What is More Choice: A Large Etrog or a Small One?
Regarding the etrog, it is known that the Lubavitcher Rebbe would be mehader to take a large etrog, a truly large one—this was an innovation,...
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Parashat Balak: Defeating Balam and Balak: Connecting Thought with Deed
In a concise and foundational lesson on the weekly Torah portion, we explore how the forces of impurity, represented by Balak and Balam, wage war...
Tikkun Olam
Every Jew burns internally with the need to fix the world. We have inherited this burning desire from the Patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and...
Vayeitzei: For Love of Leah
The love between Jacob and Rachel was love at first sight. This is revealed love: Rachel is “beautiful of form and beautiful of appearance”, and...
The Love of Rachel
On 11 Cheshvan we commemorate the day of the passing of our matriarch, Rachel. This day invites us to connect to her persona, learn about...
Gematria Shorts for Re’eh 5782
In Parashat Re’eh God warns us (Deuteronomy 12:30), “Beware of being lured into their ways [of the people inhabiting the land]” (הִשָּׁמֶר לְךָ פֶּן תִּנָּקֵשׁ...
Rachel: Understanding Infertility: Part 3
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Q&A: Rachel, Speech and Silence
Q: What is the connection between Rachel and speech? And why is she silent? A: The power of speech corresponds to the sefirah of malchut,...
Rachel: Understanding Infertility Part 2
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Rachel: Return to Jewish Nature
The 11th of Cheshvan can be called “Jewish Mother’s Day” (יוֹם הָאֵם הַיְּהוּדִית). This is the day of passing of our matriarch, Rachel. It is...
