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By the Numbers
10 Facts About the Jews of Brazil

10 Facts About the Jews of Brazil

Brazil has an ancient Jewish presence and was home to the first synagogue and rabbi in all of the Americas!

By Yehuda Altein

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Freeman Files
Pleasure: What It Is and How To Get It

Pleasure: What It Is and How To Get It

Pleasure is an abandonment of the awareness that you are here, that you exist.

By Tzvi Freeman

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Quiz
Take the Spies Debacle Quiz

Take the Spies Debacle Quiz

Dive into the biblical account of the spies and discover what you know.

By Menachem Posner

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Your Questions
Why No Blessing Before Giving Charity?

Why No Blessing Before Giving Charity?

Tzedakah is not merely an act of kindness; it is a Divine commandment and a cornerstone of Jewish life. Why, then, did the Sages not institute a blessing before its performance?

By Yehuda Shurpin

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What Is the Seal of Solomon?

What Is the Seal of Solomon?

Although the six-pointed star has Kabbalistic significance, its connection to a specific seal belonging to Solomon is dubious at best.

By Motteleh Schusterman

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In the News
100 Young Jewish Professionals Spend Weekend in Guatemala

100 Young Jewish Professionals Spend Weekend in Guatemala

An adventurous and soulful getaway for Chabad Young Professionals from 20 different communities

By Chabad.org Staff

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Chabad.org Takes Home Three ‘Jewish Pulitzers’

Chabad.org Takes Home Three ‘Jewish Pulitzers’

The world’s largest Jewish website wins top honors at 45th annual Simon Rockower Awards

By Chabad.org Staff

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After 84 Years, Jewish WWII Soldier Finally Laid to Rest

After 84 Years, Jewish WWII Soldier Finally Laid to Rest

Siberia Chabad rabbi presides over Jewish burial delayed nearly a century

By Motti Wilhelm

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Podcasts
I Begged the Rebbe to Come to My Wedding

I Begged the Rebbe to Come to My Wedding

Rabbi Shabse Alpern was a kid from Brooklyn, whom the Rebbe sent to Brazil. Hear how the Rebbe's blessings, directives, and lessons have been the guiding light of his life.

Rabbi Shabsi Alpern in conversation with Chana Weisberg

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Shelach: A Different Spirit

Shelach: A Different Spirit

To lose the room... and find the courage to stand alone.

By Baila Olidort

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Voices
The Man From Afghanistan

The Man From Afghanistan

“I’m Muslim,” he said. “I’m from Afghanistan. You’re Jewish. We help each other.”

By Mordechai (Motti) Rubin

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Parshah
Are You Working Hard — or Too Hard?

Are You Working Hard — or Too Hard?

Parshah for the Anxious

By Eliezer Shemtov

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How to Align Faith and Reason

How to Align Faith and Reason

Likutei Sichos vol. 23, Shelach sicha 1

By Shalom Paltiel

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Video
Mission Accomplished?

Mission Accomplished?

The Torah relates that when the Jewish people were preparing to enter the land of Israel, Moses sent spies to scout out the city of Ya’azer and its environs, which the Jews would have to cross in order to enter the Holy Land.

Living Torah

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History
What Happened When Napoleon Offered a Jewish State in the Land of Israel

What Happened When Napoleon Offered a Jewish State in the Land of Israel

“Israelites, unique nation, whom, in thousands of years, lust of conquest and tyranny have been able to be deprived of their ancestral lands, but not of name and national existence!”

By Yehudis Litvak

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