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Chabad rabbis believe every person possesses a divine spark worth nurturing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Of Chicago rabbi Abraham Heschel, bringing 15 other white rabbis down to Selma, Ala., in 1964 at the request of King, where their arrest made headlines — which translated to political pressure.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

There have been heated hearings in Israel's parliament involving rabbis, doctors, lawyers and security officials.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

"We don't go to the army not because we are selfish, but because we try to preserve ourselves, what the Torah tells us and the rabbis tell us," he told AFP.

From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025

Even the rabbinic faculty was split, most of the rabbis voicing their hope for a Jewish state, some of them opposing it, while all of the college faculty seemed to be for it.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok