While sirens sound and shelters fill, life in Israel somehow keeps moving forward with creativity, connection, and quiet confidence.
Beyond Logic: Why Jews Run Toward Israel in a War
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How We Judge Ourselves
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Passover is less than two weeks away. But before we tell the story of redemption, it is worth asking how the exile began in the first place.
The Broken Whole
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Why do we start the Seder by breaking a matzah? I have plenty of broken ones already!
The Communal Responsibilities of the Individual
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What do we do when we feel like nothing we do matters—when we’re tempted to walk away from it all?
The Fight of the Waters
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When a group of Yeshivah boys were feeling discriminated against, the Rebbe taught them that G-d always repays His debts.
Being a Living Example
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Why are Jews enthusiastic about their traditions, but less so about living in their homeland? Turns out, this attitude goes a long way back.
The TikTok Controversy
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The original Hebrew font.
A Lineage That Matters
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Why are Jews so obsessed with genealogy? Is Yichus really meaningful?
Why are we in the middle of every conflict?
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When the Big Eat the Small For some reason, wherever a war takes place in the world, Jews are always involved. In this war, which seems to have nothing to do with the Jews, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett flew to Russia and met with Putin to try to mediate a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. And this is not the only time we’ve been involved in conflicts that are not our own; it seems to...
Why Sponsor a Kiddush?
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How is this week’s parsha reflected in modern-day Judaism?