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Devarim

By the Numbers
18 Tisha B'Av Facts Every Jew Should Know

It is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar.
Tisha B'Av
Shabbat Chazon
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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!
Devarim Parshah Quiz

Take this quiz to see how well you know the parshah of Devarim
Perspectives
Limud Zechut: How to Only See the Best in Others

Chapter 6 of Positivity Bias
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.
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.”
Lifestyle
How to Make Halva at Home

See, I place before you today blessing and curse
— Deuteronomy 11:26
Print Magazine

“The man Moses was more humble than any human being on the face of the earth.” (Numbers 12:3)

Moses didn’t fool himself. He knew how good he was. He knew he stood on a level beyond any other human being. Yet he was humbled before them.

Because he knew that all that he had achieved was only with the capabilities given...

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