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By the Numbers
22 Kosher Facts Every Jew Should Know
Brush up on your understanding of this this basic mitzvah, which is integral to Judaism and Jewish life.
Brush up on your understanding of this this basic mitzvah, which is integral to Judaism and Jewish life.
Parshah
The Real Reason for the Ten Plagues
The ultimate purpose was that the departing Israelites would learn an eternal message that would resound for generations.
The ultimate purpose was that the departing Israelites would learn an eternal message that would resound for generations.
Staff, Serpent and Scattered Sparks
What’s the significance of the staff turning into a serpent, then back to a staff, and swallowing all the others in the process?
What’s the significance of the staff turning into a serpent, then back to a staff, and swallowing all the others in the process?
Your Questions
Why Do I Need a “Hebrew Name”?
It functions as a conduit, channeling spiritual energy from G‑d into your soul and your body. That’s why a critically ill person is sometimes given an additional Hebrew name—sort of like a spiritual bypass operation.
It functions as a conduit, channeling spiritual energy from G‑d into your soul and your body. That’s why a critically ill person is sometimes given an additional Hebrew name—sort of like a spiritual bypass operation.
Video
When the Alter Rebbe Chopped Wood
In the early 1980s, the Rebbe began to speak on the importance of raising awareness about the Seven Laws of Noah among non-Jews.
In the early 1980s, the Rebbe began to speak on the importance of raising awareness about the Seven Laws of Noah among non-Jews.
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Feminine Scholarship Unparalleled
As Fraida reached the next words, "You will eventually take it from me..." she lifted her ten fingers heavenward and cried out, "Father, wait, I'm coming!" With those final words, Fraida's soul departed from her body.
As Fraida reached the next words, "You will eventually take it from me..." she lifted her ten fingers heavenward and cried out, "Father, wait, I'm coming!" With those final words, Fraida's soul departed from her body.
The Girl Who Refused to Write on Shabbat
My grandfather gathered his children and explained the gravity of the situation.
My grandfather gathered his children and explained the gravity of the situation.
Jewish Life
A Random Door in Jerusalem
Late one night, we knocked on a door in a large apartment complex and waited through a long moment of silence.
Late one night, we knocked on a door in a large apartment complex and waited through a long moment of silence.
The Courage to Identify as a Jew on Campus
The Jewish star was my signal to G‑d, to myself and to others that I believed and trusted in G‑d, as a Jew.
The Jewish star was my signal to G‑d, to myself and to others that I believed and trusted in G‑d, as a Jew.
Story
"What If There Is A G‑d?"
The door swung open and Rabbi Shlomo walked out and began to pace in the waiting room. Suddenly, he loudly exclaimed: "Young man, young man, what will be if indeed there is a G‑d in this world?"
The door swung open and Rabbi Shlomo walked out and began to pace in the waiting room. Suddenly, he loudly exclaimed: "Young man, young man, what will be if indeed there is a G‑d in this world?"
No sooner was [Abraham] weaned -- and he was but a small child -- that his mind began to seek and wonder: How do the heavenly bodies orbit without a moving force? Who moves them? ... His heart sought, and came to know that there is one G-d... who created all and that in all existence there is none other than Him...
Print Magazine
Yom Kippur is described in many ways. One very poignant description is that it is “once in a year.”
You see, the human soul is also described in many ways, with five different names, each describing a deeper level of her being. The fifth, deepest level is called yechidah, which means “one and unique.” Yechidah is th...
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