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Your Questions
Was Moses Purged From the Haggadah? 10 Approaches
Why isn’t Moses part of the Haggadah’s Exodus narrative?
Why isn’t Moses part of the Haggadah’s Exodus narrative?
Is There a Shortcut to Belief?
I envy people who have faith, with their strength and clarity. How can I acquire similar faith?
I envy people who have faith, with their strength and clarity. How can I acquire similar faith?
Why Is the Shabbat Before Passover “Shabbat Hagadol”?
The primary event commemorated on this Shabbat is a great miracle which occurred on this day . . .
The primary event commemorated on this Shabbat is a great miracle which occurred on this day . . .
Feature
Eight Great Things About Jewish Mothers. Really.
If you were an unborn soul making an informed decision about what sort of mother to be born to, in any part of the world, at any point in history, you would certainly choose to be born to a Jewish mother.
If you were an unborn soul making an informed decision about what sort of mother to be born to, in any part of the world, at any point in history, you would certainly choose to be born to a Jewish mother.
The Rebbe Rashab
The fifth Rebbe of Chabad Lubavitch, Rabbi Shalom Dovber. He founded the flagship Chabad yeshivah Tomchei Temimim.
The fifth Rebbe of Chabad Lubavitch, Rabbi Shalom Dovber. He founded the flagship Chabad yeshivah Tomchei Temimim.
Video
Do You Believe in Water?
A philosophical discussion between two fish (produced by YULA and Chabad.org).
A philosophical discussion between two fish (produced by YULA and Chabad.org).
Parshah
On Rabbis and Jews
As a rabbi, I am often asked to pray for people. This one is in need of a blessing for improved health, the other wants to earn a better living, and so it goes.
As a rabbi, I am often asked to pray for people. This one is in need of a blessing for improved health, the other wants to earn a better living, and so it goes.
Women
How to Clean for Passover (in 10 Days or Less)
There’s a saying: “Passover cleaning is not spring cleaning, dirt is not chametz, and children are not the paschal sacrifice.”
There’s a saying: “Passover cleaning is not spring cleaning, dirt is not chametz, and children are not the paschal sacrifice.”
Move Your Lips
Judaism is not about disconnecting from the physical to reach the Divine, but bringing the Divine into the physical.
Judaism is not about disconnecting from the physical to reach the Divine, but bringing the Divine into the physical.
How Missing My Flight Back Home Turned Me in the Right Direction
So many times in my life I had planned out my future, and so many times I had been handed the unexpected. It struck me at that moment that I was experiencing the hand of G‑d literally reaching into my life and changing the course of my future.
So many times in my life I had planned out my future, and so many times I had been handed the unexpected. It struck me at that moment that I was experiencing the hand of G‑d literally reaching into my life and changing the course of my future.
Story
Two Old Horses
An old man was sitting in a carriage being led by two very old horses, trekking through the evening snowstorm with ease.
An old man was sitting in a carriage being led by two very old horses, trekking through the evening snowstorm with ease.
Lifestyle
Against your will you are formed, against your will you are born, against your will you live, against your will you die...
— Ethics of the Fathers 4:22
Print Magazine
G‑d is found at two poles of Time:
He is found outside time and beyond.
And He is found here within the moment now.
From that point beyond time, G‑d looks within the moment now, and He says, “From this, I will have delight.”
With that choice, all of past and future is created anew.
Maamar Padah B’Shalom 5738.
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