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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.
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?”
And the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to make the Sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant . . .
It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days G‑d made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.
It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days G‑d made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.
— Exodus 31:16–17
Print Magazine
It used to be that the soul fought with the body, until one conquered the other by force.
Then the Baal Shem Tov came and taught a new path: The body, too, could come to appreciate those things the soul desires.
In the place of self-affliction and fasting, the Baal Shem Tov showed his students the way of meditation an...
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