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Purim
Celebrate Purim!
How to Celebrate Purim
Your 2018 Purim guide contains the story of Purim, and all you need to know about the 4 mitzvahs of Purim and the other observances of the day.
Your 2018 Purim guide contains the story of Purim, and all you need to know about the 4 mitzvahs of Purim and the other observances of the day.
The Year Purim Ended at 5:30 A.M.
For nine hours the Rebbe regaled the crowd with a series of inspired talks punctuated by spirited song
For nine hours the Rebbe regaled the crowd with a series of inspired talks punctuated by spirited song
The Rematch of the Centuries: Why Esther Became Queen
Why does Mordechai insist that Esther risk her life in approaching the king if he knows that there is no danger to the Jewish nation?
Why does Mordechai insist that Esther risk her life in approaching the king if he knows that there is no danger to the Jewish nation?
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Your Questions
Why Give Half-Shekels to Charity on Taanit Esther?
Why do we give a haf-shekel to charity, and why is it done on Taanit Esther?
Why do we give a haf-shekel to charity, and why is it done on Taanit Esther?
What Does “Yarmulke” Mean?
The boring answer is that it is just the generic Slavic word for “skullcap,” which Eastern-European Jews borrowed from their non-Jewish neighbors
The boring answer is that it is just the generic Slavic word for “skullcap,” which Eastern-European Jews borrowed from their non-Jewish neighbors
I Messed Up. Now What?
Sometimes our mistake has devastating consequences. In just a moment of thoughtlessness, lives are shattered. The damage is irreversible. Relationships are severed, reputations sullied beyond repair.
Sometimes our mistake has devastating consequences. In just a moment of thoughtlessness, lives are shattered. The damage is irreversible. Relationships are severed, reputations sullied beyond repair.
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Home Sweet Home
Every time a Jew performs a mitzvah, he or she tears down a bit of the kelipa—the forces that deny G‑d.
Every time a Jew performs a mitzvah, he or she tears down a bit of the kelipa—the forces that deny G‑d.
Don’t Belittle the Challenges of Life’s Ups and Downs
Accept your emotions instead of fighting them or ignoring them. Instead of trying to dismiss the challenge, nurture yourself, treat yourself and get help as you go through the process. Do whatever you can to make it easier, but don’t deny the difficulty or the challenge.
Accept your emotions instead of fighting them or ignoring them. Instead of trying to dismiss the challenge, nurture yourself, treat yourself and get help as you go through the process. Do whatever you can to make it easier, but don’t deny the difficulty or the challenge.
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G‑d created the universe and all physical objects ex nihilo, "something from nothing." Our task is to transform the "something" into "nothing"--transform the material into spiritual.
— R. Sholom DovBer of Lubavitch (Hayom Yom, 29 Adar II)
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What does fasting on Yom Kippur achieve?
That even our physical bodies can feel the precious closeness of this day.
Yom Kippur is such a holy day, the body receives life from fasting.
Likutei Torah, Song of Songs, 14b
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