by Baila Olidort In 1991, four decades after the Lubavitcher Rebbe assumed leadership, and less than a year before he suffered a stroke that impaired his ability to...
“When Hashem will return the captivity of Zion we will be like dreamers…” — Psalms 126:1 A dream is a dissociated and often grossly distorted mélange of images...
Acknowledgment The author thanks Rabbi Yisroel Greenberg of El Paso, Texas, Habad for his comments and suggestions. * * * Although by definition miracles do not have to...
Who will merit the resurrection? As far as who within the Jewish people will merit resurrection, we have the assurance of the mishnah that “all of Israel have a...
Yes. In every generation there is a person who potentially could be the Moshiach. When G–d decides the time has arrived, He will bestow upon that individual the...
Nachmanides devotes all of the final section of his Gate of Reward to proving that the World-to-Come is not the Garden of Eden, the place where souls are to be found...
It is the custom of many congregations to recite poetic form of the Thirteen Articles of Faith, beginning with the words Ani Maamin-“I believe”-every day...
In what has become one of his most celebrated and well‑known works, Maimonides, in his commentary on the Mishnah, compiled what he refers to as the Thirteen Articles of...
Almost since the inception of Christianity, some Christians have made it their life’s work to convert others, including Jews. At times, these missionaries have...
Monarchy was the most common form of government until the 19th century, but it is no longer prevalent. Where it exists, it is now usually a constitutional monarchy. But...