Not everything deserves a blessing. In Fiddler on the Roof, the rabbi jokes: “May God bless and keep the Tsar… far away from us.” Funny? Yes. Correct? Not exactly. Judaism draws a sharp line between blessing and curse. The Talmud teaches that we do not recite blessings over locusts or vinegar (Brachot 40b)—because plagues and spoiled wine are not holy challenges. They are curses. And that matters. Because faith isn’t about finding a blessing in everything. It’s about knowing what must never be b

Havdalah is a Jewish ceremony that marks the end of Shabbat. It's a ritual of separation, using blessings over wine, spices, and a special multi-wicked candle | Rabbi Raps

✨ Chabad Rabbis Pray For The World At Rebbe's Ohel Chabad rabbis taking part in the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries, the Kinus hashluchim, gathered at the Ohel, to pray for their communities and the world at large. The Ohel, the resting place of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory, the most influential rabbi in modern history, is visited by over 1 million people every year, making it the most visited Jewish holy site outside of Israel. Million