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What Was Joseph Thinking?The story of Joseph and his brothers is confounding. What was Joseph’s agenda? Why did he devise... Read More
A Visit to Chicago’s Oldest Chabad CongregationFounded in 1875, Anshei Lubavitch lives on in a kosher nursing home Read More
The Wandering StorytellerTo each of his disciples Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov revealed his task in life, and one, who is the... Read More
Do Jews Believe in Heaven or Reincarnation (or Both)? Read More
What Every Jewish Community NeedsIt is imperative that in every Jewish community a library be established – a place where books of... Read More
5 Tevet: The Prevailing Power of Holiness Read More

Weekly Magazine

Do Jews Believe in Heaven or Reincarnation (or Both)?

Some think reincarnation is like repeating a year at school: while some souls graduate to the next world, others are sent right back down to rectify things.

By Aron Moss

Why Do Some Jews Not Say Eulogies?

A eulogy honors the deceased and celebrates all the beautiful deeds and qualities he or she possessed. Why is this not done in Chabad?

By Menachem Mendel Wineberg

9 Jewish Works Written in Prison or Confinement

The Jewish people have never stopped studying Torah, regardless of whether we’ve lived in times of prosperity or persecution . . .

by Yehuda Shurpin

11 Facts About the Month of Tevet Every Jew Should Know

The 10th month on the Jewish calendar, Tevet occurs in the wintertime. In fact, the entire winter season is sometimes called Tekufat (season of) Tevet in Jewish tradition.

By Menachem Posner