Are obstacles real? When G-d goes undercover…
Shavuos (Day 1) – G-d’s Undercover Agents
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Acharon Shel Pesach – Finding Matzah in Vienna
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What is better, an angel or a person?
Acharon Shel Pesach – Cherish the Moment
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When Shehecheyanu Isn’t Appropriate We all know the shehecheyanu blessing. We sing it at every happy occasion. The shehecheyanu is recited on every Jewish holiday, except for today – the last day of Pesach. What most people don’t know is that this blessing is made over a heartfelt joy. That means that any time you feel a real heartfelt joy you can recite the shehecheyanu. The...
SHVI’I SHEL PESACH – Unending Joy
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Good Yom Tov! In the mid-1600s, a high-ranking British government official named Samuel Pepys (pronounced Peeps) kept a diary for about ten years. The diary, one of the best records of daily from that era, made him famous. During the time he kept his diary, Samuel Pepys witnessed a plague of animal disease that swept Europe, the great Fire of London, and war between Britain and...
Climate Change Seder!
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An idea for your Seder.
Jews & Blood?!
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Why would anyone think the blood libel is true?
Laugh Therapy
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What is the best way to overcome challenges and better your situation? Simchat Torah contains the answer.
Wherever there is Coca Cola, there is Chabad
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When a Yeshiva student tried to share some Judaism, he was rebuffed. But it led to more than he had ever imagined.
Letters to Talia
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A Kibbutznikit girl wrote to a modern Orthodox soldier about her questions of faith. The result was a fascinating correspondence. What was his best answer?
Yizkor: The Last Jew Standing
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The last Jew in Spain was a 15-year-old boy who lived a lonely existence wandering the country hoping to avoid capture and forced conversion. This story never happened — it’s historical fiction. But why is it so compelling, and what should be our response?