The Torah begins with the grand, expansive story of creation—of the world and of humanity. But in Parshat Lech Lecha, the ...

Kabbalistic teachings may offer insight. According to Kabbalah, the original harmony of creation was shattered by an event known as the Breaking of the Vessels, scattering divine sparks throughout the ...

Included in the Avinu Malkeinu prayer are the following two petitions to Hashem: Our Father, our King, raise high the pride of Yisrael your nation Our Father, our King, raise high the pride of ...

COLlive.com presents a weekly series from the creative minds at the Jewish Children's Museum in Crown Heights. Parsha Studio will explore the Parsha through crafting, painting, science experiments, ...

For an answer to grow with, investigate the Talmud, Sanhedrin 38a. Here we are told that if we came first, as some might haughtily believe we “should,” we and our children might erroneously believe ...

There seems to be an emphasis on preparation in the parsha of Migdal Bavel (the Tower of Babel). “הבה נלבנה לבנים” – let’s get ready and make bricks, & הבה נבנה לנו עיר – let’s prepare and build a ...

This week we read of two calamities, “climate change” and “immigration.” Sounds familiar and contemporary, doesn’t it? And we learn from how Noah and the builders of the Tower of Babel responded to ...

What Chabad Shluchim did during recent hurricanes, Israel's spy in Lebanon Yair Ravid speaks, boxer Dmitriy Salita's faith in ...

Man left alone in his nature is pulled downwards. The Torah pushes us to hope for the future, to make progress, and to find ...

Last week, we celebrated Sukkot, dwelling in the temporary shelter of the sukkah. There, we were exposed to the elements, ...

Torah Portion, Parshat Noach, hits very close to home. We are still reeling from the devastation left in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. So many people in our community have lost so much.

Terach, Abraham’s father, is often viewed in the Midrash as an evil man and nothing more than an idol worshipper (Bereishit Rabbah 38:13). A review of the literal text indicates otherwise. First ...