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13 Facts About Rabbi Shalom DovBer of Lubavitch
Join us as we discover the life and times of a Jewish leader and Torah scholar.
Join us as we discover the life and times of a Jewish leader and Torah scholar.
10 Questions: Take the Ritual Objects Quiz
Do you know a shofar from a mezuzah? How many candles do we light when, and why? Test yourself here!
Do you know a shofar from a mezuzah? How many candles do we light when, and why? Test yourself here!
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Do Jews Believe in Heaven?
An overview of fundamental Jewish beliefs concerning reward and the afterlife
An overview of fundamental Jewish beliefs concerning reward and the afterlife
Why Were There Famous Rabbis Called Ishmael?
Don't we have a custom not to name a child after a wicked person?
Don't we have a custom not to name a child after a wicked person?
What Is Shulchan Aruch Harav and Why Was It Necessary?
The Shulchan Aruch ha-Rav is a halachic work that has no equal for conciseness combined with clarity, and legislation combined with explanation. What goals did Rabbi Schneur Zalman set for himself in this work? Why did it earn such widespread recognition?
The Shulchan Aruch ha-Rav is a halachic work that has no equal for conciseness combined with clarity, and legislation combined with explanation. What goals did Rabbi Schneur Zalman set for himself in this work? Why did it earn such widespread recognition?
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The Marriage That Was Meant to Be
As the visit wore on, a sense of unexplained anxiety seemed to overcome the groom.
As the visit wore on, a sense of unexplained anxiety seemed to overcome the groom.
Parshah
How to Be a Luminary
No longer will it suffice for Abraham to be a spiritual person. From now on, Abraham's task will be to connect the spiritual with the physical.
No longer will it suffice for Abraham to be a spiritual person. From now on, Abraham's task will be to connect the spiritual with the physical.
A Rose By Any Other Name
Does your name define you? Do you know what your name means? Would you consider it a goal to live up to the meaning of your name? My English name is Stacey, the meaning of which is not fit to print in a Jewish magazine...
Does your name define you? Do you know what your name means? Would you consider it a goal to live up to the meaning of your name? My English name is Stacey, the meaning of which is not fit to print in a Jewish magazine...
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Chasidic Coal Miners
My father-in-law, the Rebbe, gives a parable for what it means to be a Chabad Chasid: A miner digs deep into the ground for coal, which provides warmth and light.
My father-in-law, the Rebbe, gives a parable for what it means to be a Chabad Chasid: A miner digs deep into the ground for coal, which provides warmth and light.
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Mikvah off the Coast of Tokyo
On the appointed evening, the Rebbetzin turned up in front of my house with the rabbi idling the van in the driver’s seat.
On the appointed evening, the Rebbetzin turned up in front of my house with the rabbi idling the van in the driver’s seat.
The Lost Wallet and My Return to the Jewish People
It took many years of detours until I found my destination.
It took many years of detours until I found my destination.
Why 2020 Has Been My Best Year Yet
It’s easy to smile and be happy when life is smooth, and we need those smooth times too, but that’s not the fullness of life.
It’s easy to smile and be happy when life is smooth, and we need those smooth times too, but that’s not the fullness of life.
For two-and-a--half years, the House of Shammai and the House of Hillel debated. These said: It is better for man not to have been created than to have been created; and those said: It is better for man to have been created than to not have been created. In the end, they voted on it and concluded: It is better for man not to have been created than to have been created; but now that he was created, he should search his deeds.
— Talmud, Eruvin 13b
Print Magazine
Your child is not like everyone else; your child is you.
And yet, your child is not you; your child is his own person.
A paradox.
Our souls are that paradox—on a greater scale: the nexus between G‑d and His universe, where His own breath becomes His creation.
That is why we are called His children. And we call Him o...
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