I Almost Converted to Islam!

A rising performer, Deborah Jacobi pined for spirituality. A meal in a sukkah and meeting the Rebbe changed her course forever.

Deborah Jacobi in conversation with Chana Weisberg

Prophecy and Prophets

What is the purpose and function of prophecy, and could there be prophets today? Understanding the mitzvah to listen to Torah true prophets and the significance of prophesy.

Aaron L. Raskin

Give and Give Again

When giving charity, clearly one should give wholeheartedly and pleasantly. But how critical to the mitzvah of tzedakah is the manner in which it is given? Maimonides and Rashi offer differing views. This class analyzes their positions and reveals the essence of charity. (Likutei Sichos vol. 34, Sicha 2)

By Moishe New

“My Father Stood Up to the Soviets”

The Rebbe speaks on 20 Av, the anniversary of his father's passing.

Living Torah

The Power of Good Intentions

What is the effect of our thought on our action in performing a mitzvah? Rabbi Eli Silberstein explains this with a puzzling Talmudic passage that states that G-d joins a positive thought to an action.

By Eli Silberstein

“Do Not Eat Any Abomination“

Likutei Sichos vol. 29, Re'eh sicha 3

By Shalom Paltiel

Extreme Judaism! 12 Facts About Jewish Life in the Polar Regions

While there isn’t a synagogue at the North Pole (yet!), there has been, and there still is, a Jewish presence not far from the Arctic and Antarctic Circles.

By Yehuda Altein

Why Do We Write Hebrew from Right to Left?

Learn the answer to this simple-seeming question in the light of history, Jewish law, and kabbalah.

By Yehuda Shurpin

Take the Jewish Songs Quiz

Who composed the common tune for “Eishet Chayil”?

By Menachem Posner

What Is a Yetzer Hara and the Secret of Getting Rid of It?

The yetzer hara is an instinctive impulse for self-gratification (bad), embodied by the emotional responses of the beast within you.

By Tzvi Freeman

What You Need To Know About Reading the Torah Scroll

When must mistakes be corrected? How should one proceed when an error is discovered in the Torah scroll?

By Yehuda Shurpin

Rebbe’s Father Honored In Kyiv Prison Where He Was Held During Stalin Era

Dedication at Lukyanivka Detention Center takes place on 82nd anniversary of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson’s passing

By Chabad.org Staff

Rabbi Sholom Ber Eber, 78, Documented the Rebbe for Posterity

The thousands of hours with the Rebbe he recorded fuel decades of inspiration

By Mendel Braun

I Almost Converted to Islam!

A rising performer, Deborah Jacobi pined for spirituality. A meal in a sukkah and meeting the Rebbe changed her course forever.

Deborah Jacobi in conversation with Chana Weisberg

The Joy of His Belly

Vulnerability and the four figures at our table.

By Baila Olidort

The Financial Strategy Your Economics Professor Never Taught You

The deeper I went into the Torah’s approach to giving, the more I realized how precise that financial framework is.

By Yael Trusch

How to Stop Being Paralyzed by Your Problems

What is the difference between a threat and a challenge?

By Eliezer Shemtov

A Month to Prepare

Throughout the month of Elul, the Jewish people has a collective task: to prepare itself to be inscribed and sealed for a good and sweet year. Indeed, there is a Jewish custom to wear white on Rosh Hashanah eve, to express the certainty that all will be inscribed in the Book of the Righteous. Clearly, then, the preparation for this must also be with unity.

Living Torah

Blood, Tears, and Stone

A stalwart of the Soviet Chassidic underground's memories of the Rebbe's parents

By Yosef Neymotin, edited and annotated by Dovid Margolin

Sweet & Spicy Pickled Vegetables

By Miriam Szokovski