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November 8, 2025 – 8:46 pm | Comments Off on Chayei Sarah: Preserve the Stem, the Rest Will Grow40 views

The Torah teaches that every mitzvah is vital, yet all of Judaism rests upon a single stem— faith in G-d and in the truth of the Torah. If that stem remains alive, everything else can grow from it.

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Fasting And Passover

July 16, 2022 – 11:54 pm | Comments Off on Fasting And Passover2,020 views
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What do the seventeenth of Tamuz, the ninth of Av, and the first day of Passover have in common? They always fall on the same day of the week.
How does that make any sense? The first day of Passover represents the redemption of our ancestors from Egypt that sparked their …

Passover: Chad Gadya

April 5, 2017 – 12:49 pm | Comments Off on Passover: Chad Gadya5,900 views
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A Conflagration
Although the Chad Gadya is not part of the Chabad tradition, the melody holds universal appeal. In fact, one of my earliest Passover memories is learning this classic. My Bubbie’s Haggadah had beautiful illustrations and I spent many hours pouring over the pictures of the kid, cat, dog, stick …