Printed from ChabadEdmonton.org
Ask the Rabbi
Subscribe
Subscribe to Adult Education
View all subscriptions »
Contact
Home
About
Donate
Login
Chabad Lubavitch of Edmonton
Meet our staff Chabad Worldwide The Rebbe Photo Gallery Chabad of Calgary JRCC Contact Us Moshiach Israel
Rabbi Ari Drelich Rebbetzin Rifka Drelich Rabbi Dovid Pinson Rebbetzin Devorah Pinson Rabbi Mendy Blachman Chaya Sarah Blachman
Worldwide News Centers
TheRebbe.org Moshiach.com Philosophy of Chabad TheRebbe.org
Camp Bat Mitzvah and Beyond Gallery Workshops Women's Chabad House Sukkos at Chabad! Lunch & Learn Holidays Getaway CHS Photo Gallery
JLITeens Photos student pizza in the hut Pizza in the hut 5772
The Jew and His Homeland Points of Interest in Israel First Person Israel's Security Chabad and Israel The Rebbe & Israel Audio Classes Videos
About
US
Services Times Shabbat Services High Holidays Passover Schedule Shavuot Schedule Community Services Memorial Board Synagogue & Services Directions TISHA BE’AV SCHEDULE PURIM SCHEDULE 5777/2017
The Kiddush
Shavuot
Bikur Cholim Home Koshering Lunch & Learn Religious Articles
Services Times Shabbat Services High Holidays Passover Schedule Shavuot Schedule Community Services Memorial Board Synagogue & Services Directions TISHA BE’AV SCHEDULE
PURIM SCHEDULE 5777/2017
Synagogue &
Services
High Holidays Sukkot & Simchat Torah Chanukah - Hanukkah Asarah B'Tevet (Tevet 10) 15 Shevat Purim Passover Pesach Sheni Lag BaOmer Shavuot Sefirat HaOmer Tisha B'Av and the 3 Weeks 15th of Av Special Years
Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur Month of Elul Month of Tishrei Aseret Yemei Teshuvah
Sukkot Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah
Chanukah Basics How-To The Chanukah Story Insights & Stories Videos and Songs Chanukah Recipes Chanukah for Kids
Features
Chanukah News from Across the Globe Chanukah Greeting Cards Chanukah Event Directory
Other Languages
Asarah B'Tevet Info Asarah B'Tevet Teachings Asarah B'Tevet Reflections Asarah B'Tevet Audio Classes
15 Shevat Info 15 Shevat Essays Man and Tree Nature & Environment 15 Shevat Audio 15 Shevat Video 15 Shevat for Kids 15 Shevat Recipes
Purim Basics Story of Purim The Megillah Purim Study Purim Stories Purim Audio & Video The Fast of Esther (Taanit Esther) Purim Recipes
Features
Kids Site Purim In Other Languages
Purim Event Directory
How to Celebrate Passover Passover Seder The Haggadah Study & History Stories Multimedia Recipes
tools
Find a Passover Seder Near You Sell Your Chametz Online Passover Store
Order Matzah Online Passover Kids Site Passover Cards & Invitations Passover in other Languages
Essays Audio & Video Pesach Sheni with the Rebbe (Videos) Recovery and Pesach Sheni
What Is Lag BaOmer? Customs & Traditions Event Search Insights History Q & A Stories Audio Classes Videos Lag BaOmer Parades with the Rebbe
Feature
11 Recipes to Make for Lag BaOmer
What Is Shavuot (Shavuos)? Practical Shavuot About Shavuot Shavuot Insights Shavuot Audio and Video Shavuot Kids Site Shavuot Recipes
Feature
Shavuot Synagogue Search
Omer Info Omer Insights Omer Q&A Weekly and Daily Growth Omer Audio & Video Omer Tools
What Are the Three Weeks? Guide The 9th of Av - Tisha B'Av History The Holy Temple Insights Multimedia Shabbat Chazon
15th of Av Essays 15th of Av Videos 15th of Av Audio Classes
Year of Hakhel Shemittah Birkat Hachamah The Jewish Leap Year
Jewish
Holidays
Magazine Parshah (Weekly Torah) Jewish Calendar Jewish Holidays Community & Family Mitzvahs & Traditions Lifecycle Events Essentials Chassidic Thought The Jewish Woman JewishKids.org Audio Classes Jewish.tv Texts & Writings Knowledge Base Ask the Rabbi Chabad Centers and Synagogue Directory TheRebbe.org Jewish News
Current Issue Past Issues
Current Parshah Parshah Text Haftarah Text Parshah in a Nutshell Haftorah in a Nutshell Aliyot Summary Parshah in Depth From the Chassidic Masters Parshah Columnists Parshah Videos
Parshah Audio Classes Family Parshah All Parshahs
Jewish Calendar Jewish Holidays Hebrew Months
Times
Shabbat Candle-Lighting Times Zmanim - Halachic Times About the Jewish Calendar
Calculators
Jewish / Hebrew Date Converter Jewish Birthday Calculator Bar/Bat Mitzvah Calculator Yahrzeit Calculator
Features
Daily Study The Week in Jewish History Find Local Events
My Calendar
Manage My Events Event Reminders Shabbat Time Alerts Share My Calendar
High Holidays Sukkot & Simchat Torah Chanukah - Hanukkah Asarah B'Tevet (Tevet 10) 15 Shevat Purim Passover Pesach Sheni Lag BaOmer Shavuot
Sefirat HaOmer Tisha B'Av and the 3 Weeks 15th of Av
Features
Special Years
Parenting Relationships Health & Wellness Jewish Life Money & Personal Finance Jewish News The Jewish Woman Kosher Cooking JewishKids.org
Specialty Sites
The Jewish Woman
JewishKids.org Jewish News
Kosher Shabbat Tefillin Mezuzah Prayer Brachot: Blessings for Food & Other Occasions Tzedakah: Charity Mikvah Tallit and Tzitzit The Synagogue
Honoring Parents Kiddush Levana: Sanctification of the Moon More Mitzvahs & Traditions What to Expect at . . . The 613 Commandments (Mitzvot) Ten Mitzvahs Mitzvah Minutes JewishWoman.org: Acts of Transformation
Birth & Parenting The Hebrew Name Brit Milah: Circumcision Pidyon Haben Birthday The Upsherin Jewish Education Bar Mitzvah Bat Mitzvah Marriage
Jewish Divorce: Get Aging & Retirement Death & Mourning Kaddish
An Introduction to Jews and Judaism Moshiach 101 Israel Hebrew The Holy Temple Jewish Identity Maimonides' 13 Principles of Faith Issues Mitzvah Studies Building Blocks of Jewish Thought
Judaism Essentials Audio & Video
Related Readings
Key Jewish Facts Jewish FAQ's ChabadThink Bibliaphilia Yiddish
ChabadThink Essays Insights & Readings Anthologies Research & Scholarship
Spirituality & the Feminine Relationships & Marriage Birth & Parenting Voices & Inspiration Home & Health
Children's Videos Games Holidays Fun Stuff Story Time Jewish Music Features Tzivos Hashem Club
Spirituality Jewish Practice Ideas & Beliefs Living Lifecycles Parshah Daily Torah Study Holidays History Mayanot Audio Channel
Related
Jewish Music (Audio) Listen to Liturgy Chabad.org Live Radio
The Rebbe Courses Parshah Inspiration & Entertainment Short Insights Lectures Torah Classes Yeshiva Women’s Learning Documentary
Kosher Food Conversations Israel Holidays DIY Inside Chabad-Lubavitch Kids Jewish Music CTeen Foreign Language
Classic Texts Chassidic Texts Chassidic Works
Features
Tanakh - The Hebrew Bible The Tanya
Search Browse by Author Browse by Genre Advanced Search Anthologies Glossary
Question of the Week Newest Questions Ask Rachel
Global Directory Event Directory Campus Directory Hebrew Schools Camp Directory Bar Mitzvah Services Find a Bat Mitzvah Club Advanced Search
Life & Times Wisdom & Teachings Multimedia Impact
Home News Insight & Commentary Photos Obituaries Videos In the Media
Online Jewish
Resources
Camp Bat Mitzvah and Beyond Gallery Workshops Women's Chabad House Sukkos at Chabad! Lunch & Learn Holidays Getaway CHS Photo Gallery JLITeens Photos student pizza in the hut Pizza in the hut 5772
Winter Camp! Camp Gan Israel 69/2009 CGI 5770-2010 Camp Gan Izzy 5771-2011 We love Camp Gan Izzy 5772!
Model Matzah Bakery Shofar Factory 5768 Havdala
Woman's Torah Class Women's Rosh Chodesh Parties
Pizza in the hut 5772
L&L Crestwood Jasper Place HS
Chanukah Lag B'omer Purim!
Getaway 5769 Getaway 5770 Getaway 5771
Photo
Gallery
The Rebbe Courses Parshah Inspiration & Entertainment Short Insights Lectures Torah Classes Yeshiva Women’s Learning Documentary Kosher Food Conversations Israel Holidays DIY Inside Chabad-Lubavitch Kids Jewish Music CTeen Foreign Language
Inspiration Living Torah My Encounter The Early Years Wisdom from the Rebbe The Rebbetzin High Holidays with the Rebbe Tributes Personal Reflections The Farbrengen Series
Inside Chabad-Lubavitch Farbreng: The Chassidic Roundtable Jewish Holidays Let Me Tell You A Story...
Conflict & Character Two Equals One R-E-S-P-E-C-T The Rebbe's Teachings Your Backstory - Part II Your Backstory - Part I Kosher Uncovered Love. Joy. Truth. Stress Less Abraham & Sarah
The "Average" Jew Food & Faith Soul Talk - The Science of Being The Heart of Prayer Noah Decoded The Jewish Pathway to Forgiveness Approaching Moshiach Eden Decoded Finding Balance The Choice Is Yours
Scroll Down with Dr. Michael Chighel The Infinity of One A Taste of Talmud The Seder Explained Discussions on Prayer Jewish Essentials The Jew and Prayer What Jews Believe Journey of the Soul Discovering Talmudic Principles
This Week's Torah Portion Book of Bereishit Book of Shemot Book of Vayikra Book of Bamidbar Book of Devarim
Wouldn't Your Cat Be Better Off in the Wild? Who Knows Ten? Racial Tensions, My Mother’s Murder, and a Better Way Forward The Jewish Rice Farmer The Story of the Holy Yom Kippur Drunk My Visit to Israel in the Heart of War Stick Figure Vignettes Itche Kadoozy KabbalaToons What If?
History and Facts by Dina Animation and Inspiration Think Fast Space Rabbi Shlomo's Playbook Pre-Rosh Hashanah Traffic Animated Talmud Living with Faith Why I Like Being Jewish Why Would G-d Create a Fish that Can Fly?
Is There a Blessing for Seeing a Meteor Shower? A Jewish Reflection on 9/11 My Little Princess The Holocaust: Our Response A Mother’s Love There Now In the Dark of the Storm I Believe... Eight Candles Burning Changing Times
Parsha Perks Quick Jewish Videos Beginning Within Chassidic Tales Worth Telling Parsha Messages Inside the Samarkand Jewish Underground The Book Every Jew Needs to Know What’s Up with Making Kiddush? Are Human Beings Hardwired for War? With an Eye to Heaven and an Ear to the Ground
Don’t Give a Dime Seeds of Wisdom Jewish Gems The Rabbi of Ground Zero "Day by Day" Short and Sweet In Touch Jewish Wisdom Rabbi Gordon On... Lessons for Life
G-d's Optimism Basic Judaism ParshahCast The IDF Rabbi Wisdom at the Western Wall Torah in Ten Around the Year Sermonettes A Mayanot Moment Weekly Torah Thought How to Achieve Greatness
How to Be Best Friends Forever The Truth About Love and Marriage The Art of Happiness Bringing Heaven Down to Earth Kabbalistic Secrets for Lasting Relationships I Am the Son of a Nazi The Blessing of a Broken Heart Did You Hear What I Meant to Say? Effective Parenting On Being Chosen
Liking the People You Love The Path to Lasting Happiness Cremation or Burial? Mindfulness and Jewish Meditation Belief in G-d After the Holocaust Chabad at Oxford Symposium on Intellectual Property Law How to Have a Great Marriage Confidentiality and Privacy Maimonides and Modern Medical Issues
My Rebbe Dershowitz at Chabad Intelligent Faith Transforming Anger How to "Make" Time A Vulnerable G-d? Why Does Marriage Fail? The Meaning and Symbolism of the Sacrifices The Challenge of Childrearing The Faithful Shepherd
Jewish.TV Live Making Good Better! The Practical Parshah Psychology of the Soul Practical Spirituality Honor Your Mother and Father Life Lessons from the Parshah Everything You Wanted to Know About the Torah Reading Psalms of King David Commentaries on the Torah
The Lost Art of Forgiveness Moshiach Myths and Misconceptions Rabbi Yehudah Hayyat's "System of Divinity" Original Sin Revisited Kabbalah on the Afterlife Waiting or Anticipating? The Art of Forgiveness The Jewish Approach to Death Unlocking the Secrets of Kabbalah The Two Sinais
Follow the Leader Trilogy of Tribulations Solace in Seven Parshah Power The Mechanics of Redemption Torah Vigil for Israel Why a Shofar (and Not a Violin?) Kingship, Remembrances and Shofars The Milky Way The Sinai Experience
Intermediate Talmud Daily Halachah Learning the Weekly Haftorah Learning Tanach Daily Classes With Rabbi Gordon Talmud for Beginners Advanced Talmud Study Sefer HaMitzvot with Rabbi Kaplan Everyday Halachah Lessons in Tanya
Understanding Chassidus Chassidic Discourse on Repentance Chassidic Discourse on Refining the Inner Animal "If Tomorrow Your Child Asks You" Maamar Basi LeGani (5710) Studying Tehillim Maamar Ve'atah Tetzaveh The Megillah In Depth The Haggadah in Depth "Let Us Make a Small Walled-In Room"
Tanya With Rabbi Ronnie Fine Learning Torah Ohr Shulchan Aruch - Basar B'Chalav Clothes for the Soul Maamar Basi LeGani 5714 "As in the Days of Your Exodus" Maamar Gal Einay (5737) Megillat Rut in Depth Maamar Samach Vav: Vayolech Havayah Eicha in Depth
A Taste of Text Women of the Bible Women and Wisdom The World of Prayer Spiritual Development Beyond Zodiac Talking to Kids About Spirituality Using Your Future to Change Your Past Many Bodies, One Soul Spirituality for Materialists
In Touch Women and Prayer The Whys of Our Ways A Life Worth Living What Is a Woman's Role in Judaism? The Special Dignity of the Jewish Woman Counting the Omer How Involved Is G-d in Running Our World? Why Bad Things Happen Tackling the Tough Times
Just Be Happy and Positive! Does It Matter What I Think? Women of the Bible A Mayanot Moment – Women’s Program Life After Life Inspiring Jewish Heroines The Higher Life Healing Relationships Mystical Secrets on Prayer and Meditation The Kabbalah of Behavior
How a Mezuzah Is Made Art Through Felicia’s Eyes A Boy With Autism Celebrates His Bar Mitzvah A Legendary Shmurah Matzah Trail A Movement on Trial Experience Lag BaOmer in Meron Target of Opportunity: The Beilis Blood Libel Faithful & Fortified - Director's Screening Take to Heart The Shofar Blower
A Chazan Prepares Defiance at the Western Wall How To Make a Shofar Shabbat The Jewish Woman Footsteps of Jerusalem From Nikolaev to New York Infinite Wisdom Courage Under Fire Return of the Souls
Mission of Love Peace Upon the Land Challenge Waves Synagogues Around the World Alan Veingrad General Doron Almog The Holy Cities of Israel G-d's Diet Sensitivity
Tanya Interviews Wisdom from the Rebbe Jewish Spotlight Farbreng: The Chassidic Roundtable Moshiach Cafe A Conversation with Rabbi Steinsaltz The Physical World According to the Alter Rebbe A Conversation with Shluchos A Conversation with the Chief Rabbi of Israel A Conversation with the Rebbe’s Secretary
How Tanya Impacted Me Divided for the Sake of Heaven In Conversation with Chabad of Nepal Tragedy in Toulouse A Conversation with Scientist Alexander Friedman
Why Can’t Jews Forget the Kotel? What Can I Do for Israel? Peace Upon the Land Faithful and Fortified Footsteps of Jerusalem My Visit to Israel in the Heart of War Ancient Roots, Modern Miracles Jerusalem Beer-Sheba Hebron
Shechem Tiberias Safed Sacred Sightseeing Should Washington Dictate to Jerusalem? The Agony and Ecstasy of Jewish Sovereignty Listen World Torah’s Mandate: Defend Yourselves! The Road to Peace: Part 1 The Road to Peace: Part 2
Israel and the U.S.: Friendship through Strength Israel – The Safest Investment One Stone Unturned The Six-Day War and Tefillin 15 Seconds Spotlight on the Holy Land Cornerstones - Israel The Fogel Family Remembered The Integrity of Israel Israeli Inferiority Complex
Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur Sukkot & Simchat Torah Chanukah Purim Passover Lag BaOmer Shavuot Videos The Three Weeks Videos
Do-It-Yourself Shabbat Candles Do-It-Yourself Tefillin Do-It-Yourself Tallit Do-It-Yourself Chanukah Do-It-Yourself Taking Challah The Tefillin Booth Menorah Lighting Guide Make Your Own Chanukah Apron How to Craft a Unique Menorah How to Craft Sparkling Candle Holders
Make Your Own Honey Dish How to Craft a Beautiful Elijah Cup Make Your Own Afikoman Bag The Deed Synagogue How-To Shabbat Meal How-To The Yahaduton Channel How to Prepare the Seder Plate
Chabad’s Expanding Activities in Nigeria Inside the Biggest Gathering of Rabbis How It Feels to Take a Picture with Thousands of Rabbis Chabad-Lubavitch by the Numbers International Conference of Chabad Emissaries How I Met Chabad The Son of Shluchim Speaks The Secret of Chabad Sami Rohr and the Shluchim Rabbi Levi's Smile
Chabad Wins World Cup Embers Sam’s Elmo Muppet Matti's Story A Home Away From Home in Thailand Onward and Upward... The Art of the Child Mindsets Released Time Program 108 Bar Mitzvahs
Mission of Love Copenhagen's Torah Teacher Challenge to Life Chabad Opens Jewish Center in Cambodia Washington D.C. Canadian PM Stephen Harper Addresses Chabad Emissaries Canadian Prime Minister Participates in Dedication of Synagogue Shabbat at Chabad on Campus Aussie PM Salutes Sydney Yeshiva Horizons
What If? Mitzvah Island Itche Kadoozy Torah Tots: The 12 Pesukim Videos Out of Egypt The Queen of Persia Purim: The Lot What is Kosher? The Talking Wine Bottle Make a Duct Tape Gift Basket
Miracles: Tales of Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa Cooking in Eli’s Kosher Kitchen Why I Like Being Jewish Uncle Moishy and the Mitzvah Men Seven Wonderful Fruits of Israel KabbalaToons - The Aleph Bet Favorite Pesach Things The Purim Senses Song Boo Hoo Haman Jewish Kids Got Talent
Make a Duct Tape Machzor Cover Tap into Chanukah! Make a Duct Tape Purse Power of Jewish Children - Season 5 The Miracle of Chanukah Yaakov and Eliyahu Shabbat Candle Power Make a Duct Tape Rose Cooking with Bubby The Baseball Player
Music (Audio) Live in Concert with Yair Kalev Chassidic Song with Simche Friedman Chassidic Music at the Kinus HaShluchim 5779 Chassidic Music at the Kinus HaShluchim 5778 Chassidic Music at the Kinus HaShluchim 5777 Music and Song at the Kinus HaShluchim 5776 Chassidic Music at the Kinus HaShluchim 5775 Chassidic Music at the Kinus HaShluchim 5774 High Holiday Cantorial Classics
Hasidic Melodies on Exotic Instruments Chabad Niggunim with Yacov Young The Rebbe’s Nigunim Nigun “Ki Hinei Kachomer” with a Folksy Twist Benny Friedman Sings Ha'aderes V’Haemunah Chazan Helfgot Sings "Sheyibaneh" Chazan Helfgot - Ani Maamin Niggun L’Shabbos V’Yom Tov The Hakhel Song It Happened Yom Kippur
I Believe "Dear Shluchim" Soldiers Bringing Shabbat Into the Week Child Prodigy Pianist Ethan Bortnick Benny Friedman at Chabad of South Broward Yossi Bayles at Chabad of South Broward Child Soloist Yisroel Amar Niggun Rikud (Melody for Dancing) Ya'alili
Five Teens Visit the Rebbe’s Ohel A Call To Action After Poway 10 Mitzvahs to Do Now! I’m Yitzi Hurwitz and I Know That I Matter CTeen Concert at Times Square - 2019 The “I Matter” Event CTeen Concert at Times Square - 2018 CTeen Closing Ceremony - 2018 CTeen Concert Times Square - 2017 CTeen Closing Ceremony - 2017
CTeen Concert at Times Square - 2016 CTeen Closing Ceremony - 2016 CTeen Concert at Times Square - 2015 Jewish Teens Celebrate in Times Square Get a Letter in the Torah for a Safer World Dear G-d, I Want an iPad Grab Life by the Horns Eternal Lights We Are One! Daniella and Mom
What Are You Doing This Summer? The Invincible Spirit of Youth Does G-d Love Me? I Used to Be a Fashion Model This Is Why I Skipped Prom T.G.I. Shabbat Be Fruitful and Confident A Flat Tire and Revelation at Sinai Play By the Rules Family Swap
Hebrew - עברית Russian - Pyccкий French - Français Spanish - Español Portuguese - Português
Jewish.tv
Ckids Cteen JLI Mommy and Me Recent Events Email Archive Shabbaton
Ckids Clubs Calendar More Info Become a Member of CKids Clubs Chai 5 Mitzvah Club! Kids in the Kitchen! Holiday Discovery Zone Aleph champ Jew Q CKids Clubs Single Event RSVP Past Clubs
CTeen-JLI Event Schedule Cteen Registration Info Photos CTeen Chanukah Shabbaton JText International CTeen Shabbaton
upcoming Courses Curent Course Past Courses Untitled JLI RSVP
Photos About us Registration Untitled
Holiday Events The 10 G Raffle Past Events Rosh Hashanah Farmer’s Market Torah Dedication Friday Night Dinner of Thanksgiving Spa for the Soul Women's Gala 15 Year Anniversary Chanukah at the Legislature 2018/5779
The Blachman Bris Avraham Blachman's Upsherin Shabbat in the Heights Chanukah Chocolate Gelt Factory!
Friday Night Shabbat Day Celebrating a Decade You Ask Event! Shabbat Rabbi Shais Taub
Upcoming
events
Audio Classes Jewish.tv Photo Gallery Torah Cafe The Yeshiva
Spirituality Jewish Practice Ideas & Beliefs Living Lifecycles Parshah Daily Torah Study Holidays History Mayanot Audio Channel
Related
Jewish Music (Audio) Listen to Liturgy Chabad.org Live Radio
The Rebbe Courses Parshah Inspiration & Entertainment Short Insights Lectures Torah Classes Yeshiva Women’s Learning Documentary
Kosher Food Conversations Israel Holidays DIY Inside Chabad-Lubavitch Kids Jewish Music CTeen Foreign Language
Camp Bat Mitzvah and Beyond Gallery Workshops Women's Chabad House Sukkos at Chabad! Lunch & Learn Holidays Getaway CHS Photo Gallery
JLITeens Photos student pizza in the hut Pizza in the hut 5772
Multimedia
Synagogue & Services Community Services

Religious Articles

Lulav & Esrog
Lulav & Esrog
Shmurah Matzah Order
Shmurah Matzah
Order now!
The round handmade Matzah, baked especially for the Seder Plate, is the Matzah with the highest standards in Kashrut, tradition and taste.
Shmurah Matzah Order
Shmurah Matzah Order
Synagogue & Services
Services Times
Shabbat Services
High Holidays
Passover Schedule
Shavuot Schedule
Community Services
Bikur Cholim
Home Koshering
Lunch & Learn
Religious Articles
Memorial Board
Synagogue & Services
Directions
TISHA BE’AV SCHEDULE
PURIM SCHEDULE 5777/2017
Quick Links
Contact
Subscribe
Donate
Subscribe
Subscribe to Adult Education
More subscription options »
Camp Gan Israel
 
JLI
 
CTeen
 
CKids Clubs

CKids Clubs

 
Moshiach

#1 Jewish Website

 
Women
 
Adult Education
 
Planned Giving

ChaBaD Tomorrow

 


Chabad Lubavitch of Edmonton 502 Wolf Willow Road Edmonton, AB T5T 2E8
Canada780-486-7244

Powered by Chabad.org © 1993-2020 Privacy Policy