Shneur Zalman of Liadi

While the role of the hassidic master was primarily that of spiritual guide, mentor and authority, many rebbes also served in other leadership roles,…

WHAT A MASTERFUL book-marketing ploy. Add the word “afterlife” to the title, sprinkle it with such incendiary chapter titles as “Death and…

In "Lekol ish yesh shem" - "Every person has a name" -  poetess Zelda notes that everyone has a name given by God, by parents, by behavior and by…

Q. Should an American visiting Israel observe the Diaspora's second festival day?With the developments of modern transportation, the sight…

This year Moshe, a resident of Kfar Chabad, wanted to play by the rules. Instead of smuggling as he had done in previous years he wanted to go…

DNA are three letters full of paradox. What they represent remains little understood by the public, yet they are on everyone's tongue. Amid the…

When we read the Talmud, we are sometimes astounded at the issues discussed. We may be tempted to skip passages that make us uncomfortable, that go…

"And you shall serve the Lord your God, and He will bless your bread and your water; and I will remove sickness from your midst" (Exodus 23:25).…

The Bible emphasizes again and again the necessity of "walking" or "going" or "progressing" (halicha or halacha) in accordance with the Divine laws,…

There is no debate within the Lubavitch community: Only one individual, the Rebbe, crafts the opinion of Chabad. There may be divergent opinions as…

In various places throughout the Talmud, the sages offer medical advice. Thus we find in our tractate that our sages expound on the health value of…

The Chief Rabbinate should be held in contempt of court for failing to abide by a court decision handed down almost a year ago to reinstate two…

The most vivid and enduring image of the reunification of Jerusalem is David Rubinger's striking photograph of wide-eyed paratroopers standing in…

Saying good-bye is never an easy task. What parting words do we hope will linger in the air after we have departed for a new destination? What…

HEICHAL HANEGINAHVintage Chabad Melodies 2Heichal HaNeginahBased in Rehovot, the Heichal HaNeginah organization is dedicated to the preservation and…

A Jerusalem labor court on Thursday overturned a decision by Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi Yona Metzger to replace two kashrut supervisors, stating that the…

And they shall make for Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell amidst them (Exodus 25:8). With the destruction of the Temple, our nation was left bereft of…

Charity is the only mitzvah that has no limits. Unlike tzizit, for example, which have a fixed number of strings and knots, or the animals sacrificed…

In the warm air of an early summer evening, Arcadia - a tree-lined seaside promenade in Odessa - appears like a strangely magical theme-park filled…

Our body is an important medium of expression. We sit up when we are attentive, slouch if we are bored. Raised eyebrows indicate doubt, a scrunched…