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By the Numbers
16 Facts You Should Know About the Jews of Lebanon
Not too long ago, it was one of the most favorable Arab countries to live in as a Jew.
Not too long ago, it was one of the most favorable Arab countries to live in as a Jew.
Freeman Files
Your Questions
Can I Knock Down a Drone That’s Invading My Privacy?
There’s a concept in halachah called hezek re’iyah—“damage by seeing.”
There’s a concept in halachah called hezek re’iyah—“damage by seeing.”
Voices
Abused for Years, She Chose Joy
Despite experiencing abuse and living for some time in a cemetery (oh, the irony), all my memories of Chaya involve her smiling enthusiastically for no reason other than being alive.
Despite experiencing abuse and living for some time in a cemetery (oh, the irony), all my memories of Chaya involve her smiling enthusiastically for no reason other than being alive.
Parshah
Closer to G‑d, Closer to Your Spouse
As there are no coincidences, we must ask ourselves: What lesson can we learn here?
As there are no coincidences, we must ask ourselves: What lesson can we learn here?
History
Underground! Libya's Cave Jews
Learn about the Jewish villages of Troglodytes (“cave dwellers”) who lived in the frontier of Tripolitania.
Learn about the Jewish villages of Troglodytes (“cave dwellers”) who lived in the frontier of Tripolitania.
Learning From the Rebbe
When a person is uprooted from his habitual environment... there come to light certain traits of his inner character as they are in their purity, undistorted by the expectations of society. Often, these traits reveal the hidden good in this person, of which perhaps even he himself had been unaware, because they were hidden under the layers of “manners” and social conventions. Fortunate is the person who does not allow these traits to disappear when he subsequently settles down and finds tranquility.
— From a 1944 letter by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, recalling his days as a refugee in Vichy France
Print Magazine
Hear, O Israel! You are about to go to battle with your enemy. Don’t let your hearts be frail. Do not fear, nor panic, nor be in dread of them. (Deuteronomy 20:3)
In the midst of battle, it is forbidden to entertain thoughts that frighten you. (Maimonides)
The same applies in every troubling situation. (Rabbeinu Yona o...
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