students Find, Feed and Befriend Jews

Inviting guests to Shabbat dinner, printing Tanyas and offering opportunities for mitzvahs.
Parshah
Re’eh Haftarah Companion

The verses speak in incredible terms of the precious stones of all kinds that will be used just as building materials.
Count Down to Charity

The wealthy fellow politely explained how he would love to give but can’t, because he already gave his share of charity for the year . . .
Freedom of Choice: Natural or Supernatural?

Does the human being really enjoy freedom of choice? Is there really a difference between the human and all other creatures which G-d created, which are bound by their G-d-given nature—for better or worse?
Story
The Unexpected Fortune

Rabbi Yosef came to work in the very late afternoon. He was met by a furious partner who shouted, "That’s it! I have no choice but to dissolve our partnership."
Lifestyle
Crisp Blueberry Galette

Said Rabbi Judah in the name of Rav: A person is forbidden to eat before he feeds his animals, for it is written (Deuteronomy 11:15), "[I will send grass in your fields] for your cattle" and only after that, "that you may eat and be sated."
— Talmud, Berachot 40a
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Take these words of Mine to your hearts and to your souls…teach them to your children so that this will be what they speak about, when you are sitting at home, walking on your way, lying down to rest, and arising from your sleep. (Deuteronomy 11:18-19)

The simple meaning of this instruction is as follows:

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