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Kedoshim

By the Numbers
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Nine questions to see how well you know the Jewish month of Iyar.
12 Ways to Experience Gratitude Now

By acting out our appreciation towards the people we interact with, we can build up to truly feeling gratitude to G‑d.
Your Questions
Why No Touching Food Before Morning Handwashing?

When a person sleeps his soul ascends heavenward to recharge, leaving only the most basic soul-powers.
Parshah
“Thou Shalt Not Be Judgmental”

Hearing only half a conversation and drawing conclusions can be dangerous.
Too Important to Sin

The very fact that G‑d decided that you should be born and placed you in this world with a mandate of Torah and mitzvot means that He has great belief in you.
Story
The Rabbi Almost Quit

I decided that if this city has such fine, humble, generous folk, how could I ever think of stopping to serve?
Rabbi Shlomo of Karlin (1738–1792)

Explore the impactful life of Rabbi Shlomo Gotlieb, the second Rebbe of Karlin-Stolin.
Essay
How Do We Make Sense of the Trauma We Just Survived?

We are faced with a task of rebuilding our lives after a miraculous redemption. Now is the time to heal.
A Yearbook Tagline From 60 Years Ago Still Hurts

I don’t even remember their names any more, but I will never forget what they wrote.
Using the Power of Visualization to Create a Better Self

Abstract ideas are experienced, theoretical concepts enlivened.
Heart Pops for Parshat Kedoshim

Here’s a fun treat for this week's Torah portion!
A chassid creates an environment. If he does not, he had better check his own baggage carefully, to see whether his own affairs are in order. The very fact that he fails to create an environment should make him as broken as a splinter. He must demand of himself: What am I doing in this world?
— Rabbi Sholom DovBer of Lubavitch (1860-1920)
Print Magazine

The words and the stories of Torah are but its clothing; the guidance within them is its body.

And as with a body, within that guidance breathes a soul that gives life to whoever follows it.

And within that soul breathes a deeper, transcendental soul, the soul of the soul: G‑d Himself within His Torah.

Grasp the clot...

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