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15 Facts About the Jews of Poland
For centuries, Poland was home to the largest and most vibrant Jewish community in the world. The country overflowed with Jewish life, in large cities like Warsaw, Krakow, and Lublin, and in the hundreds of shtetls that dotted the landscape.
For centuries, Poland was home to the largest and most vibrant Jewish community in the world. The country overflowed with Jewish life, in large cities like Warsaw, Krakow, and Lublin, and in the hundreds of shtetls that dotted the landscape.
Your Questions
Would Judaism Condone Smashing Ancient Figurines?
The Torah tells the people of Israel to destroy idols. How about museum pieces that have historical significance?
The Torah tells the people of Israel to destroy idols. How about museum pieces that have historical significance?
Kosher Meditation: A Jewish Path to Peace of Mind
While many Jewish leaders banned meditation outright, the Rebbe recognized something deeper: beneath the spiritual trappings, these techniques offered genuine value for mental health and stress relief.
While many Jewish leaders banned meditation outright, the Rebbe recognized something deeper: beneath the spiritual trappings, these techniques offered genuine value for mental health and stress relief.
The Freeman Files
Prayer as Madness
Tell me that it is rational to talk to the Force of Being as though this were your closest confidant. Tell me that it is not absurd to plead with this force to adjust reality more to your liking...
Tell me that it is rational to talk to the Force of Being as though this were your closest confidant. Tell me that it is not absurd to plead with this force to adjust reality more to your liking...
Halachah for Life
What You Need to Know About Washing for Bread
Did you know that your hands must be completely clean before netilat yadayim?
Did you know that your hands must be completely clean before netilat yadayim?
Voices
Rabbi By Day, Aviation Expert By Night
The aviation enthusiast who grew up in a secular Russian-Jewish home and is now a Chabad emissary and a researcher on the verge of a breakthrough in drone research.
The aviation enthusiast who grew up in a secular Russian-Jewish home and is now a Chabad emissary and a researcher on the verge of a breakthrough in drone research.
Parshah
Humans vs. Fallen Angels
Unlike angels, we have a human neshamah, a G‑dly soul that is actually a part of Him.
Unlike angels, we have a human neshamah, a G‑dly soul that is actually a part of Him.
Did Jews Pour Wine on the Altar?
An often overlooked aspect of the Temple service was the wine libation, known as nesachim.
An often overlooked aspect of the Temple service was the wine libation, known as nesachim.
Although a fire descended from heaven upon the Altar, it is a mitzvah to add to it a humanly produced fire
— Talmud, Eruvin 63a
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Why are you afraid? Why do you panic?
Eagerly and with purpose, your soul plunged downward to live in an earthly realm,
to enwrap herself in a body of flesh and blood.
What emboldened her? What drew her to squeeze her unbounded light
into the straitjacket of time and space?
It was neither fear, nor dread, nor panic.
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