Community and Individuality

Most of us like to express our individuality. And yet, when given autonomy, many of us feel a need to belong. How can we reconcile both these needs?

How often do we bypass our value system, simply because that’s what everyone else does?

Each of us has unique qualities and that is what makes our nation whole—as illustrated in the tribal leaders’ role in the greater community.

Examining the unique elements of the Pascal Offering leads to a profound discussion into the two views on the balance of community and individual.

The Rebbe turned Chabad into an international movement that transcended the narrower denominational interests of other orthodox Jewish groups in America. Wexler correctly centers our attention on the Rebbe's social vision, and its strong universalist comp...

Drawing on the specific intimations of the term "essence" as it is explained in Chabad thought—namely, as the singular point that holds opposites together—we can find several points of connection between Chabad teachings on social questions and the social...

The obvious coefficient of Jewish identity is peoplehood. And yet the Jewish people cannot be defined without reference to the family.

Learn why the Holy Temple was specifically built on an incline and not on level ground. Next, we explore the sacred vessels of the Temple: are they to be viewed as parts of a greater whole or of individual value? This insight conveys a profound truth in t...

G-d’s home on earth is not complete without everyone’s contributions.