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The Russian Muses Are Heard (and Seen)

Shai Baitel | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: United States, Putin, Medvedev, Baryshnikov, Iran, Moratorium, Anatoly Bekkerman, Arab Spring, Culture, Schneerson Library, Cultural Relations, Paintings, Russia, Art, Chabad, ABA Gallery, Spivakov, Borovikovsky, Kabakov, Arts News
Shai Baitel

Arts and culture are a link, sometimes even a lifeline, between countries, as they remind us of our humanity and instill respect of other cultures. And, all things considered, they do. Russian audiences experience American orchestras and Americans experience Russian ballet. But not all is well, however, at least temporarily.

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Why Does G-d Allow Children To Be Born With Disabilities?

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Judaism, Down Syndrome, Chabad, Children With Disabilities, God, Suffering, Torah, Religion News
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

We Jews protest and remonstrate against suffering. We don't excuse it. We don't justify it. We don't find beauty in it. We don't find spiritual purpose it in. We fight it and, to the best of our ability, cure it.

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The Education I Never Had, And Why No One Is Doing A Thing About It

Chaim Levin | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Jewish Education, Chabad, Crown Heights, Education, Judaism, Lubavitcher Rebbe, Religious Education, Education Reform, Orthodox Judaism, Religion News
Chaim Levin

At the age of 17, I had a formal education more comparable to a third grader. I lacked the opportunity to function as an informed, educated young adult.

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National Education Day And The Education I Never Had

Chaim Levin | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Lubavitcher Rebbe, Religion, Education, Crown Heights, Chabad, Orthodox Judaism, Judaism, Education Reform, Religion News
Chaim Levin

Yesterday was proclaimed National Education and Sharing Day in tribute to the late Chabad Lubavitch Rabbi Menachem Schneerson's birthday. It baffles me that the Chabad movement has inspired such an observance.

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Hasidic Women And Drawing Inspiration From Struggle

Chava Tombosky | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Oprah, The View, Dr. Phil, Judaism, Chabad, Jewish Spirituality, Spiritual Journey, Pearl Reich, Hasidic Women, Hasidism, Religion News
Chava Tombosky

I was invited to attend the Dr. Phil show last week to offer commentary on their feature story about a young and beautiful woman who had a tale of unsettling circumstances in regard to her Hasidic background.

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WATCH: Oprah: 'I Was More Hasidic Jew Than I Thought'

Posted 02.09.2012

Read More: Oprah and Judaism, Crown Heights, Video, Oprah Winfrey, Chabad, Oprah Winfrey Brooklyn, Oprah's Next Chapter, Borough Park, Oprah Winfrey Network, Religion News

After visiting Hasidic communities in Brooklyn, N.Y., for a two-part episode on "Oprah's Next Chapter," Oprah Winfrey sat down for an exclusive interv...

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For Every Black Frock A Glock: Time To Arm The Rebbe's Army

Dovid Efune | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Chabad Bangkok, Chabad Rabbis, Chabad Centers, Chabad Gun, Mumbai Terror Attacks, Chabad Gun Policy, Rebbe's Army, Gabi Holtzberg, Chabad Emissaries, Chabad Terror, Chabad, Gennady Bogolubov, Hezbollah, Rivka Holtzberg, Rebbe Gun, Judaism, Religion News
Dovid Efune

If a Chabad gun policy were to be established and widely publicized, it would serve as an effective deterrent to would be attackers, who would likely rather seek the path of least resistance.

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Shoving 'Kosher Jesus' Down Jews' Throats

Eliyahu Federman | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Chabad, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, Judaism, Jesus, Kosher Jesus Attack, Religious Books, Tim Tebow, Kosher Jesus, Religious Tolerance, Religion News
Eliyahu Federman

Should Rabbi Boteach be offended that certain members of the Orthodox-Jewish community are renouncing a book titled "Kosher Jesus" and not giving him a platform to promote it? Of course not.

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‘Kosher Jesus’ And The Religious Websites That Want Me Crucified

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: Judaism, Judaism and Jesus, Chabad Lubavitch, Chabad, Kosher Jesus Attack, Jewish Culture, Intra-Jewish Relations, Kosher Jesus, Religion News
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Why does all this matter? Because a battle is being waged for the soul of Judaism between a lunatic fringe and those who believe Judaism must always be informed, educated, open and loving.

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Violence To Preserve Judaism, Or Diversity Of Opinion?

Eliyahu Federman | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Haredi Jews Israel, Chabad, Insular Judaism, Religious Tolerance, Ultra-Orthodox Jews, Haredi Violence, Ultra-Orthodox Violence, Israel, Talmud, Haredi, Judaism, Haredi Jews, Religion News
Eliyahu Federman

The Haredi communities turning to violence have forgotten the essential cornerstone that has kept Judaism relevant, vibrant and intellectually honest through the ages.

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Matisyahu's Spiritual Evolution And What It Means For Us

Gabe Crane | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Shlomo Carlebach, Matisyahu, Chabad Lubavitch, Judaism, Chaordic, Post-Modernism, Artistic Process, Baal Teshuva, Chabad, Hannukah, Hanukkah, Spirit, Mysticism, Matisyahu Shaves, Religion News
Gabe Crane

While there are limitations in drawing conclusions from our celebrities' lifestyles, Matisyahu's choice does represent an important development in the underlying psycho-spiritual evolution of our time.

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8 Great Hanukkah Events

Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Matisyahu, Chabad, Chanukah, Hanukkah, Hanukkah 2011, Yo La Tengo, NY Around Town, The Jewish Museum, Jewish Culture, Hanukkah in New York, Sephardic Music Festival, New York News

Hanukkah Lamps Selected By Maurice Sendak When: December 2-January 29 Where: The Jewish Museum, 1109 5th Avenue; (212) 423-3200 Price: Adults $12, ...

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U.K. Chief Rabbi Shares Lessons In Leadership At Chabad Conference

Baila Olidort | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Tikkun Olam, Jewish Responsibility, Chabad Emissaries, Lubavitcher Rebbe, Chabad, Chabad Conference, Anti-Semitism, UK Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Jewish Leadership, Judaism, Jonathan Sacks Chabad, Religion News
Baila Olidort

"In the silence of our souls we can hear what the Rebbe would be saying to us now: 'You think you've done enough? There is always more of the mountain to climb.'"

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Don't Play Ball: Why Sandy Koufax Sat Out The World Series On Yom Kippur

Rabbi Shais Taub | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Yom Kippur, Chabad, Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Sandy Koufax, Yom Kippur Atonement, Los Angeles Dodgers, American Jews, Jewish High Holidays, Judaism, Yom Kippur Reflection, Sandy Koufax Yom Kippur, Religion and Sports, Yom Kippur and Sports, Obama Sandy Koufax, Religion News
Rabbi Shais Taub

As counterintuitive as it may seem, the power of not-doing possesses a purity and a truth that doing cannot rival. Giving is easy. Doing is easy. Movement is easy. What's difficult is stopping.

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The Seven Most Powerful Teachings In Judaism

Rabbi Chaim Miller | Posted 10.12.2011

Read More: Chabad, Judaism, Ethics of the Fathers, Tisha B'Av, Hasidic Wisdom, Pirkei Avot, Jewish Wisdom, Talmudic Wisdom, Religion News
Rabbi Chaim Miller

Jews have been battered throughout history, but they always seem to bounce back. Here are the seven most powerful ideas in Judaism that have catalyzed Jewish renewal, time and time again.

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The People Of The Jargon

David Suissa | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Chabad, Jewish Organizations, Institutional Agendas, Zeek Magazine, Judaism, Future of Judaism, Jewish Jargon, Jewish Paradigm, Mission of Chabad, New Jewish Culture Activist, Jewish Activism, Judaism 2030, Religion News
David Suissa

As I waded through the sophisticated verbiage in the Judaism 2030 report, it dawned on me that the beauty of the Chabad approach is in its intimacy -- and simplicity.

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Happy Birthday, Bob Dylan!

Tom Teicholz | Posted 07.24.2011

Read More: Chabad, Memoirs, Music, Bob Dylan, Los Angeles, Farmaid, Arts News
Tom Teicholz

As you turn 70, we're not going to wish that you stay "Forever Young," but we wish that in the words of your song, "may your heart always be joyful" and "may your song always be sung."

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The Incorruptible: My Thoughts on the Lubavitcher Rebbe

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 06.22.2011

Read More: Lubavitcher Rebbe, Chabad Lubavitch, Chabad, Judaism, Religion News
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

What more is there to say about the Lubavitcher Rebbe 16 years after his passing that has not already been said? I was pondering that question as I walked the streets of my boyhood town of Miami Beach over Passover.

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An Outsider Comes Home to 5,000 Chabad Colleagues

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, News, Chabad, Prime Minister Netanyahu, Judaism, Hassidic Teachings, Reform, Oxford, Israel, Religion News
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

It is not just Chabad that has changed so dramatically over the past 16 years. I have changed as well. My love for Chabad is just as deep, but I am past my infatuation. I see flaws that need to be corrected.

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Fashion and Faith: God, Gucci, and What Happened Along the Way

Lily Blau | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chabad, High Holidays, Fashion, Feminism, Judaism, Faith, Religion News
Lily Blau

Though Chabad and the fashion industry both have an idealized vision of women that's often confusing, one cuts deeper. Fashion is a form of entertainment, but religious institutions are places of refuge.

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Excuse Me, Are You...?

Angela Himsel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Yom Kippur, Hasidic Jews, Chabad, Tefillin, High Holy Days, Judaism, Shehechyanu, New York News
Angela Himsel

As I'm exiting the subway station at Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn, I pass a bearded Hassidic man and overhear him saying to a secular-looking young man, "Do you need help putting on teffilin?"

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Nosh, Davin, Kvell, or Eat, Pray, Love, the Upper West Side Way

Angela Himsel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chabad, Tu B'Av, Upper West Side, frumster.com, Eat Pray Love, Club Getaway, Jdate, Speed Dating, Jewish Singles, Sawyouatsinai, Modern Orthodox Judaism, Mitmazel, New York News
Angela Himsel

Leeba Rivka Gilberstein is 27 years old, five pounds overweight, (okay, maybe ten), spiritually numb, and single.

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Was Haiti Punished for Sin?

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Jews, 700 Club, Haiti Earthquake, Holocaust, Jesus Christ, Bono, Chabad, Pat Robertson, Christianity, Shabbos, Haiti, Judaism, Healthy Living News
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

I have always been puzzled as to why many religious people enjoy portraying G-d as executioner-in-chief and are always finding reasons to justify human suffering.

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A Match Made in Heaven Goes to Hell

Andrea Jaeger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chabad, Little Star Foundation, Cancer Programs, Hoa, Politics News
Andrea Jaeger

This is the story of how an Orthodox Rabbi's and an Anglican Nun's deal to support hope and community exposed the soullessness of wealth in the American West.

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Making Money at Any Cost

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Jewish Community, Jews, Dalai Lama, Poverty, Judaism, Money, Israeli Soldiers, Alan Dershowitz, Religious Life, Public Service, Religion, Chabad, Wealth, Lubavitcher Rebbe, Celebrity, Israel, Jewish Intellectuals, Healthy Living News
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Once we produce billionaires without values, there is no telling where their voraciousness will stop.

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