Generated by Rank Math SEO, this is an llms.txt file designed to help LLMs better understand and index this website. # Chabad: Chabad House at Rutgers ## Sitemaps [XML Sitemap](https://chabadnj.org/sitemap_index.xml): Includes all crawlable and indexable pages. ## Posts - [Hello world!](https://chabadnj.org/hello-world/): Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing! ## Pages - [The Rebbe](https://chabadnj.org/the-rebbe/): What is it about the Rebbe that exudes so much love – that makes him so immanent – binding Jews from every walk of life to him so deeply? - [Prayers Services & Shabbat Times](https://chabadnj.org/prayers-services-shabbat-times/): Chabad House at Rutgers holds daily minyanim and full Shabbat services at 170 College Avenue in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Services are open to everyone — students, families, and visitors to the area. No membership, tickets, or prior experience are needed. - [New Donation Form](https://chabadnj.org/new-donation-form/): var gform;gform||(document.addEventListener("gform_main_scripts_loaded",function(){gform.scriptsLoaded=!0}),window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){gform.domLoaded=!0}),gform={domLoaded:!1,scriptsLoaded:!1,initializeOnLoaded:function(o){gform.domLoaded&&gform.scriptsLoaded?o():!gform.domLoaded&&gform.scriptsLoaded?window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",o):document.addEventListener("gform_main_scripts_loaded",o)},hooks:{action:{},filter:{}},addAction:function(o,n,r,t){gform.addHook("action",o,n,r,t)},addFilter:function(o,n,r,t){gform.addHook("filter",o,n,r,t)},doAction:function(o){gform.doHook("action",o,arguments)},applyFilters:function(o){return gform.doHook("filter",o,arguments)},removeAction:function(o,n){gform.removeHook("action",o,n)},removeFilter:function(o,n,r){gform.removeHook("filter",o,n,r)},addHook:function(o,n,r,t,i){null==gform.hooks&&(gform.hooks=);var e=gform.hooks;null==i&&(i=n+"_"+e.length),gform.hooks.push({tag:i,callable:r,priority:t=null==t?10:t})},doHook:function(n,o,r){var t;if(r=Array.prototype.slice.call(r,1),null!=gform.hooks&&((o=gform.hooks).sort(function(o,n){return o.priority-n.priority}),o.forEach(function(o){"function"!=typeof(t=o.callable)&&(t=window),"action"==n?t.apply(null,r):r=t.apply(null,r)})),"filter"==n)return r},removeHook:function(o,n,t,i){var r;null!=gform.hooks&&(r=(r=gform.hooks).filter(function(o,n,r){return!!(null!=i&&i!=o.tag||null!=t&&t!=o.priority)}),gform.hooks=r)}}); - [Donation](https://chabadnj.org/donation/): Click Here to Donate - [Shabat](https://chabadnj.org/shabat/) - [Timeline](https://chabadnj.org/timeline/) - [Holidays](https://chabadnj.org/chabad-holidays/) - [Yahrtzeit Calculator](https://chabadnj.org/yahrtzeit-calculator/) - [Mikvah](https://chabadnj.org/mikvah/) - [Kosher Dining](https://chabadnj.org/kosher-dining/) - [Arrange For Kaddish](https://chabadnj.org/arrange-for-kaddish/): (after the first year) $360.00* (tax-deductible donation) - [Torah](https://chabadnj.org/torah/) - [Campus Housing](https://chabadnj.org/campus-housing/) - [Rabbi’s Blogs](https://chabadnj.org/rabbis-blogs/) - [Community Links](https://chabadnj.org/community-links/) - [Media](https://chabadnj.org/media/) - [Contact](https://chabadnj.org/contact/) - [New And Events](https://chabadnj.org/new-and-events/) - [Programs](https://chabadnj.org/programs/) - [About](https://chabadnj.org/about/) - [HomePage](https://chabadnj.org/) ## Dinings - [Dining Plan Registration](https://chabadnj.org/dining/chabad-house-kosher-meal-plan/): Register for Chabad House at Rutgers Kosher Dining Plan Here! - [Dining Plan Options & Fees](https://chabadnj.org/dining/meal-plan-options-fees/): Click here for  information on our dining plan options & fees. - [Dining Plan Registration Form](https://chabadnj.org/dining/meal-plan-registration-and-contract-form/): Click here to download the printed version of the registration form. - [Medical form for dietary accommodation](https://chabadnj.org/dining/medical-form-for-dietary-accommodation/): Download and Print. ## Blogs - [The Throw-Away Generation](https://chabadnj.org/blog/the-throw-away-generation/): We live in a throw-away generation. Per capita, each person in the US produces 760 kilograms, or almost one ton of garbage per year - [Prayers](https://chabadnj.org/blog/prayers/): Will the format of our prayers change in the time of Redemption? - [Because We’re Not Okay Test](https://chabadnj.org/blog/because-were-not-okay-test/): I’ve been publishing weekly Torah thoughts for several decades, focusing on Torah insights I find relevant to our daily lives. - [Because We’re Not Okay](https://chabadnj.org/blog/because-were-not-okay-2/): I’ve been publishing weekly Torah thoughts for several decades, focusing on Torah insights I find relevant to our daily lives. - [Because We’re Not Okay](https://chabadnj.org/blog/because-were-not-okay/): I’ve been publishing weekly Torah thoughts for several decades, focusing on Torah insights I find relevant to our daily lives. ## Holidays - [Snippets](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/snippets/) - [Why Be Happy?](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/why-be-happy/) - [The Challenge Of Exile](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/the-challenge-of-exile/) - [Purim in the Future](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/purim-in-the-future/) - [When Nature Is Eclipsed](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/when-nature-is-eclipsed/) - [Childhood Memories](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/childhood-memories/) - [Pesach in Iran](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/pesach-in-iran/) - [My First Passover](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/my-first-passover/) - [For The Sake of Matza](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/for-the-sake-of-matza/) - [Passover Under the Nazis](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/passover-under-the-nazis/) - [The Building Competition](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/the-building-competition/) - [A Moscow Seder](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/a-moscow-seder/) - [The Power of Joy](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/the-power-of-joy/) - [Seder in Crimea](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/seder-in-crimea/) - [And You Shall Tell Your Son](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/and-you-shall-tell-your-son/) - [The Pope That Disappeared](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/the-pope-that-disappeared/) - [To Save A Soul](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/to-save-a-soul/) - [How Do You Eat Matzo with Chopsticks?](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/how-do-you-eat-matzo-with-chopsticks/) - [Pesach in Siberia](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/pesach-in-siberia/) - [Pesach Customs](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/pesach-customs/) - [The Month Of Nissan – Customs](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/the-month-of-nissan-customs/) - [Contract For Selling Chametz](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/contract-for-selling-chametz/) - [Preparing For The Holiday](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/preparing-for-the-holiday/) - [The Seder Guide](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/the-seder-guide/) - [Preparing the Seder](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/preparing-the-seder/) - [The Effects of Chanukah](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/the-effects-of-chanukah/) - [Maccabean Faith](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/maccabean-faith/) - [Why The Maccabees Rebelled](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/why-the-maccabees-rebelled/) - [Looking for Moshiach in chanukah](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/looking-for-moshiach-in-chanukah/) - [The Fire In The Flint](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/the-fire-in-the-flint/) - [To Burn or Not to Burn (or both!)](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/to-burn-or-not-to-burn-or-both/) - [Let There be Light](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/let-there-be-light/) - [Being P.C. or C.P.](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/being-p-c-or-c-p/) - [The Secret of Chanukah](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/the-secret-of-chanukah/) - [Saving a Jewish Life](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/saving-a-jewish-life/) - [A Chanukah Adventure](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/a-chanukah-adventure/) - [The Light in the Window](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/the-light-in-the-window/) - [To Merit the Menorah](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/to-merit-the-menorah/) - [The Menorah in Union Square](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/the-menorah-in-union-square/) - [Chanukah in the shadow of the inquisition](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/chanukah-in-the-shadow-of-the-inquisition/) - [Essay – At one with G-d](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/essay-at-one-with-g-d/) - [Essay – Transforming Evil](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/essay-transforming-evil/) - [The Haftorah of Jonah](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/the-haftorah-of-jonah/) - [Five Prohibitions](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/five-prohibitions/) - [Erev (day before) Yom Kippur](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/erev-day-before-yom-kippur/) - [Laws and Customs of Yom Kippur](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/laws-and-customs-of-yom-kippur/) - [Essay – Chai Elul: Breathing New Life Into Our Divine Service](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/essay-chai-elul-breathing-new-life-into-our-divine-service/) - [Essays – The King in the Field](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/essays-the-king-in-the-field/) - [Psalm 27](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/psalm-27/) - [Essay – Four Species: Four Types Of People](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/essay-four-species-four-types-of-people-2/) - [Letter From the Rebbe – We Trust as One](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/essay-four-species-four-types-of-people/) - [Sukkot & Moshiach](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/sukkot-moshiach/) - [Essay – Please, Don’t Leave Me!](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/essay-please-dont-leave-me/) - [Essay – Joy That Knows No Bounds](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/essay-joy-that-knows-no-bounds/) - [Letter From the Rebbe – Concluding the Month of Tishrei](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/letter-from-the-rebbe-concluding-the-month-of-tishrei/) - [Traditional Foods and Recipes](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/traditional-foods-and-recipes/) - [Tashlich](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/tashlich/) - [Shofar](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/shofar/) - [Annulment of Vows](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/annulment-of-vows/) - [Q & A](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/q-a/) - [Of Trees and Men](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/of-trees-and-men/) - [The Lesson from Tu B’Shevat](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/the-lesson-from-tu-bshevat/) - [A Tree of the Field](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/a-tree-of-the-field/) - [Why we Celebrate the New Year of the Trees](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/why-we-celebrate-the-new-year-of-the-trees/) - [Tu B’Shevat: What and How](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/tu-bshevat-what-and-how/) - [Tu B’Shevat](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/tu-bshevat/) - [The Parable of the Garments](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/the-parable-of-the-garments/) - [The 17th of Tammuz: History, Laws, Customs](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/the-17th-of-tammuz-history-laws-customs/) - [What You Need to Know About Tisha B’Av](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/what-you-need-to-know-about-tisha-bav/) - [What are the Three Weeks?](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/what-are-the-three-weeks/) - [The Sinai Files](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/the-sinai-files/) - [Three Things Every Married Couple Must Know](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/three-things-every-married-couple-must-know/) - [What Happened at Sinai](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/what-happened-at-sinai/) - [What Is Shavuot?](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/what-is-shavuot/) - [Purim Revisited](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/purim-moshiach/) - [Purim Q&A](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/purim-qa/) - [How To Celebrate Purim](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/how-to-celebrate/) - [Hamantashen Recipe](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/hamantashen-recipe/) - [The Megillah](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/the-megillah/) - [The History of Purim – A Brief Synopsis](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/the-history-of-purim-a-brief-synopsis/) - [Seder Essentials](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/how-to-celebrate-pesach/) - [Great Passover Odyssey](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/passover-stories/) - [The Story of Passover](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/the-story-of-passover/) - [The Rebbe and the Sciences](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/the-rebbe-and-the-sciences/) - [The Rebbe & the Chassidim](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/the-day-the-sun-did-not-set/) - [The Rebbe and the Arrival of the Moshiach](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/the-rebbe-and-the-arrival-of-the-moshiach/) - [What is Gimmul Tammus?](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/what-is-gimmul-tammus/) - [Basic Laws of Counting the Omer](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/basic-laws-of-counting-the-omer/) - [What Is the Counting of the Omer?](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/769/) - [How to Celebrate Chanukah](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/how-to-celebrate-chanukah/) - [Channa and her Seven Sons](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/thoughts-on-chanukah/) - [The Heroines of Chanukah](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/the-great-debate/) - [The Great Debate](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/the-history-of-chanukah-2/) - [The History of Chanukah](https://chabadnj.org/holidays/the-history-of-chanukah/) ## News - [JCafe Hosts NJ Jewish State Troopers](https://chabadnj.org/news/jcafe-hosts-nj-jewish-state-troopers/) - [NJ AG, NJ Homeland Security Director and State Police Superintendent Discuss Bias Incident Reporting and Safety at Rutgers Chabad](https://chabadnj.org/news/nj-ag-nj-homeland-security-director-and-state-police-superintendent-discuss-bias-incident-reporting-and-safety-at-rutgers-chabad/) - [Passover at Rutgers Chabad](https://chabadnj.org/news/passover-at-rutgers-chabad/): Everything You Need to Know - [Amb. Yechiel Leiter Speaks to Students And Community at Rutgers Chabad](https://chabadnj.org/news/amb-yechiel-leiter-speaks-to-students-and-community-at-rutgers-chabad/) - [Shabbos for 1000 Unites College Students in a Celebration of Jewish Pride and Unity at Rutgers](https://chabadnj.org/news/shabbos-for-1000-unites-college-students-in-a-celebration-of-jewish-pride-and-unity-at-rutgers/) - [Syrian Shabbat at Rutgers Chabad Brings Together 400 College Students](https://chabadnj.org/news/syrian-shabbat-at-rutgers-chabad-brings-together-400-college-students/) - [East Brunswick Chabad Couple Gets Surprise Chanukah Police Escort](https://chabadnj.org/news/east-brunswick-chabad-couple-gets-surprise-chanukah-police-escort/) - [Rutgers Chabad Dinner Raises More Than $1.8 Million](https://chabadnj.org/news/rutgers-chabad-dinner-raises-more-than-1-8-million/) - [47th National Founders Anniversary Dinner](https://chabadnj.org/news/47th-national-founders-anniversary-dinner/) - [Chabad House at Rutgers Honors Those Who Served Our Country on Veterans Day](https://chabadnj.org/news/chabad-house-at-rutgers-honors-those-who-served-our-country-on-veterans-day/) - [Chabad House at Rutgers Hosts Parents and Family Weekend During Rutgers Homecoming](https://chabadnj.org/news/chabad-house-at-rutgers-hosts-parents-and-family-weekend-during-rutgers-homecoming/) - [Hundreds of Students Dance Through Rutgers in an Unforgettable Simchat Torah Celebration](https://chabadnj.org/news/hundreds-of-students-dance-through-rutgers-in-an-unforgettable-simchat-torah-celebration/) - [Shofar Blowing at the Hospital on Rosh Hashanah](https://chabadnj.org/news/shofar-blowing-at-the-hospital-on-rosh-hashanah/) - [Rutgers Chabad Welcomes Students Back with Food, Friendship, and a Beautiful Shabbat](https://chabadnj.org/news/rutgers-chabad-welcomes-students-back-with-food-friendship-and-a-beautiful-shabbat/) - [Rabbis Yosef and Mendy Carlebach attend UN Conference](https://chabadnj.org/news/rabbis-yosef-and-mendy-carlebach-attend-un-conference/) - [Five Hundred Students Unite for Rutgers Chabad Open House](https://chabadnj.org/news/five-hundred-students-unite-for-rutgers-chabad-open-house/) - [East Brunswick Chabad Couple Does Double Duty at Young Israel](https://chabadnj.org/news/east-brunswick-chabad-couple-does-double-duty-at-young-israel/) - [Rutgers Chabad Rabbi Takes Mossad Director to the Ohel](https://chabadnj.org/news/rutgers-chabad-rabbi-takes-mossad-director-to-the-ohel/) - [Rabbi Mendy Kraus Grows Chabad at the Jersey Shore](https://chabadnj.org/news/rabbi-mendy-kraus-grows-chabad-at-the-jersey-shore/) - [Gov. Murphy Joins Rutgers Chabad on March of the Living](https://chabadnj.org/news/gov-murphy-joins-rutgers-chabad-on-march-of-the-living/) - [Passover Meal Plan Registration](https://chabadnj.org/news/passover-meal-plan-registration/) - [Passover at Chabad](https://chabadnj.org/news/passover-at-chabad/) - [Sell your chometz](https://chabadnj.org/news/sell-your-chometz/) - [Order Shmura Matza](https://chabadnj.org/news/shmura-matza-order/) - [Shabbos for 1000](https://chabadnj.org/news/shabbos-for-1000/) - [Rutgers University Hosts Candlelight Vigil in Memory of Rabbi Tzvi Kogan](https://chabadnj.org/news/rutgers-university-hosts-candlelight-vigil-in-memory-of-rabbi-tzvi-kogan/) - [Rutgers Chabad Dinner Raises $1.5 Million](https://chabadnj.org/news/rutgers-chabad-dinner-raises-1-5-million/) - [‘Thank You Hashem’ Brings Joy and Unity to Jewish Students at Rutgers on Chanukah](https://chabadnj.org/news/rutgers-chabads-syrian-shabbat-celebration-unites-500-students/) - [Chanukah at Drumthwacket](https://chabadnj.org/news/bring-them-home-now-rally/) - [Bring. Them. Home. Now. Rally](https://chabadnj.org/news/bring-them-home-now-rally-2/) - [Rutgers Chabad Raises $2M at Dinner and Pays Off Mortgage](https://chabadnj.org/news/rutgers-chabad-raises-2m-at-dinner-and-pays-off-mortgage/) - [Mega Chanukah Festivities on Campus at Rutgers](https://chabadnj.org/news/mega-chanukah-festivities-on-campus-at-rutgers/) - [Chabad Brings Over 2K Students plus 3 from Ukraine Together](https://chabadnj.org/news/rutgers-chabad-raises-2m-at-dinner-and-pays-off-mortgage-2/) - [MK Nir Barkat Visits Rutgers Chabad](https://chabadnj.org/news/mk-nir-barkat-visits-rutgers-chabad/) - [FUNERAL OF HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR MR. EDWARD MOSBERG](https://chabadnj.org/news/funeral-of-holocaust-survivor-mr-edward-mosberg/) - [Chabad Hosts Israeli Police Delegation](https://chabadnj.org/news/chabad-hosts-israeli-police-delegation/) - [NJ Chabad Rabbi Mendy Carlebach featured…](https://chabadnj.org/news/nj-chabad-rabbi-mendy-carlebach-featured/) - [BROTHERS’ KEEPERS AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY](https://chabadnj.org/news/brothers-keepers-at-rutgers-university/) - [FBI NJ Special Agent in Charge Visits Rabbis and Students at Rutgers Chabad House](https://chabadnj.org/news/fbi-nj-special-agent-in-charge-visits-rabbis-and-students-at-rutgers-chabad-house/) - [CHANUKAH GLOWS AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY](https://chabadnj.org/news/chanukah-glows-at-rutgers-university/) - [Chanukah Celebrated at NJ State Police](https://chabadnj.org/news/chanukah-celebrated-at-nj-state-police/) ## Links - [Ask Moses](https://chabadnj.org/links/ask-moses/): "Ask Moses" by chatting live with a Rabbi or Rebbetzin. - [Friday Light](https://chabadnj.org/links/friday-light/): An insightful website about kindling Shabbos Candles. - [Moshiach](https://chabadnj.org/links/moshiach/): All you need to know about Moshiach. - [Everything Jewish](https://chabadnj.org/links/everything-jewish/): Everything Jewish Judaica Store. - [Chabad House Monroe](https://chabadnj.org/links/chabad-house-monroe/): The website of Chabad House of Monroe Township - [Chabad of Holmdel](https://chabadnj.org/links/chabad-of-holmdel/): The website of Chabad of Holmdel & Colts-Neck - [Chabad Shore](https://chabadnj.org/links/chabad-shore/): The website of Chabad of the Jersey Shore. - [Wayside Shul](https://chabadnj.org/links/wayside-shul/): The website of the Wayside Shul. - [South Brunswick Chabad](https://chabadnj.org/links/south-brunswick-chabad/): The website of Chabad House of North & South Brunswick. ## Campus Housings - [Housing Application](https://chabadnj.org/campus_housing/initial-housing-request/): Welcome, and thank you for your interest in housing at Chabad House! This application is intended for first-time housing applicants only. Before applying, we encourage you to carefully review the Housing Fees and Housing Contract, which outline important information regarding fees, terms, and conditions. Please note that there is a $200 non-refundable application fee. This fee is separate from the housing deposit and does not guarantee placement in our housing program. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at info@chabadnj.org — we’re happy to help. Returning students should not complete this application. Please contact our office directly at info@chabadnj.org for next steps. - [Housing Fees](https://chabadnj.org/campus_housing/housing-fees/): Please read thoroughly for an understanding of our fees, deadlines and terms of payments. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at info@chabadnj.org — we’re happy to help. - [Submit a Reference letter](https://chabadnj.org/campus_housing/to-submit-a-reference-letter/): Please read the form thoroughly for an understanding and add suitable answers! - [Housing Contract 2026-2027](https://chabadnj.org/campus_housing/to-download-the-2024-2025-housing-contract/): Once you have been accepted to live at Chabad House, you will submit this contract along with a deposit and all required information. Have Questions? 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In Parshas Lech Lecha we read of Avraham’s journeys, disputes... - [Our Parsha – Vayeira](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/our-parsha-vayeira/): Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Vayeira. - [The Name of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-name-of-the-parsha-4/): The Midrash asks: “Why Noach’s name written twice, when once would have sufficed?” “Because,” answers the Midrash, “Noach (נח) (can be... - [The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-weekly-aliyot-of-the-parsha-3/): A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat. - [Vayikrah](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/vayikrah/): The story of Passover began with the arrival of Jacob and his family in Egypt to be with son Joseph who had become Viceroy of all Egypt. - [The Name of the Parsha – Vayishlach](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-name-of-the-parsha-vayishlach-2/): Vayishlach means, "he sent," which refers to the concept of shlichus, sending an emissary or representative. In the broader sense, we are all... - [The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha – Vayishlach](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-name-of-the-parsha-vayishlach/): A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat. - [Our Parsha – Vayishlach](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/our-parsha-vayishlach/): Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Vayishlach. - [The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-weekly-aliyot-of-the-parsha-29/): A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat. - [The Name of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-name-of-the-parsha-27/): The words, "Then Yehudah approached (Vayigash) him," describe an occurrence which took place in three different worlds: a.) The perceived... - [Our Parsha – Vayigash](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/our-parsha-vayigash/): Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Vayigash. - [The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-weekly-aliyot-of-the-parsha-28/): A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat. - [The Name of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-name-of-the-parsha-26/): Vayeitzei connotes having "departed." At the beginning of our Parsha, Ya'akov leaves his home in the Land of Israel, and at the end he returns... - [Our Parsha – Vayetze](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/our-parsha-vayetze/): Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Vayetze. - [The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha-Vayeshev](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-weekly-aliyot-of-the-parsha-vayeshev/): A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat. - [The Name of the Parsha-Vayeshev](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-name-of-the-parsha-vayeshev/): At first glance this Parsha seems to have a most, inappropriate name. Vayeishev means "settled," and yet in this Parsha we read of the most... - [Our Parsha – Vayeshev](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/our-parsha-vayeshev/): Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Vayeshev. - [The Name of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-name-of-the-parsha-25/): Vayechi means, "and he lives" – rather an inappropriate name, it would seem, for a Parsha which speaks almost entirely about the events surrounding... - [The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-weekly-aliyot-of-the-parsha-27/): A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat. - [Our Parsha – Vayechi](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/our-parsha-vayechi/): Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Vayechi. - [The Name of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-name-of-the-parsha-24/): Parshas Vezos Habracha (“And this is the blessing”) is the concluding Parsha of the entire Torah. It is not read on Shabbos, but on the festival of... - [The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-weekly-aliyot-of-the-parsha-26/): A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat. The parsha V'Zos HaBerachah - [Our Parsha – V’Zos HaBerachah](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/our-parsha-vzos-haberachah/): Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas V'Zos HaBerachah - [The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-weekly-aliyot-of-the-parsha-25/): A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat. - [Our Parsha – Ha’Azinu](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/our-parsha-haazinu/): Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Ha'Azinu - [The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha – Vayeilech](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-weekly-aliyot-of-the-parsha-vayeilech/): A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat. The parsha Vayeilech - [Our Parsha – Vayeilech](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/our-parsha-vayeilech/): Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Vayeilech - [The Name of the Parsha – Nitzavim](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-name-of-the-parsha-nitzavim/): The Parsha begins with the declaration: “You are standing firmly (nitzavim) today all of you together, before G-d, your G-d- the heads of your tribes… - [The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-weekly-aliyot-of-the-parsha-24/): A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat. The parsha Nitzavim - [Our Parsha – Nitzavim](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/our-parsha-nitzavim/): Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Nitzavim - [Our Parsha – Nitzavim-Vayelech](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/our-parsha-nitzavim-vayelech/): Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Nitzavim-Vayelech. - [The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha – Nitzavim](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-weekly-aliyot-of-the-parsha-nitzavim/): A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat. - [The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha – Ki Tavo](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-weekly-aliyot-of-the-parsha-ki-tavo/): A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat. - [The Name of the Parsha – Ki Savo](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-name-of-the-parsha-ki-savo/): Ki Savo means "when you enter," as in the verse, "When you enter the land which G-d... is giving you." At which point, according to Torah, does... - [Our Parsha – Ki-Tavo](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/our-parsha-ki-tavo/): Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Ki-Tavo. - [The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-weekly-aliyot-of-the-parsha-23/): A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat. - [Our Parsha – Ki Teitzei](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/our-parsha-ki-teitzei/): Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Ki Teitzei - [The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-weekly-aliyot-of-the-parsha-22/): A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat. - [The Name of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-name-of-the-parsha-23/): At the beginning of our Parsha there is a command to, “appoint judges (shoftim) and police-officers (shotrim) for yourself.” The Midrash... - [Our Parsha – Shoftim](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/our-parsha-shoftim/): Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Shoftim. - [The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-weekly-aliyot-of-the-parsha-21/): A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat. - [Our Parsha – Re’eh](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/our-parsha-reeh/): Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Re'eh - [The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-weekly-aliyot-of-the-parsha-20/): A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat. - [The Name of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-name-of-the-parsha-22/): The word EIKEV literally means "because" or "as a result of", as in the opening of our parsha: "As a result of your listening to these laws... - [Our Parsha – Eikev](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/our-parsha-eikev/): Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Eikev. - [The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-weekly-aliyot-of-the-parsha-19/): A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat. - [The Name of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-name-of-the-parsha-21/): “Look at these!” are words that might be exclaimed upon encountering something new or different. Thus, the opening phrase of our Parsha, “These are... - [Our Parsha – Devarim](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/our-parsha-devarim/): Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Devarim. - [The Name of the Parsha – Vaetchanan](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-name-of-the-parsha-vaetchanan/): The word va’eschanan means “I requested,” referring to Moshe’s requests to enter the Land of Israel: “I requested from G-d…Please let me cross over... - [The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-weekly-aliyot-of-the-parsha-18/): A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat. - [Our Parsha – Vaeschanan](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/our-parsha-vaeschanan/): Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Vaeschanan. - [Moshiach in the Parsha – Bechukotai](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/moshiach-in-the-parsha-bechukotai/): The Torah portion of Bechukotai contains some hair-raising, dire predictions of what will happen to those who do not follow the Torah. Chassidic... - [The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha – Bechukosai](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-weekly-aliyot-of-the-parsha-bechukosai/): A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat. - [Our Parsha – Bechukotai](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/our-parsha-bechukotai/): Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Bechukotai. - [The Name of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-name-of-the-parsha-20/): Behar means “on the mountain,” as in the verse, “G-d spoke to Moshe on Mount Sinai.” The Midrash states that G-d chose to give the Torah on Mount... - [The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/our-parsha-behar/): A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat. - [The Name of the Parsha: Emor](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-name-of-the-parsha-emor/): At the literal level, the verse is speaking of the specific responsibility of adult priests to educate their children about the priestly duty to... - [The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha – Emor](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-weekly-aliyot-of-the-parsha-emor/): A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat. - [Our Parsha – Emor](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/our-parsha-emor/): Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Emor. - [The Name of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-name-of-the-parsha-19/): A unique quality of Parshas Kedoshim is that it was said directly by Moshe to the people, unlike the other laws of the Torah, which were first... - [The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-weekly-aliyot-of-the-parsha-17/): A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat. - [Our Parsha – Kedoshim](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/our-parsha-kedoshim/): Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Kedoshim. - [The Name of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-name-of-the-parsha-18/): Achrei means "after," as in the opening verse of our Parsha: "God spoke to Moshe after the death of Aharon's tow sons - when they came near, before... - [The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha – Achrei Mos](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-weekly-aliyot-of-the-parsha-achrei-mos/): A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat. - [Our Parsha – Acharei Mot](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/our-parsha-acharei-mot/): Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Acharei Mot. - [The Name of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-name-of-the-parsha-17/): The previous Parsha, Tazria, describes the onset and identification of the supernatural "disease" tzara'as. Our Parsha, by contrast, details the... - [The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-weekly-aliyot-of-the-parsha-16/): A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat. - [Our Parsha – Metzorah](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/our-parsha-metzorah/): Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Metzorah. - [The Name of the Parsha – Tazria](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-name-of-the-parsha-tazria/): At first glance, they seem to be contradictory themes: tzara'as is an unpleasant condition, which requires total isolation from the Jewish camp... - [Our Parsha – Tazriah](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/our-parsha-tazriah/): Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Tazriah. - [The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-weekly-aliyot-of-the-parsha-15/): A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat. - [The Name of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-name-of-the-parsha-16/): At first glance, the beginning of our Parsha would belong better at the end of the previous Parsha. For the end of Parshas Tzav describes the first... - [The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-weekly-aliyot-of-the-parsha-14/): A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat. - [Our Parsha – Shemini](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/our-parsha-shemini/): Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Shemini. - [The Name of the Parsha – Tzav](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-name-of-the-parsha-tzav/): Do we really have free choice? Most people tend to view this as a yes-or-no type of question, but the correct answer is in fact, yes and no... - [The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha – Tzav](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-weekly-aliyot-of-the-parsha-tzav/): A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat. - [Our Parsha – Tzav](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/our-parsha-tzav/): Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Tzav. - [The Name of the Parsha – Vayikra](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-name-of-the-parsha-vayikra/): Vayikra means "He called," as in the opening verse of our Parsha, "He called to Moshe." Rashi explains: "Every time G-d communicated with Moshe... - [The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha – Vayikra](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-weekly-aliyot-of-the-parsha-vayikra/): A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat. - [The Name of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-name-of-the-parsha-15/): What is more important: A team mentality, where every person belongs to a whole, giant community which is greater than is constituent parts? Or... - [Our Parsha – Vayikra](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-name-of-the-parsha-14/): Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Vayikra. - [The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha – Pekudei](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-weekly-aliyot-of-the-parsha-pekudei/): A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat. - [Our Parsha – Pekudei](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/our-parsha-pekudei/): Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Pekudei. - [The Name of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-name-of-the-parsha-13/): What is more important: A team mentality, where every person belongs to a whole, giant community which is greater than is constituent parts? Or... - [The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-weekly-aliyot-of-the-parsha-13/): A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat. - [Our Parsha – Vayakhel](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/our-parsha-vayakhel/): Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Vayakhel. - [The Name of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-name-of-the-parsha-12/): The term Ki Sisa literally means, "When you will raise up." But, in the context of the verse, the term is translated "when you will count." Of all... - [The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-weekly-aliyot-of-the-parsha-12/): A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat. - [Our Parsha – Ki Tisa](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/our-parsha-ki-tisa/): Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Ki Tisa. - [The Name of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-name-of-the-parsha-11/): The word "Tetzave" literaly means "command," as the opening verse of our Parsha reads, "And you should command the children of israel that thay... - [The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/the-weekly-aliyot-of-the-parsha-11/): A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat. - [Our Parsha – Tetzaveh](https://chabadnj.org/weekly-torah/our-parsha-tetzaveh/): Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Tetzaveh.