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Matot-Masei
By the Numbers
14 Facts About Balaam, the Evil Prophet
After being thoroughly humiliated by a talking donkey, he found himself unable to curse the Jews, showering them with tremendous blessings instead.
After being thoroughly humiliated by a talking donkey, he found himself unable to curse the Jews, showering them with tremendous blessings instead.
Freeman Files
The Kabbalah of Holy Wars and Unconditional Love
The cardinal sins of Torah demanded only 70 years of exile, while hatred takes almost 2000 years!
The cardinal sins of Torah demanded only 70 years of exile, while hatred takes almost 2000 years!
Quiz
Your Questions
Are Spouses Together in Heaven?
You’ll be with your spouse in heaven, but perhaps not in the way that you imagine.
You’ll be with your spouse in heaven, but perhaps not in the way that you imagine.
Am I a Failed Jewish Mother?
Our role is not to become our children's flame. It is to help ignite theirs by providing a positive example for them to emulate.
Our role is not to become our children's flame. It is to help ignite theirs by providing a positive example for them to emulate.
Halachah for Life
What You Need to Know About Praying With a Minyan
While prayer is often seen as a deeply personal conversation with G-d, Judaism teaches that it is also fundamentally communal.
While prayer is often seen as a deeply personal conversation with G-d, Judaism teaches that it is also fundamentally communal.
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Podcasts
I Was a Missionary, But It Felt All Wrong!
Raised by a mother who was struggling with mental health issues, Leah turned to the church for support. A trip to Israel (and a lot of conversations) finally helped her find her way back to Judaism.
Raised by a mother who was struggling with mental health issues, Leah turned to the church for support. A trip to Israel (and a lot of conversations) finally helped her find her way back to Judaism.
Matot-Masei: Where the Chase Stops
How do you outrun a past mistake when there's nowhere left to hide?
How do you outrun a past mistake when there's nowhere left to hide?
Voices
Tracking Down Dad's Dachau Hero
After two weeks, the memoir arrived. I was in awe. It was a 70-page typed document with very intricate details, including the story of how Jacob met my father in Dachau.
After two weeks, the memoir arrived. I was in awe. It was a 70-page typed document with very intricate details, including the story of how Jacob met my father in Dachau.
Parshah
Why Life Is All About the Journeys
The Torah lists the 42 places where the Jewish People journeyed to in the desert. Why does the Torah refer to the destinations where they encamped as journeys? Learn a profound message regarding our mission to always travel higher.
The Torah lists the 42 places where the Jewish People journeyed to in the desert. Why does the Torah refer to the destinations where they encamped as journeys? Learn a profound message regarding our mission to always travel higher.
Video
Why Was Gold Created?
An address on the Previous Rebbe's 100th birthday anniversary: The Midrash teaches that G-d created gold only for the Holy Temple. Why, then, did He place gold all over the world, where it can also be used for mundane purposes? Similarly, why did G-d allow His Torah to be lowered from its loftiest heights, to the point that even someone who seeks to misuse it, can comprehend it?
An address on the Previous Rebbe's 100th birthday anniversary: The Midrash teaches that G-d created gold only for the Holy Temple. Why, then, did He place gold all over the world, where it can also be used for mundane purposes? Similarly, why did G-d allow His Torah to be lowered from its loftiest heights, to the point that even someone who seeks to misuse it, can comprehend it?
The ultimate knowledge is to know that we cannot know You
— R. Yosef Albo
Print Magazine
We are one because we share a single soul, like a single, brilliant sun shining into many bodies. Since the soul is what counts, that makes us essentially one.
That is the meaning of the mitzvah of the Sukkah—a place that encompasses us all equally, rendering us a single whole.
We are also one because none of us are ali...
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