This week’s double Torah portion begins with a surprise — and a question. Of all the commandments G-d gave at Mount Sinai, why does the Torah single out just one: Shmita, the mitzvah of letting the land rest every seventh year? And later, why does the Torah list a shocking 49 curses if the Jewish people fail to uphold the Torah? • By Rabbi Tuvia Bolton • Full Article

I worry my Mashpia will judge me when I share my challenges, how should I approach this? Rabbi Mendy Wolf of Stump the Rabbi answers • Watch

Interest is just money, so why does the Torah treat it like a matter of life and death? What’s so serious about a small profit from a loan? And how is it connected to the ultimate question – who will rise at the resurrection of the dead? • Full Article

Enjoy another Beautiful Mamar of the Rebbe in Honor of Shabbas Parsha Behar – Bechukosai by Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, Shliach in Southeast Florida on humility opens all channels – מאמר עשרה שיושבין תשמ”ב • Watch

“I travel a lot for work, often to places that don’t observe my level of kashrut. I used to bring my own food or stick strictly to what I knew was within my standards. Sometimes that meant eating very little. Over time, I became more lenient—I’ll now eat things without a hechsher, telling myself, “It’s probably fine, and I need to eat.” But I know deep down it’s not right. I want to return to how I used to be, but I can’t seem to get back there.” • Aharon Schmidt replies, from the Living Jewish’s Farbrengen column • Read More

In honor of Shabbos Parshas Emor, the Machon Lehafotzas Toraso Shel Moshiach has released a pamphlet containing part 2 of the Farbrengen, Shabbos Parsha Achrei Kedoshim, 13 Iyar, 5745 • Download now

Listen as Rabbi Yossi Paltiel masterfully tells over the story of Lag B’Omer and stories of Lag B’Omer with the Rebbe • Listen

In honor of Lag B’Omer, the hilula of Rashbi, we present a selection of halachic Q&As on the important topic of keeping one’s beard, by HaRav Yosef Yeshaya Braun, Mara D’Asra and member of the Crown Heights • Full Article

The only four Mugah Mamorim from the Rebbe in Honor of Lag B’omer taught by Shliach Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz • Full Story, Watch

Lag B’Omer is more than a day in the Omer – it’s the day Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai revealed the deepest secrets of the Torah, igniting a joy that continues to inspire generations. The Zohar, opens the path to Moshiach, and on this day, the joy of that future becomes tangible • By Rabbi Tuvia Bolton • Full Article