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Torah Reading: Behaalotecha

May 25, 2013 | Sivan 16, 5773

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PARSHAH (WEEKLY TORAH)

Parshah in a Nutshell

Miriam is punished for speaking ill about her brother Moses, and the nation waits for her before leaving Sinai.

PARSHAH (WEEKLY TORAH)

Live Every Moment

By Lazer Gurkow

JEWISH NEWS

Rabbinic Interns Describe Picking Up the Pieces

Homes were shattered, but lives go on after Oklahoma’s tornado

By Karen Schwartz

THE REBBE

Seeing Is Believing

The handle of the carpet sweeper went straight into my right eye. I screamed in excruciating pain.

Dr. Leonard Lovitch

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Judaism or Lennonism?

I don’t want my children to be small-minded or fundamentalist, so I haven’t given them a Jewish education.

By Aron Moss

JEWISH.TV

Be a Blessing

What is the meaning of the Jewish mandate to “be a blessing” to all humanity?

By Dov Greenberg

Jewish News

Oklahoma Legislature Lauds Jewish Tornado Assistance

Standing ovation for Chabad Rabbi and N.Y. Assemblyman

Chabad.org Staff

Jewish News

Chabad Relief Efforts Ongoing in Oklahoma

Working around the clock to assist those devastated by the tornado

By Karen Schwartz

Parshah (Weekly Torah)

Moses’ Challenge

For the first time since his mission began, he could see defeat staring him in the face

By Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

Jewish.tv

How to Combat Anti-Semitism

A Jewish Filmmaker Tells His Story

By David Nesenoff

Contemporary Voices

“What’s a Jew, Mama?”

A young woman in the Soviet Union discovers her Jewish soul

By Mirish Kiszner

Parenting

Keep Your Word

The expectation for disappointment is bred, not born

By Jay Litvin

Tales from the Past

The Chassid and the Fool at the Leipzig Fair

There seemed no way to make it to the Rebbe in time for Shabbat

By Yanki Tauber

Questions & Answers

What’s the Jewish Take on Lust?

I was raised Christian, and know how the church feels about it. I’m just wondering where Judaism stands on the issue

By Moshe Goldman

Contemporary Voices

The Doctor's Prison

I was driving to the hospital this morning and I saw something I’d never seen before: “Three Chabad young men were walking on the side of the highway

Kosher Recipes & Cooking

Indoor Grilling: Cilantro Chicken with Lime

My family and I suffer through BBQ withdrawal symptoms during the winter months

By Tamar Genger

Today in Judaism

Saturday, May 25, 2013

16 Sivan 5773

Today's Laws & Customs

Ethics: Chapter 2

During the summer months, from the Shabbat after Passover until the Shabbat before Rosh Hashahah, we... Read More »

"Love is strong as death" (Song of Songs 8:6) -- this is the love with which Jacob loved Joseph... "Envy is harsh as the grave" (ibid.) -- this is the envy of the brothers to Joseph. What can love achieve in face of envy?

– Midrash Tanchuma

Daily Dose

Escape

Make a part of your life an act that takes you beyond your bounds—
helping people that are not part of your family or circle of friends,
doing something that does not fit within your own self-definition.

Escape yourself.

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