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Your Questions
Why Do Torah and Haftarah Have Different Trope?
Most communities use six different kinds of trope throughout the year…
Most communities use six different kinds of trope throughout the year…
What Does "Chazer" Mean?
Both meanings of the Yiddish word chazer—“pig” and “review”—have their source in the Hebrew language.
Both meanings of the Yiddish word chazer—“pig” and “review”—have their source in the Hebrew language.
What Are the Five Books of Moses?
These are the foundational texts of Judaism. Here’s what’s inside them…
These are the foundational texts of Judaism. Here’s what’s inside them…
Parshah
What Are the Ten Commandments?
The 10 Commandments were spoken by G-d atop Mount Sinai to the Jewish people. Written on two tablets of stone, they are the kernel from which the entire Torah emerges.
The 10 Commandments were spoken by G-d atop Mount Sinai to the Jewish people. Written on two tablets of stone, they are the kernel from which the entire Torah emerges.
Jethro’s Plan
If you see more deeply into me than I am capable of seeing into myself, which is the real me? The deeper and truer me that you see, or my me? This was the essence of a debate between Moses and the people of Israel at the foot of Mount Sinai, and between Moses and his father-in-law, Jethro, in the aftermath of the revelation.
If you see more deeply into me than I am capable of seeing into myself, which is the real me? The deeper and truer me that you see, or my me? This was the essence of a debate between Moses and the people of Israel at the foot of Mount Sinai, and between Moses and his father-in-law, Jethro, in the aftermath of the revelation.
5 Powerful Insights From the Rebbe - Yitro
Enjoy four short thoughts and a video adapted from the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Parshat Yitro.
Enjoy four short thoughts and a video adapted from the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Parshat Yitro.
Jewish News
Two Holocaust Miracles in Slovakia
A child survivor returns to open a building, and also reopens long-forgotten memories.
A child survivor returns to open a building, and also reopens long-forgotten memories.
Wheelchair-Using Donor’s Media Center Broadens Access to the World
Live streaming and a room full of new equipment boost learning for a Florida community.
Live streaming and a room full of new equipment boost learning for a Florida community.
It's Jewish Disability Awareness & Inclusion Month
Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month (JDAIM) is a unified effort among Jewish organizations worldwide to raise awareness and foster inclusion of people with disabilities and those who love them.
Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month (JDAIM) is a unified effort among Jewish organizations worldwide to raise awareness and foster inclusion of people with disabilities and those who love them.
Women
A Feeling of Nostalgia ... A Feeling of Home
What is that smell I love . . . the smell that cries out to my soul? It’s the smell of Shabbat cooking, whether it’s matzah-ball soup or Moroccan fish, cholent, t’fina or kibbe hamda. It’s that smell of something special and familiar. The smell of Shabbat. The smell of home.
What is that smell I love . . . the smell that cries out to my soul? It’s the smell of Shabbat cooking, whether it’s matzah-ball soup or Moroccan fish, cholent, t’fina or kibbe hamda. It’s that smell of something special and familiar. The smell of Shabbat. The smell of home.
Story
"Are You Like My Mother?"
In time, rumors began to circulate that she had been acting improperly with another man.
In time, rumors began to circulate that she had been acting improperly with another man.
Lifestyle
Frozen Yogurt Grapes
An easy way to jazz up your grapes and make a quick, refreshing, naturally sweet treat.
An easy way to jazz up your grapes and make a quick, refreshing, naturally sweet treat.
One who causes his fellow to sin is worse than one who kills him
— Midrash Rabbah, Bamidbar 21:5
Print Magazine
Some people think there is no conflict between their work and their time for study, meditation and prayer.
But, on the contrary, they complement one another:
Start your day by connecting it to Torah—the day shines and all its parts work in synchronicity.
Work honestly, carrying the morning’s inspiration in your heart—a...
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