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| FUN READS |
| “I’m away during the week. I’m a stress-management consultant, so I travel all the time . . .”
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| He lost no time in introducing new edicts against the Jewish community, draining them of their hard-earned money . . . |  |
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| ADDRESSING G-D |
| “If the one I was praying for is gone,” I wanted to know, “where did my prayers go?”
By Sara Hecht | |
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| Life is a daily descent into “Egypt,” a world shrieking that there is nothing higher than nature or self.
By Elisha Greenbaum | |
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| STARTING THE BOOK OF NAMES |
| It was the darkest hour yet in the history of the fledgling nation. Slavery, cruel decrees, a new leader . . . | |
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| This daily class, streamed live from Encino, California, studies the weekly Torah portion, and Tanya, the foundational text of chassidic philosophy.
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| This does not seem to have been the custom during the biblical era. Is it a new tradition?
By Menachem Posner | |
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| When Mr. Jerry Levine, an anchorman for Miami’s Channel 10 News, asked the Rebbe for guidance, the response seemed somewhat . . . silly.
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| The Hebrew name of every object is the conduit for its divine energy, and a person’s name is the channel through which the soul’s energy reaches the body.
By Aryeh Citron | |
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| GREAT WOMEN |
| Chaya does not bring people together for marriage, but to save lives. Her couples will not meet under thechuppah, but in the operating room.
By Miriam Karp | |
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| When confronted with a situation that seemed hopeless, she didn’t resign herself to inactivity with the excuse that the little she could do couldn’t possibly make a difference.
By Chana Weisberg
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| FOCUSING ON DETAILS |
| Jewish unity through the study of Jewish texts.
By Israel Sandman
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| Multiple worlds were created from each letter, and numerous secrets are hidden within them.
By Yaakov Abuchatzeira; translated by M. Steinberger and E. Linas | |
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| The relationship between Moses and Moshiach is reflected in the numerology of their names.
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe | |
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| FAMILY LIFE |
| Bringing peace to a couple means that, whenever we have the chance, we should enhance the husband’s opinion of his wife and the wife’s opinion of her husband.
By Manis Friedman | |
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| I don’t think there is a mother in this world who doesn’t question if she is doing the best for her children.
By Sara Esther Crispe | |
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| There’s one building whose construction takes precedence over a synagogue. In fact, a synagogue may be sold to raise funds for this building. | |
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| This Persian variation on Israeli salad is a healthy and delicious addition to any meal.
By Reyna Simnegar
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| LEADERSHIP |
| Now that I am older, with a family of my own, I feel that there is spiritual value in the dollar. What should I do with it?
By Eliezer Zalmanov | |
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| There are two different types of failed politicians.
By Elisha Greenbaum | |
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| G‑d never answered the question. Perhaps in a strange way Moses answered himself.
By Rabbi Jonathan Sacks | |
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| HEALING THE RIFT |
| You needn’t look far for evidence of great rifts in Israeli society, fractures whose beginnings stretch back generations.
By Dovid Zaklikowski | |
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| Pleasantness and peace are not only fundamental to the observance of Torah-true Judaism, but are the only appropriate paths to maintaining and promoting authentic Jewish values.
Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters | |
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