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Introducing ‘Our 613: The 613 Mitzvot Through the Eyes of Women’
Dear Reader,
I’m Chana Weisberg, editor of TheJewishWoman.org and I want to let you know about an exciting new initiative that TheJewishWoman.org has undertaken.
“Our 613: The 613 Mitzvot Through the Eyes of Women” is a daily series of short videos on Sefer Hamitzvot, Maimonides’ Book of Mitzvahs, concisely explaining each of the 613 commandments. These short videos (about 3-5 minutes each) are taught by women in a relatable, relevant way from a personal perspective.
The Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory—instituted a daily study cycle based on level, whereby the entire work of Maimonides is completed on a regular basis by every Jewish man, woman and child. The Rebbe explained that when we all study the same Torah subject on the same day, our learning is united across continents. This brings us closer to each other, contributing to Jewish unity.
You can find Our 613 on Chabad.org’s daily study page under the Daily Mitzvah. We have also set up a daily podcast. Subscribe to our RSS feed here.
We’re very excited about this initiative! Please join us in studying Our 613 daily with us! We’re sure you are going to learn a lot and love doing so!
Sincerely,
Chana Weisberg,
Editor, TJW
Wouldn’t this commandment make people hesitant to lend, knowing that the debtor could just run out the clock?
Should I try not to fulfill my mission so I can live, or do good deeds and die?
Who could say, “No thank you, I don’t want to plug into the full meaning of the universe”?
Why would G-d need to send a prophet to test us and find out what He surely already knows?
The Tabernacle with which the Israelites sojourned through the desert was entirely level, why would the Temple in Jerusalem need to be different?
Learn about the life of Reb Elimelech of Lizhensk, whose powerful example set a template for inspired leadership that became standard in Chassidic courts throughout Poland and Galicia.
My life is a balancing act. I don’t see the two halves of myself as contradictory.
I need to see beyond the consciousness of division. To stay present in reality.
Chassidic teachings encourage us to learn from everything we encounter in life.
Quiz yourself on some of the most common family names found among Ashkenazi Jews today.
“Suddenly, I saw an angel walking toward me. It blocked my way forward, and began to drag me back out of Gan Eden!”
G‑d doesn’t need you to report on the dirt in His world.
He sent you here to search out the jewels hidden in the mud, clean them and polish them until they shine.
And when you bring them to Him, the angels make a crown of them for Him, saying, “Look what Your children have made for You out of the mud!”
