Parashat Eikev: Service of the heart
Prayer is one of the foundations of Judaism. A hallmark of the eternal Jew is speaking with his creator...Is it reasonable that such a central mitzvah is not directly addressed in the Torah?
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Shema Yisrael: The importance of listening and learning in the darkness
Shabbat ‘Nahamu’: From destruction to redemption
Parashat Va’ethanan: ‘This good mountain’
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A Jewish heart in Europe: How Chabad in Vienna became a fortress of hope, education, and continuity
Where once stood a Nazi institution, now stands one of the largest Jewish campuses in Europe.
Planting seeds of the Divine: a weekly Torah guide
Smith invites readers to start their “Inner Garden,” which includes planting and cultivating “forty-seven assorted seeds that correspond to forty-seven weekly Torah portions.
Learning ‘Tanach’ together at annual Torah conference
The 'Yemei Iyun B’Tanach' offers 140 lectures on different Bible stories over four days.
When hassidic masters tried, failed to usher in the messianic age during Napoleon's wars
The Hozeh would later recount that the Heavenly Court had ruled against him on account of his attempts to bring the redemption before the appointed time.
Shabbat Chazon: Cries of trauma, betrayal from Jerusalem and Gush Katif
Both Jerusalem and Gush Katif represent, in different ways, the spiritual and national trauma of Jewish exile and betrayal – both from without and from within.
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Parashat Devarim: 'And from my students more than from all'
This dynamic of student inquiry and the teacher’s patient, honest response is essential for effective and meaningful learning – for both the teacher and the student.
Rabbis in America speak up over Gaza crisis, say 'silence is no longer an option'
As images of Gaza continue to circulate, a number of American rabbis used their pulpits this past Shabbat to speak up about the humanitarian crisis.
'To Be Holy but Human': A look into the life ‘hesder yeshiva’ creator Rabbi Yehuda Amital - review
One of a kind: Rav Amital was that unique and unparalleled leader who lived at a time when he was needed the most.
