http://www.chabad.org/search/keyword.asp?kid=12503 Newest articles written by Aryeh Citron Copyright 2005, Chabad.org - Chabad-Lubavitch Media Center, all rights reserved. http://www.chabad.org/media/images/50/CtRx507451.gif 130 52 http://www.chabad.org Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EST Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=999756 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=999756 The arrangement whereby one person supports the other who learns Torah and the reward is shared between the two of them has come to be known as a "Yissachar-Zevulun" partnership. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=975462 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=975462 Discussions of laws related to daily Jewish living as sourced in the weekly Torah readings. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=970805 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=970805 Cross-dressing can lead to promiscuous behavior. Wearing the clothes of a woman would enable a man to mingle inappropriately among women, and vice versa... Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=961313 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=961313 The prohibition of cutting down fruit trees is stricter than the prohibition of destroying other objects of value. Since man is compared to a fruit tree, it is particularly harmful to destroy a tree, for the act unleashes negative spiritual energies. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=957872 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=957872 Giving loans is considered a greater mitzvah than the mitzvah of giving charity because it is less embarrassing for a needy person to take a loan than to receive charity. Tue, 4 Aug 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=955327 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=955327 When one recites the Shema, he should do so tremulously, with concentration, reverence and awe, as people are wont to do when reading a new communication issued by the king. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=955162 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=955162 Our Sages tell us that the creation of the entire world is considered a worthwhile endeavor just for the acceptance of the yoke of Heaven that we enact during the daily recital of Shema. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=947606 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=947606 By forbidding Jews from eating food cooked by non-Jews, our sages intended to create a social barrier between Jews and non-Jews in order to prevent intermarriage. Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=945362 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=945362 The Torah considers one responsible for safeguarding one's own as well as others' health and wellbeing. Presented here is a partial collection of laws pertaining to guarding the life and health of oneself and others. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=939953 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=939953 When the sages instituted the daily prayers, they included a prayer for each of the regular communal sacrifices. They also instituted the Musaf prayer to be recited on any day when the musaf sacrifice was to be offered. Mon, 6 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EST