Vayeishev 5769 - December 19, 2008 |
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What Is Chanukah?
The history, the observances, and the inner signifincance -- in 300 words and 29 links |
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Why Couldn't the Jews and Greeks Just Get Along?
By Tzvi Freeman
They could have learned so much from each other! Instead, the extremists hit the battlefield |
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A Long Day For Morgenstern
by Mike Indgin
Night was when a creature's true colors were revealed, they use the cover of darkness for their darkest deeds |
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Winter
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
The calendar is more than a measure of time: it is a cycle that charts our inner life and our relationship with our Creator |
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Friends Forever
By Miriam Karp
Everyone wants to belong. To be loved and appreciated. But for parents of children with special needs, finding a safe haven of friendship and social activities can be daunting. |
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The Carnival is in Town
By Elad Nehorai
Yesterday I was at a carnival. As I got on each roller coaster, I felt more alive than I had been in a while. My heart ached with joy. Life made sense. Everything fit. |
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The 'Case' of the Scandalous Mezuzah
By Jeffrey D. Land
I had bought a beautiful blue Mezuzah while touring Israel six years previously. I knew that it was good, a $5 price tag and an honest-faced proprietor had assured me of this... |
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Reactions to the Mumbai Tragedy
By Naftali Silberberg
Perusing the more than 600 reflections submitted by readers to Chabad.org in the days after India’s worst terrorist attack, one thing becomes clear: In the course of their short lives, Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg managed to touch many lives. |
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ABCDEF/123
By Eliezer Shemtov
Much of the strength of the Cossaks, the ferocious Ukrainian warriors, depended on their horses. How did they choose these legendary horses that they could trust with their lives? |
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What is the Jewish View on Martyrdom?
By Tzvi Freeman
I know that there are religions in which it's a great thing to die for your faith, and doing so makes you a saint or gets you a ticket to paradise. What is the Jewish view? Is a person supposed to die for his beliefs? |
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The Parshah in a Nutshell
What was the cause of the rift between Joseph and his brothers? What forces conspired to bring together Judah and Tamar? Who was Potiphar's wife, why was Joseph forgotten in prison, and why are there so many dreams in the book of Genesis? |
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The Multidimensional Plan
By Tali Loewenthal
On the face of it, the story of his life seems simply a succession of unhappy events; yet somehow it all works out in the end! What Joseph's experience can teach us about our own life history, as individuals and as a people |
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The Child in the Pit
By Yossy Goldman
I remember the Rebbe thundering: "The whole Egyptian exile can be traced to Reuben's ill-timed teshuvah! When a Jewish child is languishing in the pit, this is not the time to be worrying about your own spiritual state... |
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The Quest for Peace
By Yanki Tauber
"Is it not enough for the righteous what is prepared for them in the World to Come," the midrash declares, "that they also ask for a tranquil life in this world?" But why not? Does G-d have a limited quantity of tranquility to mete out? |
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Travel Begins and Ends At Home
By Lazer Gurkow
The story is told of a fellow who dreamt that there was a treasure to be found under a bridge in a distant city... |
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Joseph and His Brothers
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
From the rivalry between Leah and Rachel, through the animosity between Joseph and his brothers, the clash between Saul and David, the split between Judah and Israel, to the dual nature of the messianic redemption -- a rift and twinship that extends across history |
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