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TheRebbe.orgEssays, insights and letters, stories and first-person accounts, and an online biography of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of saintly memory
Bagels, Lox & TefillinBagels, Lox & Tefillin Mens Club is an opportunity for Jewish men and boys over the age of Bar Mitzvah to learn about the mitzvah of putting on tefillin - with a great Jewish breakfast too! Read More
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Real Jews Never RepentThey do teshuvah instead Read More
Today Is the Tzom Gedaliah Fast DayWhat, why and how we mourn on the day after Rosh Hashanah Read More
Why Do People Visit the Cemetery During This Season?The cemetery is the resting place of the righteous, and prayers offered there are more readily accep... Read More
Of Their Own AccordA time to compel and a time to persuade. Read More

Weekly Magazine

Sweet! 15 Things About Apples in Judaism

Rosh Hashanah isn’t the only time apples get the spotlight. There are plenty of other moments throughout the Jewish year when we enjoy and make use of this natural treat.

By Yehuda Altein

Top 6 Reasons to Hear the Shofar This Year

Sometimes the most important reason is the simplest one: We do it because G-d asked us to.

By Mendy Kaminker

This Is a Bliss Year!

We've got a Shabbat Sandwich year: Shabbat at both ends, and all the other days of the year between them.

By Tzvi Freeman

Why Do People Visit the Cemetery Before Rosh Hashanah?

The cemetery is the resting place of the righteous, and prayers offered there are more readily accepted.

By Yehuda Shurpin

The Missing Shofar

What it means when the first day of Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbat.