You have control over your thoughts, words, and actions. You have no control over everything else.

Everyone dies, some sooner than later. It's how we choose to live our lives that matters.

How I Discovered I Was Jewish - Finding My Jewish Roots in China

Explore the inner meaning of Chanukah in this collection of thoughts, essays and thought-provoking articles.

Each of us has to fight off darkness in his or her own way.

The 19th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev is celebrated as the “Rosh Hashanah of Chassidism.” It was on this date, in the year 1798, that the founder of Chabad Chassidism, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi (1745–1812), was freed from his imprisonment in czarist Russia. More than a personal liberation, this was a watershed event in the history of Chassidism, heralding a new era in the revelation of the “inner soul” of Torah

Kislev is the month of Chanukah, the only holiday in the Jewish calendar which spans, and hence connects, two months. Chanukah begins on the 25th day of the month of Kislev and concludes in the month of Tevet (either on the 2nd or 3rd, depending on the number of days in Kislev)...

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The energy of this new Hebrew month of Kislev, the third of the winter months, is the power of harmony. The number three is associated with Tiferet, the third of the seven emotional sefirot, reflected in our seven emotional faculties

A mother who buried her Jewish identity, and her son’s astonishing quest to reclaim it.

The incredible, true story of Frank Meeink, former white supremacist who embarked on a path to fight hate and embrace his Jewish heritage.