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Va’eira
Feature of the Week: Explore Israel
Did you know that you can read all about famous and sacred spots in Israel on Chabad.org? Appropriately titled “Points of Interest in Israel,” this section will give you all you need to know about sites like the Western Wall, Tiberias, Masada and the Dead Sea.
Learn 15 facts about Jerusalem and 22 facts about Hebron, watch a documentary, climb the metaphorical walls of Masada, and more at Points of Interest in Israel!
Parshah
Why Did Moses Have a Speech Impediment?
Moses's inability to speak was just one manifestation of his unique soul.
Moses's inability to speak was just one manifestation of his unique soul.
A Mini Profile of Pharaoh of the Exodus
What do we know of Pharaoh, the evil king of Egypt who played a key role in our formation as a nation, from the enslavement to the Exodus?
What do we know of Pharaoh, the evil king of Egypt who played a key role in our formation as a nation, from the enslavement to the Exodus?
The G‑d Who Acts in History
To think of history as an arena of change is terrifying. It means that what happened once may never happen again, that we are embarked on a journey with no assurance that we will ever return to where we began.
To think of history as an arena of change is terrifying. It means that what happened once may never happen again, that we are embarked on a journey with no assurance that we will ever return to where we began.
Your Questions
Why Is Tanya Called “Tanya”?
You may be familiar with the Tanya, the fundamental text of Chabad Chassidic philosophy. But why is it called by that name?
You may be familiar with the Tanya, the fundamental text of Chabad Chassidic philosophy. But why is it called by that name?
Video
Only the Rebbe Knew Her Secret...
Rabbi Yitzchak Wineberg has served as director of Chabad of British Columbia for over four decades. He remembers a particularly interesting story that took place when someone asked him to reach out to the Rebbe for a blessing for his non-Jewish wife. Or so he thought. (1970s)
Rabbi Yitzchak Wineberg has served as director of Chabad of British Columbia for over four decades. He remembers a particularly interesting story that took place when someone asked him to reach out to the Rebbe for a blessing for his non-Jewish wife. Or so he thought. (1970s)
The Mystical Meaning of the Name Schneur
The twenty-fourth of Teves marks the passing of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, the founder of Chabad Chassidism. He is famous among Jews today as the author of both the Tanya and a version of the Code of Jewish Law. His name, Schneur, hints to his unique ability to teach and expound on both the revealed and the more esoteric parts of the Torah.
The twenty-fourth of Teves marks the passing of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, the founder of Chabad Chassidism. He is famous among Jews today as the author of both the Tanya and a version of the Code of Jewish Law. His name, Schneur, hints to his unique ability to teach and expound on both the revealed and the more esoteric parts of the Torah.
Jewish News
Story
Leaving Haditch: How I Survived the Nazi Killing Fields in Ukraine
I quickly came up with a story. I told him I had served as a nurse in the Red Army . . .
I quickly came up with a story. I told him I had served as a nurse in the Red Army . . .
The "Gentile" Woman Who Lit Shabbat Candles
The driver’s mother didn’t say much, but half an hour before sunset she placed two candles on the table and lit them.
The driver’s mother didn’t say much, but half an hour before sunset she placed two candles on the table and lit them.
Feature
What to Expect at a Bar Mitzvah
The bar mitzvah ceremony celebrates a Jewish boy’s 13th birthday (on the Hebrew calendar) and his elevation to adult status in Judaism.
The bar mitzvah ceremony celebrates a Jewish boy’s 13th birthday (on the Hebrew calendar) and his elevation to adult status in Judaism.
Women
Etched in the Memories of Bubby and Me: “Shema Yisrael”
Bubby, who had such trouble articulating any words, would somehow sing along with me. This was the prayer she had learned as a little child back in the alter heim—the old world, the world before the war.
Bubby, who had such trouble articulating any words, would somehow sing along with me. This was the prayer she had learned as a little child back in the alter heim—the old world, the world before the war.
Lifestyle
Any generation in whose days the Holy Temple is not rebuilt, it is as if they had destroyed it.
— Jerusalem Talmud, Yoma 1:1
Print Magazine
For hundreds of years, perhaps since the beginning of Creation, a piece of the world has been waiting for your soul to purify and repair it.
And your soul, from the time it was first emanated and conceived, waited above to descend to this world and carry out that mission.
And your footsteps were guided to reach th...
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