Chayei Sarah 5770 - November 13, 2009
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The Kids are Watching!
By Chana Weisberg
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? |
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Sarah Redux
Jono revisits Abraham and Sarah's roots in the Lower East Side...
Dovid Taub & Jonathan Goorvich
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! |
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Hebron: City of the Patriarchs
The holy cities of Israel
Jewish Learning Institute
A short video presentation |
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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…” |
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Kabbalah Online - The Kabbalah Website
Authentic received wisdom you can rely on
In Partnership with Ascent of Safed |
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Road Rage
By Ari Shishler
She's calm, with both hands firmly on the wheel. His free hand gesticulates wildly out the window, punctuating the expletives pouring from his mouth. He's fuming. She's oblivious. I'm tickled. |
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Male Brain, Female Brain
Keeping Communication Safe in Marriage
By Miriam Adahan
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. |
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The Deciding Factor
How to help a child who can't make up her mind
By Mirish Kiszner
The very act of deciding limits us; it strips us of the illusion of freedom we have when all options are open to us... |
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Trees Are Made of Paper
By Elad Nehorai
Maybe the kid meant something else. Was it possible I had misheard him? |
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The Cave of the Patriarchs
A guided tour of key Jewish sites in the Holy Land
The Cave of Machpelah (Cave of the Patriarchs), located in historic Hebron, is one of the most famous pieces of real estate on earth... |
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A Bridge to Somewhere - Part IX
A rabbi and an atheist explore their Jewishness
By Eliezer Shemtov and Dr. "Mario Grinberg"
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... |
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Tzitzit for Cheap!
A Conversation Between Two Souls
By Yossy Gordon
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. |
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A Joke Made in Heaven
By Yerachmiel Tilles
"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." |
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The Traveler
Told by Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch
"At home?" said Rabbi DovBer. "Oh yes... At home, it is a different matter altogether..." |
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The Parshah in a Nutshell
Chayei Sarah - Genesis 23:1-25:18
A bit about death, a lot about marriage and the art of storytelling. Also: four hundred shekels, ten camels, two bracelets and a ring, a third wife and six more sons—in this week’s Torah reading of Chayei Sarah. |
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Aging with Grace
Abraham and Sarah entered each day as one would enter his home, entirely and without reserve
By Mendel Kalmenson
Abraham and Sarah entered each day as one would enter his home, entirely and without reserve... |
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The Strangest Shidduch
By Naftali Silberberg
"Opposites attract" -- but how opposite can happily married spouses be? Take Isaac and Rebecca. Or G‑d and our world |
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An Arranged Marriage
By Lazer Gurkow
Had Isaac and Rebecca met in the modern age, their courtship might have looked something like this. Isaac would notice Rebecca at the well... |
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Bachelors in Heaven
By Yanki Tauber
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? |
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The Emissaries
What do you do if you have a vision, and are determined to implement it in every corner of the world?
By Yanki Tauber
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? |
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The Storyteller
We humans never stop talking. What are we trying to achieve with our incessant storytelling?
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
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? |
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Why Can't We Get Along?
Understanding the Male/Female Dynamic
By Rochel Holzkenner
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... |
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Postpartum Depression
A Personal Account
by Michal Finkelstein
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... |
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The Last One Left
A Glimpse into Life in Voronezh, Russia
By Brynie Stiefel
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... |
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Annual Emissaries Conference Underway
By Chana Kroll
Celebrating 70 years of their movement being directed from the United States, almost 4,000 Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries from around the globe are making their way to the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, N.Y., for an annual conference exploring everything from energizing teenage congregants to strengthening Jewish activities in the wake of an economic downturn. |
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Jewish College Students Leave New York Rejuvenated
By Yonit Tanenbaum, Chabad.edu
Representing more than 100 campuses worldwide, hundreds of university students descended on the Jewish community of Crown Heights in Brooklyn, N.Y., for several days of what one participant succinctly described as a dose of spiritual “rejuvenation.” |
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Photographer Trains Lens on Far-Flung Chasidic Community
By Daniel Lowe, Chabaduk.com
Frederic Aranda is regarded by some as one of the world’s most exciting fashion and portrait photographers, but it is the world of Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis and their families that forms the unlikely subject for the artist’s first solo exhibition. |
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