Chabad Essays

Albert Einstein once said, “I believe the most important mission of the state is to protect the individual and make it possible for him to develop into a creative personality.” This quote is truly applicable to the short film “La Luna”. Throughout “La Luna,” a young boy named Bambino experiences many difficulties and arguments with his father, Papȧ, and his grandfather, Nonno. Bambino is coaxed into following alongside his father and grandfather’s footsteps-- sweeping away the stars. However, towards

Rabbi David Eliezrie’s new book, The Secret of Chabad, has been a labor of love, taking ten years to research and write. Publishing company, The Toby Press, previously printed the award-winning, The Prime Ministers, by Yehuda Avner. Avner’s book was expansive and mesmerizing in its depiction of the drama and the dialogue of the leaders of Israel. Now, Toby Press have another gem. Eliezrie’s book is a sweeping tome that runs 350 pages, with an additional 80 pages of footnotes. Hidden within is a

Understanding who the author of Genesis is the first important step to undertake. Though, many liberal scholars and theologians subscribe to the JEDP hypothesis this paper will not give credence to this revisionist theory. Therefore, the author of Genesis was Moses and with that knowledge who was Moses; and what was the cultural context of the author. Thus, let us briefly look at what is known about Moses. Moses was born in Egypt and born to very humble beginnings. During the time of Moses birth

today are jewish, one of the things that makes the world unique are the different religions we believe in. During this year in Confirmation, we had a series of speakers from varying religious denominations, such as a Presbyterian Pastor, a Rabbi from Chabad, and a Muslim Youth Leader, to learn more about other religions, and more about Judaism. The one speaker that has stuck with me was Waleed Naseem, a Muslim Youth Leader. In just thirty minutes, he taught us morals that I will hold dear forever.

The guest speaker at the Illinois Holocaust Museum posed an unanswerable question to the dozen Chabad eighth-grade boys sitting in front of him. Mitchell Winthrop, 88 years of age, a survivor of the Auschwitz and Mauthausen Nazi concentration camps, had been raised in a secular Jewish home in Lodz, Poland. Why had he, he asked the boys—someone who hadn’t even had a bar mitzvah—been chosen to survive the Holocaust and not his pious, white-bearded grandfather? His question was meant to provoke thought

Penn State, I was thrust into an unfamiliar and uncomfortable space where I learned to push my boundaries over my time in college and begin a journey of personal and professional growth. In the beginning, I focused on getting comfortable and joined Chabad, a Jewish student organization where I connected with students from different religious backgrounds. Since I came from another world than these students, I was eager to learn more about my people’s history and culture and participated in Birthright

I. Introduction A. Attention-getter: How many of you have ever played dreidel? (spin dreidel on visualizer) B. Reason to listen: CMU is rich in the diversity of people, cultures and religion. As such, it is important to gain a good grasp on the cultures of those around us. C. Thesis statement: Hanukkah is a holiday with great tradition and meaning. D. Credibility statement: I have celebrated Hanukkah all my life, and have also researched from many published books and peer-reviewed journals. E

The “followers of the scriptures” also known as the Karaite Jews are one of the oldest sects/forms of non-Rabbinic Judaism present in the world today. Karaites are most distinct for their differences between the Rabbinical Jews; the main difference being the belief that all of the commandments handed down to Moses by God were recorded in the written Torah without any extra input like the “Oral Law” or extra commentaries and interpretations. Karaite Jews do not believe the written collections of the

that the world was created in seven days. Each day, God added another element to create the world; the sixth day was when humans were created, “And towards the end of the sixth day, God put a divine soul into a body which He made of earth and clay(Chabad)”In Christianity, Genesis 1:27 stated, “ So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them(Bible).” This creation of man occured on the sixth day of the Creation of the World. In Islam, there