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By the Numbers
10 Menorahs Around the World That Make Us Proud to Be Jewish
Fifty years after the first public menorah lighting, 15,000 public menorahs are being lit in the most extraordinary places.
Fifty years after the first public menorah lighting, 15,000 public menorahs are being lit in the most extraordinary places.
14 Aramaic Words to Know and Use All the Time
As the Jewish vernacular for centuries and the language of the Talmud, Aramaic significantly influences Jewish scholarship and culture.
As the Jewish vernacular for centuries and the language of the Talmud, Aramaic significantly influences Jewish scholarship and culture.
Your Questions
Must I Give Gifts Every Night of Chanukah?
An underlying theme of Chanukah (and Chanukah gelt) is Jewish education.
An underlying theme of Chanukah (and Chanukah gelt) is Jewish education.
History
An Age-Old Mystery: Where Is the Tomb of the Maccabees?
Given its large size and striking design, the tomb should have been easy to locate. Yet, it seems to have been swallowed up by the sands of time.
Given its large size and striking design, the tomb should have been easy to locate. Yet, it seems to have been swallowed up by the sands of time.
Straight Curves? An Old Menorah Debate Takes a New Turn
Many—although by no means all—of the public menorahs on display today feature straight branches extending diagonally from each side of a central shaft. This trend began in the 1980s, but it is rooted in a debate that might stretch back to the Middle Ages and beyond.
Many—although by no means all—of the public menorahs on display today feature straight branches extending diagonally from each side of a central shaft. This trend began in the 1980s, but it is rooted in a debate that might stretch back to the Middle Ages and beyond.
Halachah for Life
What You Need to Know About Hiring Babysitters
Learn how to avoid potential yichud situations, keep your kosher kitchen intact, and make payments in the biblically mandated way.
Learn how to avoid potential yichud situations, keep your kosher kitchen intact, and make payments in the biblically mandated way.
Ordinary People; Extraordinary Stories
Modern Medical Miracle
A woman born without a uterus shares her inspiring journey of faith, love, and medical innovation, culminating in the miraculous birth of her daughter.
A woman born without a uterus shares her inspiring journey of faith, love, and medical innovation, culminating in the miraculous birth of her daughter.
Parshah
Who Were the Daughters of Jacob?
The verse refers to “daughters,” but did he actually have more than one?
The verse refers to “daughters,” but did he actually have more than one?
Jewish News
Video
Lifestyle
Dad Was In Prison, and I Didn't Know If I Was Jewish
On the windowsill stood a silver candelabra large enough to hold nine candles and a box of tall candles. I understood I was being initiated into a rite I hadn’t known existed until that moment.
On the windowsill stood a silver candelabra large enough to hold nine candles and a box of tall candles. I understood I was being initiated into a rite I hadn’t known existed until that moment.
Letters of Light
One who does teshuvah (repents) out of awe, his premeditated sins are rendered as unwitting transgressions. One who does teshuvah out of love, his premeditated sins are rendered as merits.
— Talmud, Yoma 86b
Print Magazine
For hundreds of years, perhaps since the beginning of Creation, a piece of the world has been waiting for your soul to purify and repair it.
And your soul, from the time it was first emanated and conceived, waited above to descend to this world and carry out that mission.
And your footsteps were guided to reach th...
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