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Lag BaOmer
‘I Think I Can’: Rabbi Akiva and the Power to Believe

I know it gives them strength. I certainly know it gives me strength. But what exactly is the strength that we tap into by saying, “G‑d willing, you can; I can?”
Why the Bow and Arrow on Lag BaOmer?

Why do we play with a bow and arrow on the Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer?
Love Distorted

The night their father left town, his sons reminisced about their shared childhood, and the messages stressed in their home...
By the Numbers
The Jubilee Year

The Yovel (Jubilee) year took place every 50 years. The fields were left fallow, slaves were freed, and land was returned.
13 Ideas to Help Avoid Conflict

Our sages tell us that peace is the greatest blessing, and that it’s what G‑d wants most for and from us.
Parshah
Alone in the World: 43 Years Since Entebbe

On the fifth day of the crisis, when all but the Jewish hostages were released, the Israeli government realized that Jews were once again alone in the world. History was repeating itself.
The Unexpected Kaddish

I first met the family some seven years ago, when I was called to perform a bris on their newborn son.
Story
The Woman Who Didn't Want to Get Divorced

“Just as your union began with feasting, let your parting of ways be similarly celebrated.”
Lifestyle
Flakey Scallion Pancakes

Art: Light Dispels Darkness

We all stand with Chabad of Poway.
Fighting evil is a very noble activity when it must be done. But it is not our mission in life. Our job is to bring in more light.
— The Lubavitcher Rebbe
Print Magazine

As a parent and a child, as siblings who remain bonded, as two young people in love, as in any marriage that stays alive—so we are with the One Above.

One chases, the other runs away. One runs away, the other chases in longing pursuit. One initiates, the other responds. The other initiates, the one responds.

It is a d...

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