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Shoftim
Don't Leave Us Now
Rachel Goldberg-Polin has spoken with strength and hope many times since October 7th. On Monday, she spoke again—this time, at the burial of her son Hersh, who was finally brought home in the worst possible way.
Rachel Goldberg-Polin has spoken with strength and hope many times since October 7th. On Monday, she spoke again—this time, at the burial of her son Hersh, who was finally brought home in the worst possible way.
By the Numbers
17 Facts You Should Know About Safed
Steeped in mysticism and spirituality, sanctity seems to seep out of every alley and structure of this city.
Steeped in mysticism and spirituality, sanctity seems to seep out of every alley and structure of this city.
10 Questions: Women of the Bible Quiz
See how well you know the great women who shaped the destiny of our people.
See how well you know the great women who shaped the destiny of our people.
Your Questions
Why Say Psalm 27 During the Month of Elul?
The earliest mention of the custom seems to be the work Sefer Shem Tov Katan, published in 1706.
The earliest mention of the custom seems to be the work Sefer Shem Tov Katan, published in 1706.
Halachah for Life
What You Need to Know About Haircuts in Halacha
At first glance, a haircut seems like an ordinary task, but the Torah turns even a barber visit into a chance for mitzvahs!
At first glance, a haircut seems like an ordinary task, but the Torah turns even a barber visit into a chance for mitzvahs!
Ordinary People; Extraordinary Stories
What Will French Students Face When They Return to Campus?
An interview with the director of Chabad on Campus in Saclay, France, a hub of higher education and research.
An interview with the director of Chabad on Campus in Saclay, France, a hub of higher education and research.
History
The Freeman Files
Hebrew Letters of Light
Voices
Same Scan, Opposite Conclusions
The doctors in Alaska said I had internal bleeding. Then a rabbi in Oregon reminded me about an app I have.
The doctors in Alaska said I had internal bleeding. Then a rabbi in Oregon reminded me about an app I have.
Parshah
Video
The Palace and the Field
The Alter Rebbe gives a parable concerning the month of Elul: Throughout this month, G-d, so-to-speak, is like a king who stands in the field outside his royal city, where he greets all his subjects with a loving countenance.
The Alter Rebbe gives a parable concerning the month of Elul: Throughout this month, G-d, so-to-speak, is like a king who stands in the field outside his royal city, where he greets all his subjects with a loving countenance.
Lifestyle
"Judges and officers you shall place at all your city-gates..." (Deuteronomy 16:18). The human body is a city with seven gates--seven portals to the outside world: the two eyes, two ears, two nostrils and the mouth. Here, too, it is incumbent upon us to place internal "judges" to discriminate and regulate what should be admitted and what should be kept out, and "officers" to enforce the judges' decisions...
— Rabbi Shabtai HaCohen ("Shach"), 1622-1663
Print Magazine
What does fasting on Yom Kippur achieve?
That even our physical bodies can feel the precious closeness of this day.
Yom Kippur is such a holy day, the body receives life from fasting.
Likutei Torah, Song of Songs, 14b
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