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By the Numbers
15 Synagogue Facts Every Jew Should Know
As some synagogues are slowly reopening, let’s take a look at this staple of Jewish life.
As some synagogues are slowly reopening, let’s take a look at this staple of Jewish life.
Your Questions
Why Sing About Elijah After Shabbat?
What is the connection between Elijah the Prophet and Saturday night?
What is the connection between Elijah the Prophet and Saturday night?
Getting an Aliyah While Social Distancing
In the era of COVID-19, minyanim are being formed in compliance with social-distance guidelines, possibly precluding men from being called to the Torah and standing near the reader. Is it acceptable to recite the blessings on the Torah from afar?
In the era of COVID-19, minyanim are being formed in compliance with social-distance guidelines, possibly precluding men from being called to the Torah and standing near the reader. Is it acceptable to recite the blessings on the Torah from afar?
Voices
Just in Time
I was overjoyed by the boy’s suggestions and felt moved that one could still have the opportunity to write to the Rebbe today.
I was overjoyed by the boy’s suggestions and felt moved that one could still have the opportunity to write to the Rebbe today.
Video
On the Frontlines: An Interview with Chassidic Health Professionals
Watch a live interview with healthcare professionals Masha Donat and Estee Gourarie, chasidic women in the medical field, who share the latest from the battle against Covid-19, in conversation with Chana Weisberg from Chabad.org.
Watch a live interview with healthcare professionals Masha Donat and Estee Gourarie, chasidic women in the medical field, who share the latest from the battle against Covid-19, in conversation with Chana Weisberg from Chabad.org.
It’s Up to G-d!
The Sotah woman is estranged from her husband, like the Jewish people during our long exile.
The Sotah woman is estranged from her husband, like the Jewish people during our long exile.
Coronavirus Inspiration
‘I Am Alive’: Not Taking Life for Granted During COVID-19
This new situation has made me think more of my mortality and to appreciate life, but reading the stories of health-care professionals and hearing about all the death and suffering is taking a toll on even the strongest among us.
This new situation has made me think more of my mortality and to appreciate life, but reading the stories of health-care professionals and hearing about all the death and suffering is taking a toll on even the strongest among us.
How to Be an Essential Worker
The range is huge. From doctors and nurses to liquor shops and computer stores.
The range is huge. From doctors and nurses to liquor shops and computer stores.
Corona and Torah
Does it really matter when I light Shabbat candles? So what if I light them a bit later than sundown, like say when we sit down to dinner?
Does it really matter when I light Shabbat candles? So what if I light them a bit later than sundown, like say when we sit down to dinner?
Parshah
The Blessing of Love
To bless, we must love, and to be blessed is to know that we are loved by the One vaster than the universe.
To bless, we must love, and to be blessed is to know that we are loved by the One vaster than the universe.
Melacha of the Week
Story
When the Baal Shem Tov Laughed
A delightful tale in which we learn how the actions of two simple Jews were felt miles away.
A delightful tale in which we learn how the actions of two simple Jews were felt miles away.
Lifestyle
A man without a woman is not an "Adam" ("Man"). For it is written (Genesis 5:2),
"Male and female He created them... and He called their name Adam."
— Rabbi Elazer (quoted in the Talmud, Yevamot 63a)
Print Magazine
A sukkah is an embrace. You sit inside and G‑d is hugging you. All of you, from head to toe.
Whatever you do inside your sukkah—sip a beer, chat with a friend, answer your e‑mail, or just sleep soundly—all is transformed into a mitzvah, a secure and timeless connection with the Infinite.
And then, when you leave the suk...
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