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23 Facts About the Jews of Rome
Neither Ashkenazim nor Sephardim, Rome’s Jews have a 2,000-year-old history, their own dialect, and a rich and ancient culture.
Neither Ashkenazim nor Sephardim, Rome’s Jews have a 2,000-year-old history, their own dialect, and a rich and ancient culture.
18 Short (Authentic) Zohar Quotes
The Zohar is the foundational text of the Kabbalah. Written in Aramaic, it cites the teachings of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and others.
The Zohar is the foundational text of the Kabbalah. Written in Aramaic, it cites the teachings of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and others.
10 Questions: Take the Talmud Quiz
What do you know about this major work of Jewish scholarship? This is your chance to test your Talmudic smarts and have fun!
What do you know about this major work of Jewish scholarship? This is your chance to test your Talmudic smarts and have fun!
Your Questions
Why Does My Son Need a Traditional Bris?
Is there a substantive reason to have a circumcision performed by a mohel, rather than a doctor? What about medical concerns?
Is there a substantive reason to have a circumcision performed by a mohel, rather than a doctor? What about medical concerns?
When to Install a Mezuzah?
When to put up the mezuzah depends on whether you are renting or buying the home, as well as whether the home is in Israel or in the diaspora.
When to put up the mezuzah depends on whether you are renting or buying the home, as well as whether the home is in Israel or in the diaspora.
Parshah
Be Like a Bee!
Like the bee who buzzes around and collects nectar, we, too, are tasked with moseying about and collecting sweet things.
Like the bee who buzzes around and collects nectar, we, too, are tasked with moseying about and collecting sweet things.
The Little Moses in You
In every Jewish soul there exists a spark of Moses. And in every generation, there is a Moses who imparts that inspiration to the people of his time.
In every Jewish soul there exists a spark of Moses. And in every generation, there is a Moses who imparts that inspiration to the people of his time.
Voices
The Exiled Rabbi and the Executed Poet: A Soviet Jewish Story
A telling interaction between Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson and Peretz Markish during the height of Stalinist terror
A telling interaction between Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson and Peretz Markish during the height of Stalinist terror
The ‘Needless’ Pidyon Haben
I found it very moving to be present at this quite rare ceremony for only the second time in my life.
I found it very moving to be present at this quite rare ceremony for only the second time in my life.
A Forgotten Wallet, a Free Chicken … and Gratitude
As the cashier began processing my items, I reached into my purse to retrieve a credit card. Instead, I realized at that moment that my wallet was not there.
As the cashier began processing my items, I reached into my purse to retrieve a credit card. Instead, I realized at that moment that my wallet was not there.
Video
Life Through the Lens of Kabbalah
The Rebbe’s father saw kabbalistic significance in every event in his life. Was this a humble approach?
The Rebbe’s father saw kabbalistic significance in every event in his life. Was this a humble approach?
The Impact of Abuse, Addictions, and Mental Health Challenges on Our Marriage
Meet Shua and Bashie Naparstek and learn how a marriage can withstand the greatest challenges.
Meet Shua and Bashie Naparstek and learn how a marriage can withstand the greatest challenges.
How to Paint a Shabbat Table
Watch an art video showing how to make a beautiful painting of a Shabbat set of candlesticks, challah and a cup of wine.
Watch an art video showing how to make a beautiful painting of a Shabbat set of candlesticks, challah and a cup of wine.
Lifestyle
With whom did G-d consult (when He said "Let us make man")? He consulted with the souls of the righteous
— Midrash Rabbah, Bereishit 8:7
Print Magazine
What is a mitzvah?
An act of uniting heaven and earth.
But heaven is spiritual and earth is material. To make spirit and matter one is impossible!
A creature of earth cannot make earth heaven. And a heavenly being cannot bring heaven to earth.
But for you, it is not impossible.
This mitzvah that I am commanding...
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