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| Protection from Above |
| | Rabbi Binyomin Klein, a member of the Rebbe's secretariat, recounts the Rebbe's response to a terrorist threat. |  |
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| | We were praying for the same thing at the same place, just minutes apart from each other . . .
by Mina Richler |  |
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| | Maybe G-d wants me to be on the next flight, where the guy next to me will be contemplating suicide and yours truly will be his savior!
By Levi Avtzon | |
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| | Some time later the professor again visited the student for a class gathering. But when she approached the apartment, she did not see the mezuzah . . .
By Yerachmiel Tilles | |
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| | After the prayers were finished, the chassid went over to one of the guests and said very quickly in a soft, murmuring voice: "Werurygoigtdy?"
By Shoshannah Brombacher | |
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| Effort and Commitment |
| | Prayer is something like watching a chess game. If you have no clue what's going on, it's about as thrilling as watching the grass grow.
By Tzvi Freeman | |
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| | If a person sinned and wished to make atonement, why does he sacrifice an animal? Why doesn't he sacrifice himself, for example?
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe | |
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| | The key to "korbanot" (sacrifices) is understanding that every obligation in Judaism is assembled from the components of everyday life . . .
By Shlomo Yaffe | |
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| | Why does the book devoted to mitzvot start with the laws of sacrifices? Perhaps they encapsulate the inner meaning of mitzvot more than any other individual mitzvah . . .
By Naftali Silberberg | |
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| | Why must a Jew be taken to task for an innocent mistake? He had no intention of disobeying G-d's law-why is his behavior considered sinful and in need of atonement?
By Lazer Gurkow | |
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| | A mitzvah bundles up the person who is commanded and the Commander, creating a relationship and essential bond.
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| | When no one was in the synagogue, he brought in the loaves under his cloak. He prayed that G-d should look upon his offering with favor, and eat and enjoy the lovely, freshly baked bread . . .
By Yerachmiel Tilles | |
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| Building Self-Esteem |
| | The key to raising children is not to "raise" them, but to include them in your own life, and to live your own life in a way that is worth emulating. By Manis Friedman | |
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| | Are you encountering "frosty conditions" or "icy patches" in your relationship with your spouse or children? By Chana Weisberg | |
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| | Other than people's body language, the main way we have of tuning into people's feelings is through their eyes. When people look at us, they either heal us or harm us . . .
By Miriam Adahan | |
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| | Changing perceptions one laugh at a time
Weiner is clearly no conventional Jewish mother: A successful standup comic, she performs at Manhattan comedy clubs and for audiences across the tristate area . . .
By Deena Yellin | |
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| | The chassidic masters explain that the more one is nullified before G-d, the more humble one becomes in the face of G-d's infinite greatness . . .
By Aryeh Citron | |
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| Prepping for Purim |
| | The laws and customs of Purim, along with pre and post Purim observances, in a brief printable format.
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| | What better way to celebrate Purim than by feasting on some amazing Persian food?
By Reyna Simnegar | |
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| | When you consider the cost and lack of originality of store-bought costumes, homemade costumes are a more fun, and oftentimes more cost-effective, option . . .
By Sarah Zeldman | |
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| Q&A |
| | Is it true that there is no mention of the synagogue in the Torah? It's hard to imagine "Judaism"-at least as we know it today-without synagogues!
By Shlomo Yaffe | |
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| | I saw the craziest thing in the Code of Jewish Law: it tells you how to tie your shoes! Am I a better person if I tie my shoes in a special way?
By Aron Moss | |
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| Text-Based Study |
| | Join Rabbi Gordon for a text-based class on the fifth portion of Leviticus with the commentary of Rashi. By Yehoshua B. Gordon | |
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| | The tractates of the book of Zera'im (Seeds) explain the detailed laws of agriculture, including kohanic gifts and tithes for the poor. Also treated are the laws of prayer and blessings. by Yosef Shaffer | |
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