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Weekly Magazine
Why Is Life Always Plan B?
Adam wasn't supposed to eat from that tree. Cain and Abel were supposed to talk things out. Everyone was supposed to get along. That was Plan A
By Tzvi Freeman
Take the Nimrod quiz
In which era did Nimrod live?
By Menachem Posner
She Used Tanya to Disarm a Burglar
Joanne Zagnoev is a clinical psychologist whose life was transformed by Chassidic teachings.
Joanne Zagnoev in conversation with Chana Weisberg
Do You Prefer Sweet or Spicy?
Anxious Parshah Toldot
By Eliezer Shemtov
The Story of Rosh Chodesh Kislev 5738 (1977)
The inside story of the horror and pain felt by Chasidim after the Rebbe's heart attack on Shemini Atzeret, and the jubilant joy at his miraculous recovery and finally returning home on Rosh Chodesh Kislev. This presentation lets you experience the timeline of this fascinating story as it took place.
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Daily Thought
Thoughts Give Life
Thoughts can give life. Thoughts can kill. For example, a soldier. The Torah commands a soldier at war, “Do not allow your heart to weaken. Do not fear. Do not panic.” Imagine this: An army is racing towards you. Your eyes have witnessed their savagery. How can you command your heart not to fear? Maimonides explains: Don't think those thoughts and you will not fear. Dodge them as you dodge a flying arrow. Because such thoughts threaten not only your life, they endanger the entire...