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News | JEWISH COMMUNITY
In the US, some fading Reform and Conservative synagogues go Orthodox to stay afloat
Chabad Hasidic outreach programs reverse decline and bring growth to congregations through a host of programming designed to foster a more traditional community
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Moses vs. the Gaslighter - Guest Columnists - Parshah
The people in the desert were being gaslit, and big time.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
23 Tallit Facts You Should Know - Mitzvahs & Traditions
A tallit is a four-cornered, fringed garment worn by Jewish men during prayer.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
The Not-So-Dead Sea Scrolls
How the Dead Sea Scrolls, considered by many to be the most significant archaeological discovery of the 20th century, speak to Jews in the 21st century.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Why No Paschal Offering for 39 Years in the Desert? - Jewish History
As strange as it may seem, the Israelites seem to have only observed Passover once during their 40-year sojourn in the desert.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
11 Kippah Facts Every Jewish Guy Should Know - Mitzvahs & Traditions
A kippah is a head-covering traditionally worn by Jewish men
and boys as a sign of reverence and respect to G‑d.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Jewish Holidays: What Is Shavuot?
Unpack layers of Biblical and rabbinic text to understand the inner mechanics of this sometimes-overlooked but super-important holiday.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Halacha (Jewish law) is not pro-choice
To state that Halacha is pro-choice is the equivalent of claiming that Halacha is pro-theft or pro-lying concerning the Torah’s prohibition to steal and its requirement to be honest.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Is There a Flawless Proof That Torah Is True?
Years ago I attended a seminar where we were presented with logical proofs that the Torah was delivered to us by Moses at Sinai. I was convinced and began a path towards complete Jewish observance.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Jews Worldwide to Celebrate Mystical Spring Holiday of Lag BaOmer
Day also marks 41st annual completion of Mishneh Torah and Sefer Hamitzvot
Miscellaneous | Judaism
How to Celebrate Lag BaOmer
Here are the tools and tips you need to have a rip-roaring inspiration-heavy Lag BaOmer celebration like no other.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Seven Things People Get Wrong When Learning Kabbalah - …and how to get on the right track
1. Myth: Nobody goes to a Kabbalah class expecting to actually understand anything.
Truth: Kabbalah is about the human mind grasping the ungraspable.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Judaism: The Halachic Parameters of Taking Vengeance or Holding a Grudge
This class explains the prohibition of revenge (nekamah) and the prohibition of bearing a grudge (netirah). Exploring exactly when and how these prohibitions apply, and how it’s possible to bend one's thoughts in a positive direction and avoid these prohi
Miscellaneous | Judaism
What Is Ahavat Yisrael?
We all know the mitzvah to love your fellow Jew, but how do you love another as yourself?
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Spiritual Physics - Jewish Prayer
What do you do with this powerful love and desire for G‑d, awakened during prayer as a result of our challenges?
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Judaism: Does Hell Exist?
Who isn’t terrified at the notion of being in a fiery furnace for all eternity?
Politics | Opinion
Elder Of Ziyon - Should the Performance of the Korban Pesach be Illegal in the Jewish State? (Judean Rose)
Every year, Temple Mount activists prepare to perform the Passover offering. Every year, they are arrested.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Why Do Jews In Exile Celebrate Passover?
Ever since the Exodus, every Jew possesses that innate, unbreakable sense of freedom.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
How to Prepare Your Seder Plate Items Quickly & Easily
Preparing the Seder plate items can seem overwhelming, but it needn’t be.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Why Should I Care About Ancient Slaves Who Went Free? - An honest reflection on Passover's relevance 3,000 years later
A short and powerful message on the Festival of Freedom’s profound meaning to us today.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
What Is Passover (Pesach)?
The eight-day Jewish holiday of Passover is celebrated in the early spring, from the 15th through the 22nd of the Hebrew month of Nissan, April 15 - 23, 2022.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
If the Haggadah Is Right, We’ve Got Education All Wrong - How the Haggadah turns education on its head
From a child's answers, you might know something about what the child knows. From a child's question, you know who the child is.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Passover: What Have the Anti-Semites Done to the Jews?
Anti-Semitism bears testimony to the Almighty’s watchful eye which continues to guide us through our providential mission on earth.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Passover: Who Authored the Passover Haggadah?
The Haggadah evolved over time, starting from the Second Temple period until it reached its present form.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Why No Chad Gadya? - Why Doesn’t the Chabad Haggadah Include the Post-Seder Songs?
Many have the custom to sing various post-Seder songs at the conclusion of the Passover Seder.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
The Agony and Ecstasy of Jewish Sovereignty - Has the State of Israel been a success?
A critical analysis of Israeli statehood, Jewish identity and Middle East politics since 1948.
Miscellaneous | Purim
Shushan Purim - Why Jerusalem celebrates a day later
All cities that were walled at the time when the Israelites, under the leadership of Joshua, entered Canaan, observe Purim on the 15th. This results in the occasional unique phenomenon of a “triple” or three-day Purim.
Miscellaneous | Purim
Thousands of Ukraine Refugees in Europe and Israel Take a Joyous Break For Purim
Late on Tuesday, Miriam Moskovitz, a Chabad-Lubavitch emissary to Kharkov, Ukraine with her husband Rabbi Moshe Moskovitz, received a text from a woman in her community and a photo of fresh-baked hamantaschen.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Fascinating Facts: 15 Facts About Queen Esther
Learn all about the heroine of the Purim story, Queen Esther!
News | News
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Towards the End of Conservative Judaism?
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Towards the End of Conservative Judaism? Conservative Judaism in America is in deep trouble with several recent news items illustrating just how ominous the situation has become. How did it get to this position? And does it
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Will the Synagogue Ever Go Virtual Reality? Why a metaverse minyan is not okay
Is it possible to create a virtual synagogue where everyone would join for prayer online? How about virtual reality, where you literally feel like you are in the same room with your fellow avatars? Could this be a legitimate replacement for group prayer at the synagogue?
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Why No Tefillin at Night or on Shabbat? - Tefillin
Tefillin are worn daily by Jewish men and boys aged 13 and older, except for on Shabbat and Torah holidays.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Sinai: Were the First Tablets a Mistake? - Guest Columnists - Parshah
Why were the first set of tablets given with such fanfare?
Miscellaneous | Judaism
17 Facts About Moses Every Jew Should Know
Moses was born in Egypt during the enslavement of the Jews. His parents, Amram and Yocheved, were from the illustrious tribe of Levi.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
How Did David Defeat Goliath? - Jewish History
In the famous narrative, young David slays Goliath, the giant Philistine warrior, using a round pebble he collected from a brook.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
The Moses Connection - The Daily Dose of Jewish Wisdom
“Command” in Hebrew is tzivah, which also means “connect.”
History | History
How the Science of Racism Led to the Holocaust - The war against the divine image in man
Can the world survive on ethics devised by human reason? Well, we tried. It’s called the 20th century.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
13 Facts About Jewish Leap Years - Jewish Calendar
The Hebrew leap year ensures that the Jewish calendar remains true to the solar cycle
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Understanding After Doing - The Daily Dose of Jewish Wisdom
At Sinai, we declared, “We will do and we will understand!”
Angels descended from heaven and placed two crowns upon our heads.
Miscellaneous | Jewish Wisdom
12 Women Who Impacted Torah Scholarship
Culled from the span of Jewish history, from the Talmudic era to pre-war Europe
Miscellaneous | Jewish Wisdom
Women First - The Daily Dose of Wisdom
When it came time to give the Torah to the Jewish people, G‑d told Moses to speak with the women first.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Elder Of Ziyon - No matter how the haters try to twist it, Tu B'Shvat is a Zionist holiday
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
13 Ways the Lubavitcher Rebbe Changed the World Forever - Impact
How one man in Brooklyn. N.Y., shattered misconceptions and predispositions about Judaism—and forever changed the world.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Why Did G-d Smite the Firstborn? - Parshah
Our job is to find the divine sparks hidden within each person, each object and each event, and let that shine.
News | News
UNPACKED – The Modern Shift That Divided Judaism | The Jewish Story
UNPACKED – The Modern Shift That Divided Judaism | The Jewish Story As the Age of Enlightenment spread across Europe, 18th-century Jews still faced persecution and were banned from assimilating into modern civilization. A young Jewish German philoso
Miscellaneous | Judaism
When Do Jewish Boys Begin to Wear Their Tallit? - And why do some Ashkenazim wait until after marriage?
The answer to this question really varies depending on your ancestry and/or community custom. Allow me to share some information...
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Do Jews Really Believe In Reincarnation?
Every descent of the soul into this world has a specific Divine purpose. This is the case whether it is the soul’s first descent or a subsequent reincarnation. There are many aspects of gilgul haneshamot—reincarnation of the soul—that are complex and intricate beyond the scope of this response. However, to understand the general purpose for reincarnation, we can look to the three reasons outlined by Rabbi Yeshaya HaLevi Horowitz, as provided by the Kabbalists, in his classic work Shnei Luchot HaBrit (Shaloh).1
News | News
UNPACKED – The Origins of Hasidic Judaism: The Ba’al Shem Tov
UNPACKED – The Origins of Hasidic Judaism: The Ba’al Shem Tov In the aftermath of historical events that impacted Jews of Eastern Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries, two groups rose up that inspired generations of Jews to revolutionize the
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Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z”l – 8 Short Thoughts on Hanukkah
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z”l – 8 Short Thoughts on Hanukkah H/T Aish.com 1. Inspired by faith, we can change the world Twenty-two centuries ago, when Israel was under the rule of the empire of Alexander the Great, one particular leader, Antiochus
Miscellaneous | Chanukah
Were the Maccabees Wrong to Fight? - Chanukah
When we kindle our Chanukah candles each year, the light that glows is the spirit of faith and determination of the Maccabees.
News | News
UNPACKED – Watch Why So Many Jewish Teens Study This Ancient Music Notation
UNPACKED – Watch Why So Many Jewish Teens Study This Ancient Music Notation Ta’amei Hamikra, or as it’s called in Yiddish, “trope,” is a millennia-old system of music symbols that determines how each word in the Torah is recited. Alth
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RAV KOOK ON PARSHAT VAYISHLACH:RESTORING THE BROTHERLY LOVE OF YAAKOV AND ESAU
RAV KOOK ON PARSHAT VAYISHLACH:RESTORING THE BROTHERLY LOVE OF YAAKOV AND ESAU “וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח יַעֲקֹ֤ב מַלְאָכִים֙ לְפָנָ֔יו אֶל־עֵשָׂ֖ו אָחִ֑יו אַ֥רְצָה שֵׂעִ֖יר שְׂדֵ֥ה א
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Why Aren’t Shellfish Kosher?
Shellfish do not have kosher signs. But what if they did?
Miscellaneous | Jewish Wisdom
Jewish Wisdom: Mothering Teens Is Harder Than I Thought - Vayishlach
On the one hand,
I saw myself traveling, working long hours, being busy with a busy career; on
the other hand, I always had this desire to be a mommy.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Judaism: Why Is the Contemporary Prayer Book So Long?
During the days of the First Temple, no formal prayer was needed.
News | Jewish Community
An American Rapper and a Soviet Child: Parallel Journeys of Return
My childhood could not have been more different from that of Nissim Black.
Miscellaneous | Chanukah
Chabad: Chanukah Basics
The Chanukah story, Chanukah observances, Chanukah FAQs and the menorah lighting procedure in succinct form -- with a plethora of links that lead to the unabridged version...
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Uncertainty, Unknowability, and Free Will in Kabbalah and Quantum Mechanics - Torah & Science
Developments in the physical and biological sciences over the last two millennia have, in the minds of many, challenged the belief systems of the major Western religions. Consequently, many Jews and others longing to understand the nature of reality and the meaning of human existence have been lured away from their faiths in a quest for more ‘objective’ truths.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Learning From Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks - Jewish Life
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, who passed away on Shabbat, 20 Cheshvan, 5781, was an international religious leader, philosopher, and respected moral voice. The author of over 30 books, he served as the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth from 1991 to 2013 and took his seat in the House of Lords in October 2009.
News | News
UNPACKED – How The Protestant Reformation Affected Jews
UNPACKED – How The Protestant Reformation Affected Jews In the early 16th century, life for the Jews remained unstable as they faced violence perpetrated by the Catholic church. After years of devotion, Martin Luther sparked one of the largest revol
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UNPACKED: Maimonides: The Philosopher Rabbi – The Jewish Story
UNPACKED: Maimonides: The Philosopher Rabbi – The Jewish Story Every day, tens of thousands of students study the Mishneh Torah, The Guide for the Perplexed, and dozens of medical works written by Rambam, also known as Maimonides, one of the most fa
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UNPACKED: How a 500 Year Old Book Shaped Jewish Practice | The Jewish Story
UNPACKED: How a 500 Year Old Book Shaped Jewish Practice | The Jewish Story At the dawn of the 16th century, both Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jews relied on oral traditions of Jewish law – Halakha. Both groups passed down their own unique customs. Howeve
Politics | Debunking Lies
Elder Of Ziyon - Is Islam the Oldest Religion? A Featured Snippet Goes Horribly Wrong
A Google snippet tells searchers that Islam is the oldest religion.
News | Jewish Community
Avraham Fried: 'With a good word and a good message a singer can save a soul' - Israel National News
Watch: 'Real Talk' - with hasidic singer Avraham Fried.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Anti-Semitic Attacks in 2020 Outnumbered Attacks Against Muslims, Asians, Transgender People Combined
More American Jews suffered hate crime attacks in 2020 than Asians, Muslims, and transgender people combined, according to FBI crime tracking data.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
The End of Torah - From the Chassidic Masters - Parshah
What did Moses accomplish by shattering the tablets?
Miscellaneous | Jewish Wisdom
How a Rock Song Started Me on My Journey
thank the Byrds for their introduction to a lesson in Kohelet, Ecclesiastes.
Miscellaneous | Sukkot
10 Tips for an Amazing Sukkot @ Home - Sukkot & Simchat Torah
You can create an over-the-top joyous Sukkot at home, one to
remember fondly long after the pandemic has been relegated to the dusty annals
of history.
Miscellaneous | Sukkot
13 Facts About Sukkot Every Jew Should Know - Sukkot & Simchat Torah
Sukkot is a weeklong festival celebrated by dwelling in the sukkah, taking the lulav and etrog and joyous feasting.
Miscellaneous | Sukkot
How to Build a Sukkah - The basics of building a sukkah and living inside it - Sukkot & Simchat Torah
This sukkah guide will lead you through the fun mitzvah of building and dwelling in a sukkah—from the permitted and required components in its structure, to the basic rules of living in the sukkah.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
The Jewish People Prepare for Sukkot, the ‘Season of Our Rejoicing’
The outdoor, seven-day holiday approaches with safety and unity again top of mind
Miscellaneous | Judaism
9 Yom Kippur Myths and Misconceptions - High Holidays
Here’s your chance to rethink some things that “everyone knows” about the holy day.
Miscellaneous | The High Holidays
14 Tips for an Amazing Yom Kippur at Home - High Holidays
Many of us will be celebrating Yom Kippur alone. Here are our pro tips to making your at-home Yom Kippur meaningful and memorable.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
19 Yom Kippur Facts Every Jew Should Know - High Holidays
Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement, when we are
closest to G‑d and most connected to the essence of our souls.
Miscellaneous | Chabad
5781, The Jewish Year in Review: A Year of Overcoming Adversity, Rebuilding and Recovery
The stories that shaped the past 12 months.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Why Do We Dip the Apple Into Honey on Rosh Hashanah? - High Holidays
Why not mangoes dipped in maple syrup, for example?
Miscellaneous | Jewish Wisdom
What My Mother, the ‘Mikvah Lady,’ Taught Me About Chassidic Feminism - Celebrating Jewish Womanhood
Celebrating femininity is celebrating the Divine.
Miscellaneous | Jewish Wisdom
Criticized by Family Members for Becoming Religious
They think that the laws are stupid and separate me from them. And sometimes, I think that they’re right! I feel so alone and it makes me question the journey that I am on.
Miscellaneous | The High Holidays
Why Is Rosh Hashanah Before Yom Kippur? - Is it possible we've gotten these holidays all wrong?
Maybe we’ve got everything 100% wrong. Because if we’re thinking the holidays are backward, it’s likely we’ve got their meanings backward.
Miscellaneous | Chabad
A Short History of Bringing Shofar to the Streets
The first mitzvah campaign to bring Judaism to the individual, wherever he or she was
News | News
Judaism's two holiest places are filled with Muslims today
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Faith After Surfside - Questions & Answers
It is a pain we must feel, a pain that must be healed, until we have healed humanity itself. Until no such tragedy could ever happen again.
Miscellaneous | Chabad
Glimpse Into Rebbe’s Holocaust Correspondence Discovered in a Basement
Leonard Holtz found an archive of letters in a shoebox. Then he and his wife gave it to the Chabad Library
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Why the Jewish People Await Moshiach - Parshah
There’s a secret reason the Jewish people have always wanted Moshiach, and that reason is very relevant to your life, right here, and right now.
Miscellaneous | Jewish Wisdom
Mayim Bialik: Common Myths About Orthodox Judaism--Debunked!
Karin Brooke’s post on Kveller about losing her daughter to religious fundamentalism struck a chord with me for a few reasons. First, I am technically a baal teshuvah–a person who took on Jewish observance later in life. I struggled a lot in college rega
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Must One Honor Abusive Parents?
There are many kinds and levels of abuse, and different people can cope with and tolerate different situations and relationships.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
‘The Almighty Helped Me to Survive’: A Marine’s Tale From the Pacific Theater
When Bernard (Baruch) Haller enlisted in the United States Marines in 1941, he had two goals: to serve his country and to survive. To accomplish these goals, he knew that he’d need the help of a Higher Power. And so Haller, known to friends as Bernie, vowed then and there never to eat non-kosher meat and never to miss a day of tefillin.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
How Did the Mission of the Twelve Spies Go So Wrong?
Moses felt that the Israelites had no reason to fear the inhabitants, as they had all seen the great miracles wrought against the much more powerful Egyptians.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Is Midrash for Real? - Part 1 in a series on the truth behind Talmudic tales
Torah, like any wisdom, has departments. You can’t study literature the same way you study biology, and you can’t critique poetry as you would journalism. So too, you can’t study one department of Torah the same as you study another.
News | News
Mel Alexenberg – MIT Artist and YU Rabbi Explore Art in Judaism
Mel Alexenberg – MIT Artist and YU Rabbi Explore Art in Judaism In Memory of Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm z”l, President and Chancellor of Yeshiva University, on his first yahrzeit on 8 Sivan I am sharing here my dialogue with Rabbi Lamm in December 1
Miscellaneous | Judaism
13 Facts About Learning Torah - Mitzvahs & Traditions
Torah study occupies a central place in Jewish life, but how much do we really know about this activity?
Miscellaneous | Judaism
9 Facts You Should Know About Mount Sinai - Shavuot
Mount Sinai is where G‑d Himself descended and struck a deal with His chosen people.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Don’t Be Scared to Crawl Out of Your Covid Cage - Jewish Insight & Commentary
After the vaccine, I was again afraid and anxious, this time about going out.
Miscellaneous | Jewish Wisdom
Healing Body and Soul - Daily Dose of Jewish Wisdom
Your body and your soul fuse together as one. Nothing happens in the soul that is not reflected in the body. And nothing happens in the body that doesn’t deeply affect the soul
Miscellaneous | Jewish Wisdom
Thinking Healthy - Daily Dose of Jewish Wisdom
The Baal Shem Tov taught, “Where a person’s thoughts are, that’s where he is, all of him.”
Miscellaneous | Judaism
10 Facts About Pesach Sheini Every Jew Needs to Know
If someone was unable to participate in the Passover offering at
the proper time, they would offer the sacrifice a month later.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Torah Study: Does It Matter Which Words Rashi Quotes?
See how a nuance in a simple one-line Rashi can be examined, unpacked, and understood in an entirely new light.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Is It Wrong to Like a Lot of Stuff? - Parshah
Is it OK to
enjoy a good shopping spree and to delight in yet another Amazon box at your
doorstep?
Miscellaneous | Kashrut
Are Bottom Feeders Kosher Fish?
There is a commonly held belief that where a fish lives determines whether it is kosher. Is this the case?
Miscellaneous | Passover
A Mitzvah to Eat Matzah Every Day of Passover?
The Torah tells us, “For seven days, you shall eat unleavened bread . . .” Do we take that at face value?
Miscellaneous | Passover
The Pharaoh Syndrome - Passover
Pharaoh, you see, was actually quite intellectually capable; it was just that he was "Monotheistically Challenged"
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
13 Pro Tips for Your Second Passover In Isolation
Keeping those of us still isolated in mind, we’ve prepared a list of tips for making this Passover as positive, meaningful and memorable as possible!
Miscellaneous | Passover
As Covid Recedes, Passover Ushers in Season of Hope
Amid continued restrictions and rising vaccinations, Chabad-Lubavitch brings Passover to one and all
Miscellaneous | Passover
Passover: The Long Road of Exodus - Daily Dose of Wisdom
As soon as you stop leaving Egypt, you are back there again.
Miscellaneous | Chabad
17 Facts Everyone Should Know About Hasidic Jews - Essentials
Peer under the broad black hat and learn what makes Hasidim tick
Miscellaneous | Judaism
14 Kosher Myths and Facts
Are you ready to challenge some of the things you’ve always thought to be true about the Jewish dietary laws? Let’s begin!
Miscellaneous | Purim
Purim: Why Read the Megillah Twice?
Why do we read the Megillah twice every Purim, once at night
and once during the day?
Miscellaneous | Purim
20 Ways to Increase Your Happiness in the Month of Adar
We all need to work to create a joyous atmosphere in our homes and in our lives. But before we can create the right atmospheres, we often have to adjust our attitudes.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
How to Observe Judaism in Outer Space?
Space travel presents its own unique challenges to the Jewish astronaut: How can one procure kosher space food, as well as all the other necessities of Jewish life? How does one face Jerusalem when praying in orbit?
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Tu BiShvat: Who “Invented” the Holiday on 15 Shevat?
When did Tu Bishvat become a thing, and why specifically now?
News | News
Unpacked – How Israel Reshaped Jewish Culture & Who Decides Who is a Jew?
Unpacked – How Israel Reshaped Jewish Culture & Who Decides Who is a Jew? Many Americans define their Judaism culturally rather than religiously. But with Israeli-Jewish influences becoming increasingly prominent, is there still a role for American-
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Torah: What to Tell Yourself When Things Go Wrong
In the meantime, it’s dark, confusing, and difficult. That’s only because the process of getting to a deeper place can give space for negative consequences. But just around the bend is a time, a space that is even deeper and greater, that it will make thi
Miscellaneous | Chabad
He Came to Fix a Freezer. Little Did He Know . . .
My wife, Esti, and I co-direct the Chabad Jewish Student Centre in Vancouver, Canada. As you can imagine, we serve a lot of food. So our freezer, which is filled with lots of kosher meat, chicken and other kosher items, is very important to us.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
3D Kabbalah #5: The Art of Balance - 3D Kabbalah: How G-d Creates the World
God's names are expressions of one single Entity, reflecting Him and how He interacts with the reality He creates.
News | News
UNPACKED – Watch How Education Kept Judaism Alive
UNPACKED – Watch How Education Kept Judaism Alive Why has Judaism survived for thousands of years? Along with rituals and communities, a major factor in the endurance of Judaism is the central role of education. In fact, teaching and learning has pr
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Judaism: Darkness is a lie. There is only light.
Darkness lurks ubiquitously, mockingly, as though it is the sober truth—that all is empty, for there is no meaning.
Miscellaneous | Chabad
Discovering a Personal G-d on My Trip to the Ohel - The Ohel
I had decided to visit the Ohel, the Rebbe’s gravesite in Queens, N.Y., a place I hadn’t been in more than 16 years and a place I actually thought I wouldn’t ever be again.
News | Jewish Community
Chief Rabbis Honor Rabbi Jonathan Sacks by Teaching His Work on the Rebbe’s Talks
Excerpt from Sacks’s Torah Studies Taught in Six Languages as Part of Worldwide Project
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Judaism: Perseverance Vs. Perfection - Vayigash
The Joseph-Judah relationship and the points at which their paths converge continue throughout history. From the sale of Joseph onward, Judah and Joseph constantly interact with each other, and their relationship continues in various forms. Here, in Parsh
Politics | Politics
Why the cultural elite truly despises Hanukkah
Well, because Hanukkah is about as out of step with the contemporary elite consensus as any religious tradition can be.
Politics | Opinion
The Torah Versus the Left
Question: What book is the opposite of the left? Answer: the Torah. The Torah is the Hebrew name of the first five books of the Bible, the “Five Books of Moses.” The Torah is the foundation of the rest of the Bible and the rock on which both Judaism a
Miscellaneous | Judaism
A Deeper Look at the Menorah Blessings - Chanukah, 5743
The three blessing we recite before kindeling the menorah carry deep inside them the timeless Chanukah lessons for our service of God, specifically in our times.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
The First Hanukkah Light in Bergen Belsen - Chanukah
A wooden clog became a hanukkiah; strings from a uniform, a wick; and shoe polish, pure oil.
Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous
13 Hanukkah Facts Every Jew Should Know
Become an expert on this widely celebrated but barely understood Jewish festival.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
An encounter with Rabbi Sacks, a Jewish leader who inspired a generation
My spiritual and intellectual development were very much crystallized by his words and perspectives.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Join Us in Praying for (and Learning From) Rabbi Sacks
If you read Chabad.org, or if you follow the happenings of the Jewish world, it is virtually impossible for you not to have been touched by the writings, teachings or example of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, former chief rabbi of the British Commonwealth.
News | News
The Discussion Continues on the Future of the Jewish People by three Israeli Visionaries. Part II
https://israelseen.com/shows/lhdpart2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS | More The Discussion Continues on the Future of the Jewish People by three Israeli Visionaries. Part II This discussion was originally held in 2007 bu
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Why Do We Fast on Yom Kippur?
What is Yom Kippur all about? Unpack layers of meaning embedded in the requirement that we neither eat nor drink for the duration of this most holy and solemn of days.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
5780 in Review: A Year of Pain and Loss—and of Kindness and Community - The stories that helped define the year
As nearly every aspect of the world around us was changing in this year of global pandemic, Chabad.org/News worked to provide unique perspectives on the unfolding tragedy and unfathomable loss of life, while at the same time reporting on the outpourings of kindness and humanity from every part of the globe. With the Jewish year 5780 coming to a close, here is a look at some of the stories that defined it, as featured on Chabad.org/News.
Miscellaneous | Diaspora
Don’t Get Too Comfy in the Diaspora (Ki Tavo 2020)
Baruch Gordon quotes a commentary on the First Fruits offering which delivers a powerful message to Diaspora Jews today...
Miscellaneous | Jewish Wisdom
Are Body Piercings Kosher? - Questions & Answers
We often associate
piercings with tattoos, and we may wonder if they are equally forbidden.
Politics | Opinion
Anti-Zionism is Antisemitism
From the blog of Ben Yeroushalmi at The Times of Israel
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Jewish World Mourns Passing of Renowned Talmudic Scholar Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz
The late Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz. Photo: steinsaltz-center.org. The Jewish world was in mourning on Friday following the death of Rabbi …
Miscellaneous | Jewish Life
18 Tisha B'Av Facts Every Jew Should Know
Tisha B’Av, the 9th day of Av, is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar.
Miscellaneous | Jewish Life
Elder Of Ziyon - Israel News: EoZTV: Jonathan Neumann on “Tikkun Olam”
.My latest EoZTV interview is with Jonathan Neumann, author of To Heal the World?: How the Jewish Left Corrupts Judaism and Endangers Israel.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Shavuot: The holiday that started it all. | Jlife
Most people get excited, or at least know about, the festivals of Passover and Sukkot. GREAT NEWS: there are three Jewish festivals! And the third one is, in many ways, the one that started it all: Shavuot.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Holy Jewish site of Esther and Mordechai set ablaze in Iran - reports - The Jerusalem Post
'Disturbing reports from Iran that the tomb of Esther & Mordechai, a holy Jewish site, was set afire overnight,' ADL National Director Jonathan Greenblatt tweeted.
News | JEWISH COMMUNITY
A Minyan in the Time of Social Distancing
Fifteen of us gathered loosely around a streetlight to pray for my late mother.
Miscellaneous | Jewish Wisdom
Jewish Responses to Epidemics Throughout History - Insight & Commentary
Let’s take a look at epidemics throughout history to gain some
insight into how Jews were affected and how leaders responded.
Miscellaneous | Jewish Wisdom
Jewish Wisdom: Religious? Not Me!
When I hear the word "religion," I instinctively cringe. My stomach turns. My hands become clammy. My throat dry. On occasion, I have been known to break out in hives. This tends to confuse people who know me as a Torah observant Jewish woman...
News | News
Jerusalem's best-kept secret comes in form of silent prayer
Did you know Jews pray on the Temple Mount? They do this discreetly, without provocations, and the custom is one
Miscellaneous | Jewish Wisdom
10 Ways to Help an Especially Sensitive Child - Parenting
How can I help her become stronger so she can survive in a world that’s not always fair and tactful, and so that she’s not constantly suffering a maelstrom of emotion?
Miscellaneous | Diaspora
Fearing for his life, Jew secretly celebrates Hanukkah in enemy country
A Jew living in a hostile Arab country went out of his way to celebrate Hanukkah this week, despite the
News | JEWISH COMMUNITY
The Lesson Of Chanukah Is Deeply Relevant In 2019. Here’s Why.
The Jewish holiday of Chanukah — that’s properly spelled “Chanukah” and not “Hanukkah,” by the way — began last evening. At some point over the past century, as American Jewry grew in both rank and number and as a politically
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Elder Of Ziyon - Apparently, protecting Jews from antisemitism is now considered antisemitic
From the NYT (I am not going to fisk the article itself, which is biased towards BDS in unreal ways:)
Miscellaneous | Jewish Wisdom
4 Strategies for More Meaningful Conversations - Editorial & Commentary
Studies show that social interactions, even if very brief, leave us feeling more satisfied and happy.
History | History
Did Jews Ever Abandon the Temple Mount?
The claim that no Jewish temple ever existed in Jerusalem and that Jews have no rights whatsoever on the Temple Mount is part of the "temple denial" doctrine that has been increasingly internalized in Palestinian academic, religious, and political
Politics | Antisemitism
Caught on camera: Hasidic man violently attacked by four men in Brooklyn
It's terrifying how often antisemitic attacks are happening!
Family & Parenting | Jewish People
Why the Difference Between Men and Women in Jewish Prayer? - Israel Unwired
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