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Two braided challahs, stacked in a x shape, with sesame topping

Challah: a Step-by-Step Guide

  • Chabad.org Staff
  • "The Separation of Challah is one of the 613 mitzvot (Divine commandments) that constitute the body and soul of Jewish life. Replete with spiritual meaning, it is one of the three primary mitzvot of the Jewish woman and has a far-reaching effect on the mind and heart of the...
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Speech by Israeli Knesset Member Galit Distel

  • Distel, Galit; Israeli Knesset Member
  • "This declaration is spirituality on the highest level! Of a person who understands that there is Divine providence and that God is good, even if you are in the darkest of places....
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IDF soldiers holding up green Tzitzit

The Mitzvah of Tzitzit

  • Emor Project
  • "Wearing tzitzit reminds us not to stray from Torah and to maintain our belief in and commitment to God."...
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Sanctify Yourselves and Be Holy

  • Emor Project
  • "The soul, which contains a spark of actual Divinity, is the channel that connects us to the Will of Hashem, our Creator and constant source of life....
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Why Do We Make Blessings on Food? To Redefine Who We Are

  • Jacobson, Rabbi YY
  • Why does the Torah require us to say blessings over food?...
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Morning Hand-Washing

  • Chabad.org Staff
  • Why do we wash our hands before getting out of bed?...
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Asher Yatzar as a segula

  • Emor Project
  • "Asher Yatzar can be used as a powerful segula (something that offers protection or serves as a remedy) for the refua shelema (complete recovery) of unwell people....
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The blessing “Asher Yatzar”

  • Emor Project
  • "This blessing is a rejection of the idea that the spirit alone is holy, and physical life bereft of God."...
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Elokai Neshama

  • Emor Project
  • "Each of us comes into this world with a specific mission to accomplish....
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The Significance of Modeh Ani

  • Mindel, Rabbi Nissan
  • "God is very merciful, and although every day we are indebted to Him, He returns our soul to us....
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Why Do Jews Have So Many Laws?

  • Breitowitz, Rabbi Dr. Yitzchok
  • "Why does Judaism have such an insistence on legalism…on the [details] of the Torah?...
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Why Eat Kosher (Post 3)

  • Star K Kosher
  • "Kashruth, similar to the observance of all other mitzvot, affects one’s character...
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Why Eat Kosher (Post 2)

  • Star K Kosher
  • "Eating has profound effects, both physically and spiritually...
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I heart Kosher with boxes filled with different Kosher dishes

Why Eat Kosher? (Post 1)

  • Star K Kosher
  • "From the first man and woman, we learn about the significance of eating…...
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The Way of Tzedakah: Love as Justice – Post 3

  • Sacks, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Z"TL
  • "We do not accept poverty, hunger, homelessness, or disease as G-d’s Will. On the contrary, G-d’s Will is that we heal these fractures in His world....
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The Way of Tzedakah: Love as Justice – Post 2

  • Sacks, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Z"TL
  • "Tzedakah means BOTH justice and charity because we believe they go hand in hand. Justice is impersonal; charity is personal....
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The Way of Tzedakah: Love as Justice – Post 1

  • Adler Lambert, Rivkah & Mendlowitz, Ariella
  • "The world is not always just or equitable and our task is to make it more so by helping those in need....
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A brown Tzeduka box, that has the word tzeduka written in Hebrew with a coin getting dropped in

The Tzedakah (Charity) Box: Pushkah Power – Post 2

  • Freeman, Tzvi
  • "Charity...means being a nice guy and giving your money to someone with less. That's why, in Jewish tradition, we never give charity......
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A brown Tzeduka box, that has the word tzeduka written in Hebrew with a coin getting dropped in

The Tzedakah (Charity) Box: Pushkah Power – Post 1

  • Freeman, Tzvi
  • "‘A charity box in a home or office,’ the Lubavitcher Rebbe taught, ‘redefines the entire space. It is no longer just a home, just an office. It is a center of kindness and caring’...
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Mezuzah: The Inside Story – Post 2

  • Simmons, Rabbi Shraga
  • "A 'kosher' mezuzah is hand-written on genuine parchment... A specially trained scribe, known as a sofer, carefully writes the words using special black ink and a quill pen. The letters must be written according to halacha (Jewish Law), and every letter and word must be correct. Any mistakes or...
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Row of different colorful mezuzah's with different designs

Mezuzah: The Inside Story – Post 1

  • Simmons, Rabbi Shraga
  • "If we want our internal world to reflect Godly ideals, we have to protect it against the outside world at the point of interface: the doorway....
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Mezuzah on doorpost

What is the Mezuzah?

  • Brener, Rabbi Pynchas
  • "What is the message of [the] mezuzah [and]... what is [its] effect?...
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Why Don’t Women Put on Tefillin?

  • Adler Lambert, Rivkah & Mendlowitz, Ariella
  • "There is a misconception that when women are not obligated to do certain commandments, it means that they are losing out on something....
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The Power of Tefillin – Post 3

  • Friedman, Rabbi Manis
  • "The power of Tefillin, when you put it on daily, is that you become centered on G-dliness....
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The Power of Tefillin – Post 2

  • Friedman, Rabbi Manis
  • "The mind and the emotions - your brain, and your heart - are brought together in harmony by the effect of the tefillin....
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The Power of Tefillin – Post 1

  • Friedman, Rabbi Manis
  • "The same laws, the same rules, the same product 3300 later. That is something of a miracle....
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A man's arm wearing Tefillin by the Kotel with his sleeve rolled up

What Are Tefillin?

  • Chabad.org Staff
  • "In a sense, that makes tefillin the ultimate mitzvah. We’re commanded to literally bind ourselves to the one and only G?d....
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What Is a Mitzvah? The State of Being Connected

  • Freeman, Tzvi
  • What is a mitzvah? The simple meaning of the word mitzvah is command....
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