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| Seasonal |
| | It wasn't enough for Passover to fall after the equinox, the "official" spring. Spring-like conditions had to be evidenced.
By Menachem Posner |  |
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| | During the month of Nissan when one sees a blossoming fruit tree, we make a blessing.
By Eliezer Wenger |  |
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| | Why does the Torah repeat the list of offerings brought by each leader of the tribes of Israel, when all twelve brought exactly the same things?
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe | |
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| | For some of us, after the Four Questions comes the dreaded fifth: "Cabernet or Chardonnay?"
By Tamar Genger | |
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| Spirituality |
| | When you first wake up, you're a new creation. The seed of everything you must be, of all you must accomplish, is there then. Grab it while you can.
By Tzvi Freeman | |
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| Women Then and Now |
| | The midwives in Egypt were the conduits for the Exodus. They defied Pharaoh's authority by safely delivering Jewish children.
By Nechama Rubinstein | |
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| Video |
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Rabbi Kadoozy desperately tries to prepare for the Passover Seder despite his flooded synagogue while Jono searches for Passover inspiration. Dovid Taub & Jonathan Goorvich | |
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| | A look at the life and legacy of the fifth Chabad rebbe, known as the "Rebbe Rashab," who founded the Chabad yeshivah system in 1897. 20 Cheshvan, 1860 - 2 Nissan, 1920. | |
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| | An introduction to the origin, structure and features of the genre known as the "chassidic discourse" or maamar. By Tzvi Freeman | |
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| | Has G-d given you enough money, health, and happiness? Discover the secret to unlocking abundant blessings in your life. By Lazer Gurkow | |
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| | In this charming glimpse into shtetl life, the daughters of the village scribe talk about how their father makes Torah scrolls. | |
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| Story |
| | Suddenly my father stopped short and looked at me. "Why do you sigh? If a man is bound up on high, he doesn't fall down below."
From the writings & talks of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch | |
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| | Sensing a hint of indecision in the doctor's eyes, the official said: "It is a simple matter of health, Dr. Schreiber. The water is clearly polluted . . ."
By Professor Abraham Boyarsky | |
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| | The Rebbe demonstrates his miracle-working technique to a group of high-school students.
By Yanki Tauber | |
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| | The remarkable journey of a Torah scroll rescued from Nazi Germany.
By Ann Goldberg | |
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| From the Mailbag |
| | Do health and fitness have a place in Judaism? It seems that the secular world encourages a healthy life far more than the Jewish world does.
By Aron Moss | |
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| | Why is it that so many of the great books in Torah-including the Talmud-are not written in Hebrew? Does that make them less holy?
By Yisroel Cotlar | |
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| | There's something clearly pointing me in a specific direction. How do I know if it's a sign from G-d, or a test to see whether I can withstand the pressure?
By Yehuda Shurpin | |
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| | What is the Jewish stance on cursing and curse words?
By Yisroel Cotlar | |
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| Parshah |
| | How can the Torah-a system of thought that places emphasis on personal responsibility-allow one Jew to absolve another from sin?
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| | We cannot logically understand the Divine laws of niddah and Family Purity, but we can try to understand them spiritually.
By Susan Handelman | |
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| | Did you know that it is possible for a person to be murdered and not even know about it?
By Mordechai Wollenberg | |
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| | When love has to overcome a difference, as it does in marriage, it needs energy to leap across and bridge the gap.
By Manis Friedman | |
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| | Does every cloud really have a silver lining? Is there a blessing in disguise inside every curse?
By Yossy Goldman | |
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| | Why did G-d create Adam last? What does this tell us about our purpose in life?
From the teachings of Rabbi Avraham of Slonim | |
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| | A purification ritual involving two birds, spring water in an earthen vessel, a piece of cedar wood, a scarlet thread and a bundle of hyssop . . .
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