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Devarim
Freeman Files
G‑d Is Not a Thing
The other day I realized that I hadn't seen G-d in quite a while -- probably not since childhood... Where did I misplace Him?
The other day I realized that I hadn't seen G-d in quite a while -- probably not since childhood... Where did I misplace Him?
Quiz
By the Numbers
11 Things Jews Do to Remember the Holy Temple
As we mark the Nine Days, let’s explore 11 ways Jews remember the Temple, its rituals, and its destruction throughout the year.
As we mark the Nine Days, let’s explore 11 ways Jews remember the Temple, its rituals, and its destruction throughout the year.
Podcasts
Full Circle in the Arctic Circle
When this Air Force chaplain was sent to remote Greenland, he knew it was G-d's will. He also knew he had a lot of preparing to do.
When this Air Force chaplain was sent to remote Greenland, he knew it was G-d's will. He also knew he had a lot of preparing to do.
Devarim: After Sinai: Moses’s Last Reckoning
At the end of life, how do we frame our most pivotal and painful moments?
At the end of life, how do we frame our most pivotal and painful moments?
Question of the Week
Are Dangerous Sports Like Football and Wrestling Kosher?
Does the possibility of serious brain injury (CTE) mean that playing in the NFL isn’t kosher?
Does the possibility of serious brain injury (CTE) mean that playing in the NFL isn’t kosher?
Jewish News
Voices
Feeling Down? Visit Chabad!
What was the highlight of my trip? I thought it would be the quiet, the beaches, the nature. But on this trip, the highlight wasn’t outside at all.
What was the highlight of my trip? I thought it would be the quiet, the beaches, the nature. But on this trip, the highlight wasn’t outside at all.
Parshah
The Parable of the Precious Garment
On the Shabbat prior to Tisha B’Av, known as Shabbos Chazon, everyone is shown a vision of the future Holy Temple. The Chassidic masters offer a parable of a precious suit to clarify the significance of this vision. Why does a garment fits better than a home to explain the house of Hashem?
On the Shabbat prior to Tisha B’Av, known as Shabbos Chazon, everyone is shown a vision of the future Holy Temple. The Chassidic masters offer a parable of a precious suit to clarify the significance of this vision. Why does a garment fits better than a home to explain the house of Hashem?
Story
The Anonymous Slaughter-Checker
He dressed in worn-out clothes, packed a loaf of bread and a few books into a beggar's sack, took a walking stick in hand, and quietly left Ostroh.
He dressed in worn-out clothes, packed a loaf of bread and a few books into a beggar's sack, took a walking stick in hand, and quietly left Ostroh.
The times that most profoundly affects the course of a person's soul are the times he struggles with and battling his persecutors and oppressors to uphold and strengthen his faith... Such an experience, though fraught with pain of the body and agony of the soul, is rich with powerful impressions. These are the days of light in the life of man.
— Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch (1880-1950), writing about his imprisonment by the Soviets in 1927
Print Magazine
Harsh words, demands and ultimatums—these shake the very foundations of a marriage and a home, tearing its walls apart until each one stands alone.
Gentle words, understanding words, listening words—this is the trunk from which a marriage grows, the foundation upon which a home stands.
A home cannot be repaired unless...
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