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Daily Rambam (1 Chapter): Daily Rambam: Woman Suspected of Infidelity 4
An ancient teaching shares a radical lesson in human dignity. A husband claims his wife was not a virgin on their wedding night. She says she lost her physical signs by accident, not through infidelity.…
At age 51: The educator suffered cardiac arrest, collapsed and passed away
The son-in-law of the Chabad community rabbi, the veteran educator Rabbi Shmuel Yitzchak Melov of blessed memory, collapsed this morning from cardiac arrest at his home and passed away. His funeral is taking place at…
Saved from Nazi-occupied Prague, thousands of Torah scrolls find new life through a Satmar scribe
A Satmar scribe and a Reform synagogue joined forces to restore 1,564 Torah scrolls rescued from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia
Robert Kraft Donates $5 Million to Build New Chabad Center in His Massachusetts Hometown
Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, attends a FIFA reception at Trump Tower in New York City, US, July 17, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Evan Vucci A new Chabad-Lubavitch center in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, will…
The Great Educator
At the present time, we must learn from Noach's failure and from the successes of Avraham our forefather how to benefit one's generation
Warning issued about eggs contaminated with salmonella found in some kosher shops
Customers, retailers and caterers have been told to throw away any eggs with the code 3UA1012066
Noah also found favor in the eyes of HaShem!
Noah-Abraham: these biblical heroes who do not resemble each other. Between Noah and Abraham many bridges are stretched, but these biblical heroes decidedly do not resemble each other. Often the studies remind us of a…
After the month of Tishrei comes a period that most of us do not understand its importance | Prof. Noah Dana-Picard
The real growth - in nature, in the soul, in society, in the nation - begins precisely in winter, in roots that almost no one sees
Advancing Together – On the Path to Renewing the Covenant
Renewing the covenant with God is not just a call for secular Jews to return to religious observance. The religious world is also required to re-clarify God's will. What can be learned from secularism without…
The Right Is Missing the Revolution Happening Right Under Its Nose
Since October 7, many among the people of Israel are undergoing a deep spiritual awakening, but it has not yet permeated the public systems and the state's institutions. While the younger generation rediscovers the Torah…
Overhauling ‘Israel education’ begins with a Middle East curriculum
Traditional Israel education is leaving young Jews unprepared for the ideological battles surrounding the Jewish state. A new approach must place Israel within its Middle Eastern context
Beach conflict in Tel Aviv — what the authorities decided
The Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality announced that it will not, for now, advance the plan to move the segregated beach from Nordau to another location in the north of the city. The decision was made after…
On Columbus Day, remember Abraham Zacuto, the Jewish astronomer history forgot
(JTA) — Every October, Christopher Columbus returns not only as history but as controversy. The voyages associated with his name transformed the world, but their legacy is inseparable from conquest, coercion and the destruction that…
Your Voice Lives in Five Places and Your Feed Is One of Them
Most brands measure voice consistency on the feed. Buyers measure it across everything they touch before they write to you. A prospect reads three of your posts, opens your website, sends a question through the…
YIVO studied a living Yiddish culture. What happened when that world was nearly destroyed?
When YIVO was founded in Vilna in 1925, its mission was to study a living people. The Yidisher Visnshaftlekher Institut was meant to be a national university for Jews scattered across Eastern Europe and, increasingly,…
Slop costs you money before it costs you taste
Everyone has learned to spot a post written by nobody. If you sell anything, that matters on your balance sheet first. You know the post. It opens with a hook about how the business world…
The Month After the Holidays
You stood in shul three weeks ago and meant it. Look at what is left of it now. Early October is when you find out. The shofar is a memory, the sukkah is down or…
Judge an agency by what it ships, not what it promises
An agency that promises you results is selling you a coin flip with a retainer attached. Organic results lag by months, they depend on your product, and they tangle with everything else you do. No…
Document Discovered by Chance 17 Years After Grandfather's Death Ignites Inheritance Battle Over Tens of Millions
The notarized power of attorney found in the bride's home after a break-in led to a family dispute over land rights worth 90 million shekels in the heart of Jerusalem. The bride sued the other…
What a Bag of Lentils Tells the Person Who Receives It
Food assistance does two jobs. The first is calories. The second is a message, and the people doing the giving tend to think about it far less than the people receiving. A family that opens…
“We are here to stay, whether you like it or not. Am Yisrael Chai. The Jewish people live, and we will live forever.”
Sami Steigmann, Holocaust Survivor
Sukkah Dispute: David Accused of Threatening to Stab Neighbors Over 'Loud Music'
David Don (49), a resident of Migdal HaEmek, is accused of going to his neighbors' sukkah while holding a large kitchen knife and threatening to harm them if they did not lower the volume of…
The Approval Button Is Not a Content Strategy
Replacing the writer with an agent is the wrong call. The posters saying so are right, and they still skip the hardest part: someone has to do the reading. An argument is running on LinkedIn…
Parsha: Parashat Hashavua: Lech-Lecha
The name of this week's portion is Lech-Lecha. It's usually translated as 'Go forth,' but it literally means 'Go to yourself.' Abraham was told to leave his home, his family, his country. The real journey…
Is It Permitted to Vote for a Party Without Rabbis? The Debate Between the Rabbis
In a Torah discussion with Rabbi Yehuda Zoldan, Rabbi Binyamin Tabadi argued that it is permitted to vote for a party that consults with rabbis on significant questions, but it is forbidden to support a…
Torah MiTzion marks 30 years of strengthening ties between Israel, Diaspora Jewry
Hundreds of former emissaries and community leaders gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate three decades of Jewish education and religious-Zionist outreach across more than 20 countries
Israel Mourns on Monday, So Should We
The personal belongings of festival-goers are seen at the site of an attack on the Nova Festival by Hamas terrorists from Gaza, near Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, Oct. 12, 2023.…
Praying for Rain in Eretz Yisrael
It does not seem logical that Jews living in lands whose rainy seasons differ from that of Eretz Yisrael should ask for rain according to the calendar of Eretz Yisrael!
Archaeologists unearth huge section of 2,000-year-old aqueduct that supplied water to Jerusalem
Jerusalem’s Lower Aqueduct has been hailed as an ‘engineering marvel’
Will the French arrive en masse in Israel?
Israel is actively preparing for a potential massive increase in Jewish immigration from France, as the country is shaken by violent protests and a rise in antisemitic acts. During an Israeli Cabinet meeting, Minister of…
Real Concern in the Jewish Community in the United States: "Overt and Covert Security"
Rabbi Aharon Starr spoke about the life of the Jewish community during this period. Additionally, many voters from the community are deliberating ahead of the upcoming midterm elections to be held in the country
The Two Hostile Villages with the Most Synagogues
Secrets of the Southern Hebron Hills: The Jewish Community that Converted to Islam, King David's Silver Treasure, and the Exciting Discovery of Z'ev Erlich HY"D
Maggie Tabibi reveals the price she paid: "They accused me of religious coercion"
Channel 14 news presenter Maggie Tabibi spoke about the path to faith she reached during the darkest periods of her life • During a speech she gave, she mentioned the moving moment in which she…
AJU reopens admissions at Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies
American Jewish University (AJU) announced that fall 2027 admissions are open at the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, following a yearlong period of review and planning designed to prepare the next generation of rabbis for…
Kosher fast food chain Zalman's sold for a huge sum
The Israeli kosher fast food chain Zalman's has changed owners: Kamari Retail Group bought half of the business for 3.5 million shekels. The entire brand was valued at 7 million shekels. This was reported by…
Three years after Oct. 7, survey says Jewish engagement has reached an elevated ‘new normal’
(JTA) — Levels of engagement in Jewish life have risen overall, establishing a “new normal” three years after the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, according to a survey released Thursday by the Jewish Federations of North…
Beige Paste Is Cheap. Specifics Are Not.
The fear going around is that AI will flatten every brand into the same gray voice. Then only the people who already had a name, a team, or a family business behind them will look…
Where New Yorkers will commemorate anniversary of Oct. 7, 2023 and it aftermath
Jewish institutions in New York are gearing up to mark the third anniversary on Wednesday of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel, as some anti-Zionist groups prepare to hold demonstrations against Israel. About 1,200…
The Blessing You Say Without Feeling and the One Nobody Scheduled
You have said a few thousand blessings this year. Ask yourself how many of them you were in the room for. Most of them left no mark. You said the words over bread, over coffee,…
People don't distrust AI-written posts. They distrust posts nobody stands behind.
Readers have stopped giving auto-generated social content the benefit of the doubt. Good. They're right to, though most of them are pointing at the wrong evidence. They point at rhythm. The tidy list of three.…
"I decided I'm leaving everything and coming": The young people from France who immigrated alone to become IDF fighters
They landed at Ben Gurion Airport with one suitcase and a great deal of motivation, leaving behind worried families and comfortable lives. In the shadow of rising anti-Semitism and the impact of October 7, the…
Plan the Giving First, Then Fit Israel Around It
Most families who care about tzedakah plan an Israel trip the same way. They build the days around the Kotel, the Old City, a hike, a good dinner, and then they add a line near…
When the home no longer feels safe: 5 years with Canadian Jews
In the three years since October 7, Canadian Jewry has been at the forefront of support for Israel. Dozens of delegations arrived in the country, and donations to the communities in the south and north…
Daily Tanya: Tanya Yomi: 8 Cheshvan
What if spiritual growth wasn't about trying to be perfect? The Tanya, a classic of Jewish inner wisdom, was written to help people just like us. Its main goal is not to make you a…
What are the mothers in the Diaspora teaching the Israeli women?
What started as an initiative of eight women became journeys in Israel and leadership programs connecting Jewish mothers from around the world. Tiferet Solomon Sadan, responsible for the Israel field at Momentum, tells Dr. Hana…
ConnectEd launches online English-speaking community for Jewish educators
Initially developed for Hebrew-speaking educators, the form offers webinars, peer learning, working groups, and collaborative projects for Israel's English-speaking community
The fate of the flood generation was sealed when they engaged in theft
‘Once they engaged in robbery - which inevitably leads to disharmony and the separation of hearts - they were called to account also for the severe transgressions they had committed till then.’
The Ferrari-driving grandson of a Lubavitcher who took a P Diddy ‘victim’ under his wing
When a record producer confided in David Sugarman about an alleged assault – denied by the rapper – the Florida strategist promised him justice
How does the Torah begin? Video
How does the Torah begin? The daily post, Parashah Bereshit / Sivan Rahav-Meir How does the Torah begin this week? Well, the first thing that God tells us in the Torah is that the world…
From Jerusalem to the Jewish World: Hundreds of Educators to Gather for a Special International Conference
Approximately 250 teachers, educators, principals, and educational leaders from dozens of educational institutions and Jewish communities around the world will come to Israel for the 'International Jewish Educator Conference' of the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs…
Dozens of Jews participated in a festive prayer at the synagogue in Jericho
Dozens of Jews prayed at the ancient Shalom Al Israel synagogue. The worshipers arrived at the site in the early morning hours and left only after a festive Shacharit service, with Hallel, hakafot, hoshanot, and…
Yitzhak Amit's Apology to the Haredi Public
After causing an uproar when he claimed that many Haredim hold a kosher phone alongside a smartphone, Judge Yitzhak Amit apologized for his remarks and clarified that he did not intend to offend the Haredi…
Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun launches KJ Makor, new initiative for young Jewish professionals
Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, a Modern Orthodox synagogue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, announced the launch of KJ Makor (KJM), a new grassroots initiative that creates opportunities for connection and community for young professionals ages 22-35.…
Texas wins case forcing Galveston school district to display Ten Commandments posters in classrooms
(JTA) — A Texas judge has ordered a Gulf Coast school district to display posters of the Ten Commandments in all classrooms, marking a victory for the state in a protracted series of legal battles…
When the Volume Breaks the Voice
The marketing manager who built your brand voice cannot read every customer service email. She cannot approve every social media reply. She cannot sit in on every sales call when the pipeline doubles. This is…
I was so afraid my son would leave the Jewish family that I forgot to be his father
The trouble, if that’s the word, began with a text from Havana: “I met someone!” My son, Ben, was 26 and on his third trip to Cuba. He was there for the music and the…
Why Your Children Need to Pack Food With Their Own Hands
Your family can write a check to feed the hungry from anywhere in the world. You can set up monthly donations, sponsor meals, even adopt entire families through various programs. All of these matter. None…
Hayom Yom: Parashat Hashavua: Lech-Lecha
The parsha this week is called Lech-Lecha, which means 'go for yourself.' It tells the story of Abraham leaving everything familiar to follow a call. But this isn't just ancient history. It's an invitation for…
Halachic ruling of Rabbi Dov Lior: Jews are permitted to harvest olives even far from settlements
In a halachic ruling he published, Rabbi Dov Lior determines that Jews are permitted to harvest olives in orchards throughout Judea and Samaria, even far from settlements. According to him, when the planters cannot harvest…
Who are we today, and who would we like to be tomorrow? A reflection for the Jewish new year
Our behavior, both subtly and overtly, offers a message that we hand down to future generations – to our children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren
