Hakhel

The Rebbe's message about the last two mitzvas in the Torah

While the Rebbe knew there would be a time that he would no longer be physically with us, he focused on this message as a central one.

Nitzavim Vayelach: End of the Hakhel

On this hakhel Shabbat, let’s gather with others in genuine unity and friendship.

Unity on Sukkot

With elections ahead, we must remember on the holiday of Sukkot that 'All of the Jewish people are fit to reside in one sukkah.'

Ancient Jewish practice of hakhel, an every-7-years gathering, gets a 21st-century revival

The biblical every-7-year gathering, which disappeared as a practice for centuries, is getting a 21st-century revival.

The festival of unity

Since last year was a shemitah year, this year is a Hakhel year. Why is Sukkot is a propitious time for it?

The wondrous mitzva

Read what Torah luminaries say about Hakhel, the next to last mitzva in the Torah: the reasons for it, its timing and its effect

Parashat Vayeilech: Going into the future

G-d had given Israel 611 mitzvot via Moshe, only two more remain. And these two final mitzvot ensure Jewish continuity after Moshe is gone

Mitzvat Hakhel - Connecting the Jewish people to God once the Shmitta year ends

In our parasha: Every 7 years, post Shmitta, all Jews - men, women, elderly, children - must come to hear the Torah at the Beit Hamidkash.

Saving the most important for last

Just before his death, Moshe Rabbeinu remembered two mitzvot One is about correcting the group and the other about correcting the individual

Repairing a broken world: Parashat Hachodesh

Thousands at Kotel for Birkat Kohanim, Hakhel

Security forces have reinforced the Old City since dawn as thousands expected to attend special ceremonies.