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14 Facts About the Arizal Every Jew Should Know

Rabbi Yitzchak Luria (1534-1572), known as the Arizal, was one of the most celebrated Kabbalists of all times, whose teachings and mode of living have left an indelible mark on Jewish mysticism and practice.
Take the Tisha B’Av Quiz
10 questions from Chabad.org to see how much you know about this important fast day.
Tisha B'Av Reading
Rabbi Akiva's Optimism

Why was it only Rabbi Akiva who was able to see things in this positive light?
How Did Holy Temples of Stone Burn?

How could stone Temples burn? Were they made of wood as well?
Singing on Foreign Soil

Exile is not just a physical displacement from our land; it is a spiritual displacement.
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.
Parshah
Inner Voices and Dumb Choices

Brush up your inner judge, and never be duped again.
Learning Rambam Weekly
Are We Ignoring the Torah's Final Mitzvah?

Mishneh Torah, Hilchot Sefer Torah.
Video
Applied Kabbalah

An address on the Yahrzeit of Rabbi Isaac Luria, the Arizal The Arizal revealed the secrets of the Kabbalah in a way unprecedented before his time. Based upon his teachings, Chasidism further elucidated the Kabbalah, making it relevant and accessible to all. The Arizal’s Yahrzeit, then, is a most auspicious time to connect to Torah’s inner wisdom.
Miriam's Determination

Voices
Why Does G-d Want Us to Get Frustrated?

The floor was covered with rusty tools and toilet parts, and all I had to show for it was a now empty bag of cookies.
The Sobering Reality of Sober Living

What price will our long-term relationship pay for us not allowing her home?
My Most Unforgettable Performance in a Dark, Hot Barn

I had a splitting headache, was hot and totally discouraged. All those hours spent preparing for this afternoon, renting a car, four hours of driving—all to perform in a hot, dark hall to an invisible, probably sleeping, audience.
Lifestyle
Cold Plum Soup

A person must never discriminate among his children. See what happened on account of the coat of many colors which our father Jacob made for Joseph...
— Midrash Rabbah
Print Magazine

On Yom Kippur, we are all in recovery.

Recovery of our true selves.

Look beneath the stormy waves of life, beyond the failures, the guilt, and the pride.

Beneath the surface dwells a calm, pure soul that only desires to fulfill the divine purpose for which it came to this place. To run to do a mitzvah. To absorb t...

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