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Musings Of A Shliach From Montana When you find yourself standing before a soul on fire, crying from the essence of their neshamah, it’s impossible not to be moved. This past Shabbos in shul I shared a story from a few years back about Rabbi Zale Newman of Toronto arranging a funeral for a local […]

Throughout the early 20th Century, Jews suffered brutal persecution at the hands of the evil Soviet regime. Religious life was forced underground, where a clandestine network of Jewish life persisted, fueled by great self-sacrifice. The incredible efforts of Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the Friediker (or previous) Lubavitcher Rebbe, energized the core of Jewish life in […]

By Rabbi Leo Dee During my childhood in London, I was privileged to know Rabbi Hugo Gryn, a charismatic and beloved spiritual leader, who was a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp. Rabbi Gryn once told us how his father, weeks before Chanukah, would start swapping part of his bread rations with the other inmates […]

By Rabbi Norman Lamm, zt’l The Yalkut tells us that the stones that Jacob used as a pillow during his lonely flight from Esau were the very ones upon which his father Isaac was offered up at the Akedah. How history repeats itself! Today we rest on pillows of stone. I did not sleep well […]

From the blog of Dovid Vigler at The Times of Israel

When does the world respect Jews?The post ‘Peace through strength’ appeared first on JNS.org.

From the blog of Tamar Adelstein at The Times of Israel

How can we spare our fellow Jews from the calamity of cremation?

“All of humanity pass before You as sheep…” On Rosh Hashanah, G-d reviews all human behavior, scrutinizes our inner hearts, and determines our fate for the coming year. On this solemn Day of Judgement, we also celebrate Divine sovereignty. The shofar blast recalls historical milestones: creation, the binding of Isaac, Jewish selection, Sinai, and, of […]

Yes, we can be difficult. But that’s not always a bad thing.The post Those stubborn Jews! appeared first on JNS.org.