Dedicated by Moris and Lillian Tabacinic · In loving memory of Menachem Mendel and Shaindel Tabacinic
Although this teaching is not in the Talmud, it is quoted as having originated in the Mishnaic era.
While it’s usually the Passover Seders that get the most attention, the rest of the eight-day holiday is special too and the last day certainly packs a punch!
Being Paradox (Splitting the Sea)
“The water was a wall for them, to their right and to their left.”—Exodus 14:29
Freedom is not to the right. Freedom is not to the left. Neither is it at the center.
Any direction you take is just another form of bondage. Only by walking opposite roads at once can you be free.
So if you catch yourself fitting into a d...
What do you know about this super important Jewish personality and the era he will usher in?
In today’s episode of Your Jewish Week: fortuitous bombs, an all-nighter, and goofy group responses.
The Previous Rebbe was once approached with the following dilemma: You profess to expect Moshiach’s coming “immediately.” Yet, at the same time, you make long-term plans, as if expecting exile to co...
In many Jewish communities—both Ashkenazi and Sephardic—there’s a beautiful tradition of staying up late (or even all night) on Shevi’i shel Pesach.
A man of wisdom holds his peace
– Proverbs 11:12
Second Crusade Mourned by Cologne Jews
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