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Devarim
By the Numbers
Tisha B'Av
Shabbat Chazon
On this Shabbat, say the Chassidic masters, we are granted a vision of the Third Temple.
On this Shabbat, say the Chassidic masters, we are granted a vision of the Third Temple.
Tisha B’Av That Falls on Shabbat or Sunday
On Shabbat, all public displays of mourning are strictly prohibited. This causes changes in many of the Tisha B’Av laws and customs.
On Shabbat, all public displays of mourning are strictly prohibited. This causes changes in many of the Tisha B’Av laws and customs.
Jewish History
Who Was the Exilarch (Reish Galuta)?
This title was given to the political head of the (at times) semi-autonomous Jewish community in Babylon, who traced his lineage to King David.
This title was given to the political head of the (at times) semi-autonomous Jewish community in Babylon, who traced his lineage to King David.
Nebuchadnezzar: The Evil Babylonian King Who Destroyed Jerusalem
Nebuchadnezzar is notorious for decimating the Jewish presence in the Land of Israel, exiling the vast majority of its denizens to Babylon, and destroying the first Holy Temple.
Nebuchadnezzar is notorious for decimating the Jewish presence in the Land of Israel, exiling the vast majority of its denizens to Babylon, and destroying the first Holy Temple.
Jewish Georgraphy
What Do You Know About Caesarea
In Jerusalem, King Herod needed to be (somewhat) sensitive to traditional Jewish sensibilities. Not so in the (largely non-Jewish) coastal area.
In Jerusalem, King Herod needed to be (somewhat) sensitive to traditional Jewish sensibilities. Not so in the (largely non-Jewish) coastal area.
What It’s Like to Rekindle Jewish Life in Barcelona After 500 Years of Darkness
Chabad Shlucha Nechama Libersohn talks about the return of Judaism to Spain
Chabad Shlucha Nechama Libersohn talks about the return of Judaism to Spain
Parshah
Ever Thought That G‑d Hates You?
How often does this play out in our lives. Life is disappointing or frightening, and we immediately point the finger at G‑d: You hate me, even though I have nothing against You!
How often does this play out in our lives. Life is disappointing or frightening, and we immediately point the finger at G‑d: You hate me, even though I have nothing against You!
Video
Father, Where Are You?
The purpose of exile has been explained with a parable: G-d hides from us, like a father hides from his son - in order to evoke the son's deepest desire to find his father and be close to him again.
The purpose of exile has been explained with a parable: G-d hides from us, like a father hides from his son - in order to evoke the son's deepest desire to find his father and be close to him again.
Bubby's Siddur and the Story It Tells
Its tear-stained and cracked pages tell the story of Jewish bravery and faith in the face of suffering and deprivation.
Its tear-stained and cracked pages tell the story of Jewish bravery and faith in the face of suffering and deprivation.
Perspectives
What 4 Deaths in 4 Days Taught Me About Life
I was standing at a deathbed in silence together with the family as their patriarch slowly moved on to a better place.
I was standing at a deathbed in silence together with the family as their patriarch slowly moved on to a better place.
Story
The Woman at the Train Depot
“If you are presented with an opportunity to help someone, even if it’s an ordinary stranger from the bazaar, don’t hesitate to do so.”
“If you are presented with an opportunity to help someone, even if it’s an ordinary stranger from the bazaar, don’t hesitate to do so.”
Lifestyle
A shepherd went out to feed the king's flock, and the flock was abducted. When the shepherd sought to enter the royal palace, the king said to him: "If you come in now, what will people say? That it was you who have caused the flock to be carried off!" In the same way, G-d said to Moses: "Your greatness is that you have taken the 600,000 out of bondage. But you have buried them in the desert and you wish to bring into the Land a different generation! This being so, people will think that the generation of the desert have no share in the World to Come! No, better be beside them, and you shall in the time to come enter with them."
— Midrash Rabbah
Print Magazine
The Etrog grows on its tree for an entire year.
It grows from the loving summer sunlight
and from the cold winter darkness.
It grows from the furious autumn winds
and from the caresses of spring rain.
From all that comes to it, it grows.
And that is beauty.
Be an Etrog.
Reshimot #62.
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