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Chayei Sarah
Parshah
Eve, Noah, Sarah: Sin, Stupor, Serenity
From the dawn of history, people have been searching for a sense of joy, which is as elusive as it is desirable.
From the dawn of history, people have been searching for a sense of joy, which is as elusive as it is desirable.
Your Questions
Why the Simple Pine Casket?
Long ago the wealthy would be buried in expensive materials, and the poor were embarrassed.
Long ago the wealthy would be buried in expensive materials, and the poor were embarrassed.
By the Numbers
Eliezer of Damascus in the Bible
Eliezer, the faithful servant of Abraham, is mentioned by name only once in Scripture, but there is lots to know about him.
Eliezer, the faithful servant of Abraham, is mentioned by name only once in Scripture, but there is lots to know about him.
8 Bites of Wisdom: Why a Happy Marriage Is Like Matzo Ball Soup
8 delicious, humorous, and insightful tips just waiting to be sampled and internalized.
8 delicious, humorous, and insightful tips just waiting to be sampled and internalized.
11 Questions: Women of the Bible Quiz
See how well you know the great women who shaped the destiny of our people.
See how well you know the great women who shaped the destiny of our people.
Jewish Life
A Hospital Miracle and the Power of a Favor
Unlike the other people in the waiting room, my husband was attentive to the woman’s plight.
Unlike the other people in the waiting room, my husband was attentive to the woman’s plight.
Story
The Stolen Ring and the Surprised Thief
“You are young and agile; run after the thief and tell him that he can have the ring as a gift.”
“You are young and agile; run after the thief and tell him that he can have the ring as a gift.”
Essay
The Secret to True Love of ... G‑d
We may have knowledge of G‑d’s existence, a general theoretical awareness of it, but if the light is not on, we can stumble.
We may have knowledge of G‑d’s existence, a general theoretical awareness of it, but if the light is not on, we can stumble.
Letter of the Rebbe
Video
What Is a Mezuzah?
Learn the basics of this special mitzvah: showing what’s inside, where to place it, how to do it, and its extraordinary impact.
Learn the basics of this special mitzvah: showing what’s inside, where to place it, how to do it, and its extraordinary impact.
The Woman’s Miracle
The Midrash relates the miracles that G-d would perform for Sarah and Rebecca. A beautiful story highlighting the greatness of our matriarchs, it holds a poignant lesson for us today and the special role of a woman to bring G-d’s light into the home.
The Midrash relates the miracles that G-d would perform for Sarah and Rebecca. A beautiful story highlighting the greatness of our matriarchs, it holds a poignant lesson for us today and the special role of a woman to bring G-d’s light into the home.
Lifestyle
Like a burning candle from which many candles are lit yet its own light is not diminished, so, too, Moses lost nothing that was his
— Midrash rabbah
Print Magazine
What does fasting on Yom Kippur achieve?
That even our physical bodies can feel the precious closeness of this day.
Yom Kippur is such a holy day, the body receives life from fasting.
Likutei Torah, Song of Songs, 14b
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