ב"ה
Shemini
Question
Why Is the Day After the Holiday Called Isru Chag?
The name is based on the verse in Psalms, “Bind [the] festival [offering] with cords to the corners of the altar.”
The name is based on the verse in Psalms, “Bind [the] festival [offering] with cords to the corners of the altar.”
Parshah
The Mysterious Death of Nadab and Abihu
The tragic death of Aaron’s two elder sons, Nadav and Avihu; the soul as a striving and as a settling, life as a cycle and as a spiral.
The tragic death of Aaron’s two elder sons, Nadav and Avihu; the soul as a striving and as a settling, life as a cycle and as a spiral.
5 Powerful Insights From the Rebbe - Shemini
Enjoy four short thoughts and a video adapted from the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Parshat Shemini.
Enjoy four short thoughts and a video adapted from the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Parshat Shemini.
Women
A Little Prayer for You, My Husband
“Bring your husband to the hospital,” the doctor said after I told him Adam was having trouble walking because his feet were numb.
“Bring your husband to the hospital,” the doctor said after I told him Adam was having trouble walking because his feet were numb.
Hungry? Or Is That the Soul That’s Grumbling?
But if I am trying to feed my hungry soul, no amount of food will help.
But if I am trying to feed my hungry soul, no amount of food will help.
Video
Introduction to Learning Pirkei Avot
Why the tractate in the Mishnah on ethics is called Avot or “Fathers”. Learn the distinction between law and beyond the law, and how this can be applied practically.
Why the tractate in the Mishnah on ethics is called Avot or “Fathers”. Learn the distinction between law and beyond the law, and how this can be applied practically.
Focus on Growth
On the sixteenth of Nissan, the second day of Passover, we begin counting down the days until the festival of Shavuos, a practice with origins in the Jewish people’s redemption from slavery. As soon they left Egypt, the Jews began to eagerly count down the days until G-d would give them the Torah at Sinai.
On the sixteenth of Nissan, the second day of Passover, we begin counting down the days until the festival of Shavuos, a practice with origins in the Jewish people’s redemption from slavery. As soon they left Egypt, the Jews began to eagerly count down the days until G-d would give them the Torah at Sinai.
Story
Hidden and Revealed
The holy beggar's face was transformed. His eyes began to glow with a divine light, and his coarse features assumed a sublime grace...
The holy beggar's face was transformed. His eyes began to glow with a divine light, and his coarse features assumed a sublime grace...
Lifestyle
If good is good, is better not better?
— Rabbi Shmuel of Lubavitch (1834-1882)
Print Magazine
A Jew entered the Alter Rebbe’s study and said, “Rebbe, I am a simple man. Please explain to me: What is this holiday of Shemini Atzeret?”
The Alter Rebbe held his head in his hands for a moment. Then he answered:
“For a long journey, you might make a concentrate of the food and drink you will need for the way. At every...
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