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Why Don’t Jews Write ‘This Book Belongs to…’?
The custom is attributed to Rabbi Yehuda Hachassid (“the pious”), 1150-1217.
The custom is attributed to Rabbi Yehuda Hachassid (“the pious”), 1150-1217.
How Do Religious Jews Get Engaged so Soon?
Boy meets girl at a party. They like each other. He makes her laugh. She makes him feel good about himself. They hit it off.
Boy meets girl at a party. They like each other. He makes her laugh. She makes him feel good about himself. They hit it off.
Jewish Life
The Prevailing Power of Holiness
A federal court’s ruling and the everlasting celebration of ‘Hei Teves’
A federal court’s ruling and the everlasting celebration of ‘Hei Teves’
Murder on a Moonless Night: How the Rebbe Responded to Terror in Israel
Six decades later, recalling a time of hazard and hope
Six decades later, recalling a time of hazard and hope
Jewish News
The Chabad House Across From Hitler’s House
In Munich, Torah classes and Jewish life light a city with a dark Holocaust history.
In Munich, Torah classes and Jewish life light a city with a dark Holocaust history.
Gothenburg Menorah Shines Light on Religious Intolerance in Sweden
Chabad couple has continued its legal battle for the right to educate their children.
Chabad couple has continued its legal battle for the right to educate their children.
Chanukah: Celebrating Light
Growing With the Light
It’s not the first time I hear this, and it probably won’t be the last. The woman sitting before me is so afraid of having a baby. I watch her face and try to decipher the source of the tension from what I see on her body.
It’s not the first time I hear this, and it probably won’t be the last. The woman sitting before me is so afraid of having a baby. I watch her face and try to decipher the source of the tension from what I see on her body.
What a Small-Town Rabbi Saw When the Power Went Out
It was Shabbat, and no flashlights could be turned on or phone calls made.
It was Shabbat, and no flashlights could be turned on or phone calls made.
Story
Parshah
Can We Tolerate Tolerance?
Has someone accused you of lacking tolerance and in the process became intolerant toward you?
Has someone accused you of lacking tolerance and in the process became intolerant toward you?
Lifestyle
The location of the Altar [in the Holy Temple in Jerusalem] is very exactly defined, and is never to be changed... It is a tradition that the place where David and Solomon built the Altar on the threshing floor of Arona, is the very place where Abraham built an altar and bound Isaac upon it; this is where Noah built [an altar] when he came out from the ark; this is where Cain and Abel brought their offerings; this is where Adam the First Man offered a korban when he was created -- and it is from [the earth of] this place that he was created
— Maimonides (Mishneh Torah, Laws of the Holy Temple, ch. 2)
Print Magazine
Our souls are in exile within our bodies. Our people is in exile within a foreign world.
And so there are two things we must know:
That this is not our place.
And that hidden treasure lies buried here; for G‑d dwells in darkness.
If we remember only that this is not our place, we may remain strong, we may even sh...
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