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Chayei Sarah 5770 - November 13, 2009

 Video
The Kids are Watching!

A recent study showed that kids thought their parents wanted them to be rich and famous rather than good and upright. What messages are we sending our children about what we value in life?
Sarah Redux

Did Abraham and Sarah live on the Lower East Side down the street from Jono's favorite Pizza Stand? Find out in this exciting episode of the Parshah Report!
Hebron: City of the Patriarchs

A short video presentation
Every Day Has Its Calling
When it comes to a Jew’s mission to better himself and the world, the Evil Inclination tries to argue: “What’s the rush? What is so urgent? You have a long life ahead of you; there’s plenty of time to fix things later…”
 Spirituality
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 Living
Road Rage

She's calm, with both hands firmly on the wheel, and both eyes on the road. His free hand gesticulates wildly out the window, punctuating the expletives pouring from his mouth. He's fuming. She's oblivious. I'm tickled.
Male Brain, Female Brain

My heart skipped a beat as I grasped that this child had already internalized a harsh reality, i.e. "To feel is to fail." To be a "man" means to be tough, in full control of one's emotions and immunized against fear, pain and sadness.
The Deciding Factor

The very act of deciding limits us; it strips us of the illusion of freedom we have when all options are open to us...
Trees are Made of Paper

Maybe the kid meant something else. Was it possible I had misheard him?
The Cave of the Patriarchs
The Cave of Machpelah (Cave of the Patriarchs), located in historic Hebron, is one of the most famous pieces of real estate on earth...
A Bridge to Somewhere - Part IX

I already mentioned to you that the negative reactions reflect what is happening in the community with regards to this matter. This whole debate is therefore very positive...
 Parshah
The Parshah in a Nutshell
A bit about death, a lot about marriage and the art of storytelling. Also: 400 shekels, 10 camels, two bracelets and a ring, a third wife and six more sons -- in this week's Torah reading of Chayei Sarah
Aging with Grace

Abraham and Sarah entered each day as one would enter his home, entirely and without reserve...
The Strangest Shidduch

"Opposites attract" -- but how opposite can happily married spouses be? Take Isaac and Rebecca. Or G‑d and our world
An Arranged Marriage

Had Isaac and Rebecca met in the modern age, their courtship might have looked something like this. Isaac would notice Rebecca at the well...
Bachelors in Heaven

You're marrying the man you love. But there's this one strange thing: no one knows where he's been or what he's been doing for the last three years. What does this bode for your marriage?
The Emissaries

What do you do if you have a vision, and are determined to see that vision implemented in the life of every man, woman and child on the face of the earth?
The Storyteller

Humans love to talk. To this end, we have invented hundreds of languages and dozens of media. What lies behind the human being's verbosity?
 Stories
Tzitzit for Cheap!

Two souls meet midway between heaven and earth. "Nu, what can you tell me about the world I am about to enter?" asks the descending soul.
A Joke Made in Heaven

"Go in peace," said the Maggid to the destitute young scholar. "And remember: you must accept the very first marriage proposal that is suggested to you."
The Traveler

"At home?" said Rabbi DovBer. "Oh yes... At home, it is a different matter altogether..."
 Women
Why Can't We Get Along?

Disagreements in marriage can be a real exercise in humility and maturity and force us to transcend our subjectivity. If we embrace the discomfort of the dispute we can come out with a lot more than a wounded ego...
Postpartum Depression

PPD would never happen to me. I was too "happy"! I was always the type of person that people viewed as so capable, energetic, and positive. But I suddenly realized that PPD could happen to anyone, even me...
The Last One Left

She is in constant pain from her arthritis. She knows that so many of her dreams are lost- her husband who is gone, the children she wanted but never had. Yet she is happy.Every visit, we are blessed with another little glimpse into a world that is long gone...
"Let me tell you what I try to do. Imagine that you're looking at a candle. What you're really seeing is a lump of wax with a thread down its middle. So when do the thread and wax become a candle? Or, in other words, when do they fulfill the purpose for which they were created? When you put a flame to the thread, then the candle becomes a candle.
"The wax is the body, and the wick the soul. Ignite the soul with the fire of Torah and a person will then fulfill the purpose for which he or she was created. And that is what I try to do -- to ignite the soul of our people with the fire of Torah."
"My candle," I asked, "has the Rebbe lit it?"
"I have given you the match," he said. "Only you can light your candle."

— From a conversation between the Lubavitcher Rebbe and Yehudah Avner

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