There is a Rebbe in Israel, and he is not bound by the laws of nature, and one who wishes to go by the safest root, in his business or his home and so forth, will not raise a finger without consulting the Rebbe... → read more

He said that he heard me eulogize one of his fallen friends during the recent war. The sailor had a relatively new beard, an almost new knitted kippa on his head, and the beautifully pure innocence in his eyes of a new Ba'al Tshuva. → read more

Jews' average IQ score is seven to 15 points higher than gentiles and they are exceptionally accomplished, claims the British social theorist Dr Charles Murray. → read more

Nathan Isaac Zand - who goes by the moniker Niz - is a Brookline-bred hasidic Jew who puts his faith to a beat and knows how to tear up a stage. → read more

This week, the horse R' Gedalia trains raced in a tournament with a rider wearing a Moshiach jersey made specially for the race... and of course his horse won first place! → read more

There is season for throwing thoughts. Quiet lightenings without thunder. Piercing storming oceans of my heart. Reaching world that lies beyond and under. → read more

Ellen Nester Peters was crowned Miss South Africa South in 1973, and later that year she came in ninth at the Miss World contest. Today she is an observant Orthodox Jew known as Ilana Skolnik... → read more

It's not easy to imagine being blind - we can close our eyes and try but in a pinch we can always open them. But not Mrs. Schecter. → read more

Answers to commonly asked questions on the declaration of Yechi. → read more

Scientists studying perception at the University of Wisconsin Medical School have come up with a new technology that allows blind people to "see" well enough to catch a ball, walk around obstacles, play rock-paper-scissors, and watch a video. → read more

Meet Yitz Jordon, a mocha-skinned, Hasidic rapper also known as Y-Love. He’s a convert to Jewish Orthodoxy who spits faith-based rhymes in a mixture of English and Aramaic, the ancient language of the Talmud and Kabbalah. → read more

He lives in Crown Heights, the heart of the Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn, but Matisyahu is a rapper. → read more

The following article appeared in The Ledger, an independent Jewish Newspaper. The article follows Matisyahu’s journey through life, including his relationship with The Shliach of Washington square Rabbi Yakov Bankhalter, and Matis' recent rise to stardom. → read more

“I suggested and requested, with a “request of the soul” (and beyond, but at the moment I don't have a more suitable expression) that this should be publicized everywhere - that it would be worthwhile and very proper for every Jewish man and woman and child to fulfill the instruction of the Mishna, “asei lecha rav,” “make a teacher for yourself” - and go to him from time to time in order to ascertain where you stand with regard to your avodas Hashem.” → read more

From a spacious villa in Tokyo, Rabbi Binyamin Edery directs Chabad activities throughout Japan. In eight months he managed to create a revolution and to breathe new life into the Jewish communities scattered throughout Japan. The central Chabad House has become a magnet even for non-Jews, and many Japanese are hearing about their unique role for the first time. A story of amazing success despite all odds. → read more