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Vayera

Parshah
Believing Again

Walking the paths of Auschwitz, I began to doubt humanity and its Creator. I felt suspended in a world I could not comprehend...
The Step Beyond Self

There are many examples of people giving up their lives in order to achieve a certain goal for themselves. The case of Abraham is different: it was a step of surrender of self.
By the Numbers
14 Facts About Jewish Amsterdam

A haven for Jews escaping religious persecution, Amsterdam was a center of Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jewish life.
10 Questions: Take the Sodom Quiz

The city that sinned against G-d and was destroyed as a result.
Your Questions
Are AR Headsets Considered “Seeing”?

Certain Jewish laws require that we actually see something. Does AR count?
Psalms
Rockets Are Falling in Israel
Join us in praying and doing a mitzvah
Ordinary People; Extraordinary Stories
The Superstar of Jewish Music

Chassidic pop star Avraham Fried shares his inner world, including his personal interactions with the Rebbe and the Rebbetzin.
Letters of Light
Voices
The Evolution of a Darwinist

When I spoke about the possibility of Darwin being wrong, only one student objected.
Video
Why Do Jews Celebrate Circumcisions?

We spend our whole lives trying to elevate ourselves above and beyond the mundaneness of day-to-day material wellbeing. In fact, it’s such an important part of being a Jew, that we demonstrate our commitment to it in the first days of our life.
The Rebbe and the Troubled Teen
When a teen questioned whether the Rebbe really felt her pain, he replied with an analogy.
The Freeman Files
The Ultimate Test of Abraham

Why does an all-knowing G-d need to test anybody? Shouldn't He know what is in our hearts? And why is Abraham's test of faith "the entire glory of Israel and their merit before their Father in Heaven"?
Lifestyle
Fix yourself up first, and then fix up others
— Talmud, Bava Metzia 107b
Print Magazine

A Jew entered the Alter Rebbe’s study and said, “Rebbe, I am a simple man. Please explain to me: What is this holiday of Shemini Atzeret?”

The Alter Rebbe held his head in his hands for a moment. Then he answered:

“For a long journey, you might make a concentrate of the food and drink you will need for the way. At every...