Communism

I somehow knew that my inner worth was much more significant than the treat that was offered.

“When a communist gives you a tallit, you should not be in a hurry to discard it.”

He is intent on the names printed in the thick ream of pages that sits in front of him. He reads the names, and from time to time uses a large black fountain pen to mark a name with an X.

The 63 tractates of the Talmud were not allowed to be printed in the Soviet Union even once during the 70 years of its existence. An amalgam of Aramaic and Hebrew, the ancient text contains the teachings and opinions of hundreds of rabbis on the widest va...

As she began her descent down the ladders, the ice-cold air hit her. It was dark and freezing before she even reached the water.

Dear Ask-the-Rabbi Rabbi, With the current presidential elections in the U.S., there’s been a lot of debate about Judaism, socialism and capitalism, since one of the candidates—the Jewish one—identifies himself as a “democratic socialist.” Some Jewish vot...

This book tells the story of the Chassidic underground that operated in the Soviet Union, upholding Judaism during the rule of communist terror. Gripping narrative sweep the reader to distant lands, and paints a picture of mysterious figures in Samarkand'...

Chabad struggled bitterly against communism's aggressively secular ethos, but successive Rebbes indicated that socialism and Judaism are not entirely at odds. This lecture was in tribute to Professor Chimen Abramsky.

Aside from the natural population growth, a number of locals had been attracted to and joined the Chabad community.

His focus on personal character and conduct was insistent, and relentless.