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It is no secret that Jews in both Israel and around the world are facing tremendous challenges at this time. And addressing these challenges demands...
This month has been identified as Jewish Heritage Month in America. And as this year is the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, this...
In a fascinating discourse on parshas Acharei Mos, the Alter Rebbe plumbs the depths of the concept of teshuva, which, as we know, is simply defined...
In the coming days, God will infuse the world with an unprecedented capacity for liberation and transcendence! Yeah, yeah, I’ve heard it before....
The Shabbos before Passover is called “Shabbos Hagadol,” the Great Sabbath. What is it about this Shabbos that makes it worthy of such a title...
Parshas Vayikra opens with a discussion of “karbonos,” the daily service in the Temple where offerings were brought on the altar. We begin every...
Each letter of the Hebrew alphabet corresponds to a number, and the word “לב/leiv/heart” corresponds to the number 32 (ל/lamed is 30 and...
At the open of the sixth chapter of the Megillah, king Ahashverosh is unable to sleep: “בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא נָדְדָה...
Moses’s name is mentioned in every portion of the Torah from the time of his birth except for this week’s parsha, Tetzaveh. The Sages explain that...