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Oct 17, 2026, 9:24 AM

Sasha & Sapir – Thank You!

Sasha Troufanov and Sapir Cohen recount their story of captivity in Gaza—and how they emerged with renewed faith, hope, and love for life—at Chabad of Clark County, Washington, on October 13, 2026.

On Tuesday, October 13, 2026, Sasha Troufanov and Sapir Cohen were hosted by Rabbi Shmulik and Mrs. Tzivie Greenberg at Chabad of Clark County, Washington, where they shared their stories with hundreds in attendance. I was so deeply moved...

Areyah Kaltmann

Oct 17, 2026, 8:55 AM

Noah, a Flight from Dubai, and Israeli Teens on a Life-Threatening Hike

There is something extraordinary about the Jewish people. Throughout history, we have faced enemies who appeared infinitely more powerful than us. Empires sought to destroy us, and superpowers tried to erase our identity, faith, and very existence. Yet generation...

Oct 17, 2026, 8:45 AM

Are You Afraid of AI?

Imagine spending twenty years mastering a profession, then watching a computer complete in seconds a task that once took you hours. It is hard to know whether to be impressed or frightened. AI is changing the world faster than we...

Oct 13, 2026, 7:59 AM

Seeing Red: Hubris and the Halakha of Space Flight

Rabbi Nachum Eliezer Rabinovitch, photo: Nadav Efrati / Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nahum_Eliezer_Rabinovitch

Vladimir Menshikov, Boga Nyet! [There is no God!], 1975. State Museum of the History of Religion in Saint Petersburg. Scaled-down, low-resolution image permitted under fair use clause, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B0_%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82_1975.jpg

In 1961, as humans reached Space, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson of Lubavitch (1902-1994) wrote a private letter in which he declared that Space travel was permitted according to Jewish law. The Lubavitcher Rebbe offered a broad, affirmative framework for...

Allen S. Maller

Oct 13, 2026, 4:56 AM

A COMMANDMENT AGAINST RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM

I am sure most religious people shudder when they hear terrorists who are religious fanatics using Scripture to support their violent actions. For several years I sought texts that condemn extremism and the arrogant assertion of personal judgment. I...

Oct 12, 2026, 11:20 PM

‘Want to Create Greatness? Start by Giving Someone a Compliment!’

The Compliment That Could Change Someone’s Life Sometimes greatness begins with someone believing in you. I have a theory about human nature: Most people are walking around with greatness inside them, but nobody has bothered to tell them. We live in a...

Oct 10, 2026, 1:34 AM

The Fight You Were Born For

Every year, when we begin the Torah again and return to the story of Adam, I go back to my childhood. For a short time, my father and I would learn talks of the Rebbe together on Shabbos afternoons....

Oct 8, 2026, 11:13 PM

Rabbi Perl Urges Radicalism! Yes, You Read That Right!

Maybe What the World Really Needs Is a Different Kind of Radical I have recently discovered something rather disturbing about myself. Apparently, I am a radical. This came as quite a surprise. At this stage of life, my idea of rebellion is...

Oct 6, 2026, 3:34 PM

The Heavens Belong to God: May a Jew Leave Earth?

Apollo 8 Flight Plan, Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-apollo-8-delivered-moment-christmas-eve-peace-and-understanding-world-180976431/
Overlaid with astronaut:, stock photography licensed via Canva

Early Space exploration precipitated an interest in how Jewish law might be kept beyond the confines of planet Earth. Before asking how Halakha could be observed in Space, we need to return to an earlier question: whether humans may...

Mihran Kalaydjian

Oct 6, 2026, 3:22 AM

We Will Dance on Simchat Torah. But October 7 Will Dance With Us.

Three years after the Hamas massacre, the Jewish calendar asks something almost impossible of us: to carry unbearable memory into one of our most joyful days and still choose life. There are dates that mark history. And then there are...

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