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Shavuot: Today You are a Nation

Tonight (Tuesday night) is Shavuot, our national birthday. Happy Birthday, Jewish People!

Unconditional Love

Shavuot, this coming Tuesday night, is the holiday of Hashem's unconditional love for His chosen people:

Mitzva ATM

Our children are our future and the future of our people. Let's be sure to give them their rightful spiritual heritage. But, we can't give them what we ourselves lack. Therefore, this coming Shavuot (Tuesday night), let's make an extra effort to receive the Torah anew:

The Sixth Day

Here's our preparatory shiur for Shavuot: Why must we renew our receiving of the Torah every year? What is the Torah's role in the sustenance of creation? Let's get the answers:

Parshat Bamidbar: Showing our Genes

When Hashem commanded Moses to take a national census and arrange the Israelite camp according to tribes, the Jewish people established their genealogy. What's the significance?

Why Hang with Turkeys?

It's pretty embarrassing to hang with turkeys when you can soar like an eagle:

29 Iyar: A Special Day to Pray for our Children

Today (Thursday) is the 29th of Iyar according to the Hebrew calendar. Jewish tradition teaches that today is an opportune time to pray that our children grow up in health of body, mind, and soul. The best known prayer that our people have been using for hundreds of years is "A Parent's Prayer" composed by the holy Shl"a, a 17th Century Scholar and Kabbalist who is buried near the Rambam in Tiberias. As a service to our readers, Artscroll.com sent us a PDF with the prayer in Hebrew and English, which you can download here.

We've often said that the most important part of raising happy and successful children is praying for them. The 5 minutes that you take to say the Shl"a's prayer will be one of the best investments you ever made.