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By the Numbers
15 Historical Facts About Rabbi DovBer of Lubavitch

Join us as we discover the life and times of a Jewish leader and Torah scholar.
Freeman Files
Gratefulness and the Holey Bagel

There is a deep truth hidden in the hole of the bagel: Always start with the knowledge that you truly have nothing, and your bread will be ever satisfying and chewy.
Quiz
Take the Jacob's Family Quiz

Who was Jacob’s daughter?
Podcast
This Woman Is on a First-Name Basis With G-d

Having grown up culturally Jewish, Barbara Baitcher's path to Jewish observances is full of twists and turns, including watching the Rebbe on TV.
Voices
Tefillin in the Parking Lot

The Baal Shem Tov taught that fear builds walls to block out the light.
History
What Does Judaism Tell Us About Abigail?

Abigail is noteworthy for her combination of generosity, scholarship, and prophecy. The Talmud in fact holds her up as the ideal model of the wife of a Jewish king.
Parshah
How You Can Face Adversity With Confidence

Jacob didn't believe the road ahead would be easy. He simply trusted that he would come through it.
Video
A Whole New Light

The Mitteler Rebbe’s imprisonment came about after the wellsprings of the Baal Shem Tov had already swept the Jewish People, nourishing tens of thousands of souls. Despite all this, there descended a darkness so profound that it challenged even such a great light, and resulted in an imprisonment. But when denser darkness is conquered, the resultant light that shines forth out of the darkness is ever the brighter.
"And these are the generations of Isaac the son of Abraham; Abraham fathered Isaac" (Genesis 25:19). There are children who are embarrassed of their parents, and there are parents who are embarrassed by their children. With Abraham and Isaac it wasn't like that: Isaac prided himself in that he was "Isaac the son of Abraham," and Abraham prided himself in that "Abraham fathered Isaac"
— Midrash Tanchuma