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By the Numbers
10 Facts About the Tenth of Tevet

Refresh your memory and learn something new about the fast of 10 Tevet with this interesting compilation.
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Your Questions
How Was Jacob Embalmed? Is It Against Torah?

"Joseph commanded ... to embalm his father, and the physicians embalmed Israel."
Parshah
Sworn to Success

Why was it so important for Jacob to be buried in the Holy Land immediately?
From Phlegmatic to Ecstatic

Judaism isn’t only for those naturally passionate or excitable.
For Darkness to Become a Candle

How could Yaakov's best years have been those that he spent in Egypt, a place of impurity and spiritual darkness?
Reflections
When I Am Besieged With Insecurity . . .

We don’t do anything wrong, but we worry, we’re afraid, we’re anxious—and that in itself holds us prisoner and holds us back. What’s our mission?
Lightening the Load: How a Household Chore Became More Inspiring

How did I make my family feel good, feel special, feel singularly loved by me, I thought?
Shabbat Law of the Week
Boneh - Building

Assembling and building a permanent structure is forbidden on Shabbat, and is the av melachah of Boneh.
Lifestyle
Chassidism is Divine intelligence, an understanding which shows man how small he is, and how great he can become
— Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch (Hayom Yom, Iyar 19)