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By the Numbers
10 Wild Facts About Bears in Judaism

They once roamed the Land of Israel and are mentioned quite often in the Bible and Talmudic literature.
Quiz
Take the Hebrew Alphabet Quiz

Do you know your aleph from your bet? We bet you can do this one!
Freeman Files
Who Created G‑d?

The Creator of all boundaries is unbounded by any definition. Otherwise, He too would require a creator.
Story
“You Didn't Even Ask!”

The itinerary was prepared, locations were secured, families signed up, and everything was ready to go. There was just one final step: They wanted the Rebbe's blessing.
Parshah
The Woodchopper's Secret

Anxious Parshah
When a person knows and grasps in his mind a Torah law... he thereby grasps and holds and encompasses with his mind the divine wisdom and will... while his mind is simultaneously enveloped within them. This makes for a wonderful union, like which there is none other and which has no parallel anywhere in the terresterial world, whereby complete oneness and unity, from every side and angle, is attained.
— Tanya, ch. 5
Print Magazine

Why must you see every downturn as a punishment? Perhaps, on the contrary, it became time for you to receive greater things from Above.

Only that, like a metal spring, you must first become small before you can unleash your power.

Like an olive, you must allow yourself to be crushed to discover your oil.

Like a seed,...

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