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What is the essence of Jewish service? A famous midrash (found in the introduction to the aggadic compilation Ein Yaakov) ...
The anathema we have built into us Jews of a poresh min hatzibbur, “one who disconnects himself or herself from the community ...
Indeed, it was with these words of Shema Yisrael that our kedoshim went to their tragic deaths throughout the ages and for all times immemorial.
Amazing stories from the weekly Challah bake at Chabad of Talbiya in the merit of the hostages: A mother in Jerusalem, a daughter - a hostage in Gaza—connected and bound by their souls.
He quickly recited, “Shema Yisrael.” They let him go with a warning that he must never make fun of the Jewish people. I would assume that he never did!
Some 44% of European Jewish youth have faced antisemitic harassment. By Nissan Shtrauchler, Israel Hayom via JNS In a powerful display of Jewish pride and resilience, hundreds of Jewish youth from ...
In a powerful display of Jewish pride and resilience, hundreds of Jewish youth from across Europe gathered at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate—once a symbol of Nazi power—to celebrate their ...
In a powerful display of Jewish pride and resilience, hundreds of Jewish youth from across Europe gathered at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate—once a symbol of Nazi power—to celebrate their identity, despite ...
If Shema Yisrael is meant to be solely our acceptance of the yoke of Heaven, why don’t we say, “ Ani ma’amin sheHashem Elokeinu Hashem Echad – I believe that Hashem is our G-d and Hashem ...
The prayer known as “Shema Yisrael,” has become the identity of the Jew. When two people meet and they want to know if they are Jewish kinsmen, they might see how the other reacts to “Shema ...
I also remember a soldier who was severely wounded, who asked me to say ‘Shema Yisrael’ with him and to tell his family that he loved and missed them, and that he’d done everything he could ...