An Accounting of Love

The blossoms have appeared in the land; the time of pruning has come, and the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land. Shir HaShirim 2:12 Like all of us, I have tasted Egypt this year. I have borne the burden of worry; I have experienced the lack of control over my work and […]

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Remembering Sinai, Reliving the Experience

How many of The Ten Commandments can you name?  A survey by Kelton Research some years ago found that less than six in ten Americans knew the sixth commandment, “Thou shalt not kill”. And only 45% percent could recall the fifth commandment which bids us “Honor your father and mother.”  This week, Jewish people reenact […]

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IDF Troops Mass at Border as Attacks from Gaza Bring Israeli Death Toll to 9

Worldwide call to join together on Shavuot at synagogues in support of Israel JERUSALEM—A new barrage of rockets fired at residential neighborhoods in Israel early Friday brought the death toll in Israel to nine. The attack came after a wave of 160 Israel Defense Forces aircraft simultaneously conducted a massive attack shortly after midnight Thursday […]

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Israel Defense Forces Intensify Attacks on Gaza

Renewed calls for prayer and good deeds on behalf of IDF troops and the Holy Land Updated at 3:45 a.m. ET JERUSALEM— 160 Israel Defense Forces aircraft simultaneously conducted a massive attack shortly after midnight Thursday on a network of tunnels dug by the Hamas terror group under the northern Gaza Strip, the IDF Spokesperson’s […]

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Worldwide Call to Join Together on Shavuot at Synagogues in Support of Israel

Programs at Chabad centers emphasize prayer, Torah study and mitzvahs Rockets are raining down on Israeli cities and towns, and in response, Jewish communities around the world are uniting, doing whatever they can to show support for Israel and its citizens, both materially and spiritually, to strengthen their brethren in peril in the Holy Land. […]

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Jewish Kids Show How 25,000 Good Deeds Can Count

Thousands of children worldwide join CKids Mitzvah Meter competition With 25,000 mitzvahs logged online in the first week, Jewish children from Brazil to Hawaii are getting onboard with the new CKids Mitzvah Meter competition, and the excitement is growing. CKids, the Chabad Children’s Network, launched the “Mitzvah Meter” competition last week in partnership with the […]

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Chabad of Ashkelon: PRAY FOR THE CHILDREN!

Stress and trauma levels surge in city under siege In the span of one hour on Tuesday, two hundred Palestinian rockets pummeled the city of Ashkelon, killing two and wounding many others. The terror attacks continued on Wednesday, pounding Ashkelon and its neighboring city of Ashdod. “What has happened over the last few days has […]

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Tefillin: The Pulse of Israel

In honor of 54 years since the reunification of Jerusalem, when the Lubavitcher Rebbe introduced the Tefillin campaign, we are bringing this article out of the archives. As head of the Mossad, Israel’s national intelligence agency, Yossi Cohen’s routine is anything but humdrum. Beginning his day at the crack of dawn, the recently appointed director […]

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