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The 15th of Av
Our Sages proclaimed the 15th of Av as one of the two greatest festivals of the year, yet they ordained no special observances or celebrations for it... |
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Of Holidays and Weddings
By Naftali Silberberg
Examining the events that occurred on the 15th of Av, it seems that none of them – and even the combination of them all – seems to justify the establishment of a holiday that outshines all others! |
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My Eye and I
By Chana Weisberg
The moment that the eye sees something of itself, suddenly its function has deteriorated... |
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We Whined a Lot!
Dovid Taub & Jonathan Goorvich
The Parshah report gets an exclusive interview with one of the original Jews who left Egypt and wandered through the desert |
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The Hero In You
By Moshe Bryski
The definition of greatness and heroism by Judaism is quite different than the way society today looks at them. What makes a hero? Who are your and your children’s heroes? Most importantly, how can you rise from a life of mediocrity and find that hero within? |
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"Science and Kabbalah" Trailer
By Asher Crispe
Rabbi Asher Crispe hosts a series of special on-line lectures explaining the spiritual significance of the technological breakthroughs of our age. |
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Unified Field Theory
By Asher Crispe
An understanding of G-d's Four-Letter Name offers a possible synthesis of two heretofore irreconcilable theories -- Quantum Theory and the Theory of Relativity. |
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Av 15: Dancing in the Vineyards
By Ruvi New
The Talmud relates that on the 15th of Av and Yom Kippur, the eligible young men and women of Jerusalem would go out to the vineyards to find their prospective marriage partner. Why specifically these two days? |
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The Blue Hats vs. The White Hat
By Sarah Azulay
As the sole support of six children, and in the middle of building our house, I couldn't afford any reduction in salary. |
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The Ultimate Matchmaker
She took a thousand slaves and a thousand slave-girls, lined them up in two rows, and announced: "You marry him, and you marry her." |
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The Jewish ABC
By Tuvia Bolton
A room full of five-year-olds in a Russian cheder learn a new way to read the Alef Bet |
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A Short Story about a Long Life
By Gutman Locks
He was standing by the side of the road speaking through the open window of my car. "From this moment on," I said to him, "every good deed I do will also be credited to your account..." |
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Pockets Full of Faith
By Shaul Wertheimer
"We have many stories showing us the Baal Shem Tov's power to perform miracles," Rabbi DovBer pronounced. "For that, we don't need this story..." |
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Why Are You Here?
By Yaakov Paley
What you consider monotony, a burden, an obligation, may truly be your soul’s pot of gold... |
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To the Very End
By Shaul Yosef Leiter
Mitzvot must be performed with utmost enthusiasm to achieve their end. |
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The Meaning of Making Money
By Tzvi Freeman
If life is full of meaning, why am I spending it hustling other people for their money? |
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Careful What You Think!
By Levi Avtzon
What we have is a bunch of leaders who take special courses on how "not to say what you think, rather what is acceptable," and to "never ever verbalize your bigotry for there might be a secret recording device under your chair." |
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Heads or Heels?
By Rochel Holzkenner
It's the dull and ugly work that cultivates the lowest turf, dragging down the awareness of G‑d to the lowest plane and helping Him to fulfill His desire. |
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Born on Top of the Mountain
By Mendy Wolf
It is easy to feel that we own our achievements. Charity? It's my money! Gratitude? For what? This is all my work! |
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The Rhyme of No Reason
By Mendel Kalmenson
Our verse implies that our unconditional connection with G‑d is itself conditional! Can that be right? |
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In a Nutshell
In which Moses describes a land of milk and honey, recalls our failings in
our first generation as a people, explains where bread comes from,
introduces us to the World of Because, and refers to the Messianic Age |
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The Circle and the Line
By Sara Esther Crispe
Two of the most basic of shapes, yet two extremely deep and complex ideas. Feminine and masculine. The circle and the line... |
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Family in Flight
By Rea Bochner
I should have seen it coming when he wouldn’t drive to synagogue with us anymore, or eat at our favorite non-kosher restaurants. One minute, he was just our baseball-cap-sporting patriarch, watching videos with us on Saturday afternoon while we munched on gummy candy. The next minute, he was a bearded, kippah-wearing, Torah-quoting stranger… |
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Avocado and Seared Tuna Steak Salad
By Jamie Geller
Learn how to make this super simple and delicious avocado and tuna steak salad! |
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Keeping Out of Unethical Business
By Tzvi Freeman
I found out that my business partner is planning on doing something that is possibly illegal, but in a way that avoids creating any liability for himself. Am I allowed to continue the partnership? |
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The Wedding Band
By Naftali Silberberg
Laws and customs pertaining to the wedding band. |
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Roving Rabbis Blog
Young Chabad emissaries share the experience of their summer assignments all over the world. |
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What If Mommy Didn't Love You?
By Miriam Adahan
We all know that if children are deprived of certain vitamins during their formative years, such as Vitamins A, B or D, they suffer lifelong problems. Likewise, the lack of vitamin "L" – love – can create emotional handicaps. |
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Hospitality
When the Roman Emperor Julian ordered the establishment of hostels for transients in every city, he referred to the example of the Jews "in whose midst no stranger goes uncared for." |
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Laws of Reciting the Shema (Part II)
By Aryeh Citron
When one recites the Shema, he should do so tremulously, with concentration, reverence and awe, as people are wont to do when reading a new communication issued by the king. |
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Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson (1878-1944)
Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson was born on the 18th of Nissan in the town of Podrovnah... |
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Arrest and Exile
By Shmuel Marcus and Avraham D. Vaisfiche
Four NKVD agents appeared at Rabbi Levi Yitzchak's home, to conduct a thorough search, scrutinizing all of the Rabbi’s letters and responsa, as well as many of his personal papers. They left nothing untouched. |
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The Torah is acquired with 48 qualities: study, listening, verbalizing, comprehension of the heart, awe, fear, humility, joy, purity, serving the sages, companionship with one's contemporaries, debating with one's students, tranquility, study of the scriptures, study of the Mishnah, minimizing engagement in business, minimizing socialization, minimizing pleasure, minimizing sleep, minimizing talk, minimizing gaiety, slowness to anger, good heartedness, faith in the sages, acceptance of suffering, knowing one's place, satisfaction with one's lot, qualifying one's words, not taking credit for oneself, likableness, love of G-d, love of humanity, love of charity, love of justice, love of rebuke, fleeing from honor, lack of arrogance in learning, reluctance to hand down rulings, participating in the burden of one's fellow, judging him to the side of merit, correcting him, bringing him to a peaceful resolution [of his disputes], deliberation in study, asking and answering, listening and illuminating, learning in order to teach, learning in order to fulfill, wising one's teacher, exactness in conveying a teaching, and saying something in the name of its speaker.
— Ethics of the Fathers 6:6
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