In previous generations, water was considered undignified. What changed? And what does it have to do with the water sacrifice in the Temple on Sukkot?
Water – The New Fad
W
Ahavas Yisroel: As Yourself!
A
What makes you a loser and what makes you a winner?
The three holidays of Tishrei can give us a fascinating insight into how to treat others and how to treat ourselves.
Yizkor: Jewish DNA
Y
What is it that connects Jews from all over the world?
Kol Nidrei: Coming Back Home
K
When Elie Wiesel foresaw a Jewish story.
New: The Checklists Effect
N
A surgeon discovered a revolutionary technique to save countless lives: checklists. What lesson can we learn from his discovery?
The Secret of Memory
T
Memory has been proven to be quite fallible. How are we to remember things that are important?
The Jewish Statue of Liberty
T
Countless Jewish immigrants passed under the uplifting message of the Statue of Liberty. Did you know that ancient Israel also had a similar thing? And — it has a message for Rosh Hashanah.
The Pew Study – Good news about Chabad
T
The 2020 Pew study about Judaism in America was just released. When I first read it, I was quite happy; it declared that 7.5 million Jews live in the United States. The last Pew study, in 2013, said that there were only 6.7 million Jews. Clearly, the Jewish community grew by leaps and bounds! In my imagination, I saw thousands of new Jews joining synagogues, supporting Israel, dancing on Simchat...
True Love
T
The two ‘love stories’ in the Torah are the story of Pesach and Shavuos. This is the moment of truth.
Where Is Mount Sinai?
W
How to find Mount Sinai in your own life.