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Shemini
By the Numbers
12 Facts About the Jews of England
From radical hatred to royal honor, their story is truly one of thorns and roses.
From radical hatred to royal honor, their story is truly one of thorns and roses.
10 Questions: Take the Omer Quiz
How much do you know about the special mitzvah we do at this time of year? Find out now!
How much do you know about the special mitzvah we do at this time of year? Find out now!
Your Questions
Why Count the Omer Standing Up?
Although this teaching is not in the Talmud, it is quoted as having originated in the Mishnaic era.
Although this teaching is not in the Talmud, it is quoted as having originated in the Mishnaic era.
Voices
Gaza Hostage: “How I Found G-d in a Terror Tunnel”
In a lengthy interview, Sasha Troufanov openly discusses how he discovered G-d in Gaza.
In a lengthy interview, Sasha Troufanov openly discusses how he discovered G-d in Gaza.
Essay
The Isolationists of Sodom and Gomorrah
It turns out that the greatest need of all is not to be needed, but to need others.
It turns out that the greatest need of all is not to be needed, but to need others.
Podcasts
The Rebbe Sent Me to Russia
A wide-ranging conversation with Bronya Shaffer that includes witnessing the Rebbe's reunion with his mother, the Rebbe's involvement in her marriage, speaking about taboo topics, being sent to Russia with a female companion, and finding strength in the tragic death of her husband.
A wide-ranging conversation with Bronya Shaffer that includes witnessing the Rebbe's reunion with his mother, the Rebbe's involvement in her marriage, speaking about taboo topics, being sent to Russia with a female companion, and finding strength in the tragic death of her husband.
Your Jewish Week: Shemini
In today’s episode, we’ve got the world’s rarest fish, insulting ancestors, and a justified use of the word “seismic’; it’s time for your jewish week.
In today’s episode, we’ve got the world’s rarest fish, insulting ancestors, and a justified use of the word “seismic’; it’s time for your jewish week.
Parshah
The Inner Meaning of Split Hooves and Chewing the Cud
You should not just be going through the motions of love and fear superficially, but it should truly affect you to the core.
You should not just be going through the motions of love and fear superficially, but it should truly affect you to the core.
Doesn't this happen to us all the time? We get angry -- at a stranger, at a friend, at a loved one -- only to later discover that we were never truly angry at them, but at the person we thought they were...
— The Chassidic Masters
Print Magazine
Our world is a world where a rainbow could be.
At first, there was a world that only received and returned no dividends. Its inhabitants took no ownership. They lived with their Creator’s benevolence, they did what they did with no need for excuses, and eventually died as they died. And that was it.
With the Flood, this...
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