What is Real and What is Not As Jews prepare to dance ecstatically on Simchat Torah, completely oblivious of the world around them, let’s explore the nature of this dance. Is it a form of escapism or a taste of reality? • Full Article

What is more important, dancing at Simchas Bais Hashoeivah or Farbrenging all night? Rabbi Noam Wagner answers for Stump The Rabbi • Watch

A Gift to a Mother Three sons left home, went out on their own, and prospered. Getting back together, they discussed the gifts they were able to give their elderly mother. The first said, “I built a big house for our mother.” • Full Article

The Sukkah as a Metaphor for Life As we celebrate the Jewish holiday season, one of the important challenges facing us today is to make the holidays come alive by recognizing their personal relevance • Full Article

Everyone in the town of Braditchev was worried; it was just 12 hours before the holiday of Succos, and they still had no Esrog (A citrus fruit used in one of the Commandments of the holiday)  • Full Article

BEGIN WITH A GRIN A Jew and a Moslem were arguing about who has more holidays. The Moslem said, “For every holiday we have, I’ll give you a slap, and for every holiday you have, you give me a slap. Ready?”“Sure,” said the Jews. “Begin.” • Full Article

Enjoy a beautiful ma’amar of the Rebbe on Sukkot, in a new class by Shliach Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, on the ma’amar חג האסיף, from Sukkot 5743 • Watch

What is Yizkor all about? Rabbi Shlomo Goldfarb from Stump the Rabbi answers • Watch

BEGIN WITH A GRIN A teacher addresses her class two days before Yom Kippur, “Now that we finished learning about Yona the Navi
coming out alive after being swallowed by a huge fish, can you imagine anything more amazing that that? One student says, “Yes. If Yona would have swallowed the fish …” • Full Article

As we start the new year, a new cycle of the popular Shaar Habitachon shiur with renowned magid shiur Rabbi Mendel Yusewitz is starting a new cycle • Full Story