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Thanksgiving and Prayers
Join us in praying that the returnees quickly recover from the physical and emotional trauma they have suffered.
Join us in praying that the returnees quickly recover from the physical and emotional trauma they have suffered.
By the Numbers
11 Unique Ways Jews Inaugurate Their Leaders
From kings and High Priests to rabbis and communal leaders, here’s a curious look at the unique ways Jewish inaugurations have been marked throughout history.
From kings and High Priests to rabbis and communal leaders, here’s a curious look at the unique ways Jewish inaugurations have been marked throughout history.
15 Facts You Should Know About Moses’ Staff
One of the most iconic symbols in the story of the Exodus, used to unleash the plagues and split the sea.
One of the most iconic symbols in the story of the Exodus, used to unleash the plagues and split the sea.
10 Questions: Take the Basics of Judaism Quiz
Do you know when Shabbat begins and who the Patriarchs are?
Do you know when Shabbat begins and who the Patriarchs are?
8 Ways to Get Your Teen to Cooperate
How can I turn my lazy, self-centered youngster into a responsible and caring member of this household?
How can I turn my lazy, self-centered youngster into a responsible and caring member of this household?
Parshah
Did the Egyptians Actually Practice Magic?
The plain reading of the text certainly implies that they did.
The plain reading of the text certainly implies that they did.
Why We Need to Suffer
Great revelation comes through great suffering. The greater the toil, the greater the accomplishment.
Great revelation comes through great suffering. The greater the toil, the greater the accomplishment.
History
The Teacher and the Russian Minister of Printing and Censorship
As they walked, a well-dressed man approached them and asked the teacher from Mogilev, “Do you recognize me?”
As they walked, a well-dressed man approached them and asked the teacher from Mogilev, “Do you recognize me?”
Be careful with the government, for they befriend a person only for their own needs. They appear to be friends when it is beneficial to them, but they do not stand by a person at the time of his distress.
— Ethics of the Fathers 2:3
Print Magazine
It is not so much that we need to be taken out of exile.
It is that we must take the exile out of ourselves.
What is exile? It is the belief that there is some place outside of G-d.
And that in that place, there are forces stronger than G-d.
And those forces will not allow you to do what your soul came here to do.
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