In this week’s Torah portion we read about the confrontation between of Jacob and his brother Esau. At first glance this is not very important. What possible importance could there be about a chance family meeting almost 4,000 years ago? But in fact it is so important that it occupies an entire chapter of the Torah • Full Article

In connection to last week’s parsha that discusses the life of Yaakov Avinu, we present a collection of halachic essays and Q&A’s on the prayer Yaakov established – Maariv. By HaRav Yosef Yeshaya Braun, Mara D’Asra and member of the Badatz of Crown Heights • Full Article

Deep dive into the Talmudic laws differentiating doubtful impurity cases in private versus public settings, analyzing the logic according to Jewish scholars • Watch

Live at 8:00pm: In this week’s MyLife Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: How have Jews won their battles throughout history? How beautiful is it to see Jews celebrating the return of the hostages? What would the Rebbe’s view be on the latest hostage deal? And More • Watch Live

On Yud Daled Kislev 5689 (1928), the Rebbe married Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka in Warsaw, Poland 95 Years ago. Please enjoy these classes in the five  Mugah Ma’amorim that the Rebbe said, certified and edited in Honor of this special day by Shliach Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz • Full Story, Video

These are challenging times for our people, and for all good people. For Jews, one of most powerful resources for millennia has been thanksgiving and gratitude. In our transition, we express gratitude hundreds of times a day, at every step of the road • Full Article

Since October 7th I have been sharing commentary on the historical events of our times. Being trained in Torah study my entire life, I naturally gravitate to the Bible and its commentaries to make sense of this chaos and uncertainty • Full Article

Does ritual impurity remain after a person dies? Learn the debate over contamination from a corpse and why rabbis decreed it lasts indefinitely • Watch