http://www.chabad.org/magazine/default.asp?aid=1011992 The Chabad.org weekly online magazine features articles on current events and events in the Jewish Calendar. It also features a daily thought, daily quote and our acclaimed week at a glance. Copyright 2009, Chabad.org - Chabad-Lubavitch Media Center, all rights reserved. http://www.chabad.org/media/images/50/CtRx507451.gif 130 52 http://www.chabad.org Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=1020939 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=1020939 Amazing nano-technology from Heaven Disincorporated connects every room of your house with the highest level of home security, protecting you and your family wherever you may be. Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=814839 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=814839 The Binding of Issac and the Meaning of Jewish Martyrdom Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=761979 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=761979 I’m sure this cartoon will push some buttons, so take it away... Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=325868 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=325868 Why is Gefilte Fish tied to a tree in Central Park? Find out in this exclusive news report for Parshat Vayeira! Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=998018 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=998018 His first day on the job, there was a beating. The victim, a young teenager, suffered brain damage, vision loss and more. After having the perpetrator arrested for assault, Waronker got a personal death threat... Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=1015918 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=1015918 I realized that the needle isn't what draws the blood. Though the needle pricks the skin, the vacuum in the empty container draws it out. Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=715287 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=715287 I ask myself: Am I schizophrenic? Or worse, am I just a hypocrite? Who is the real me? How can a mouth that just uttered angry words to a fellow switch over to read G-d's praises? Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=980041 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=980041 When a spouse expresses anger, a peace-seeker can learn <i>not</i> to catch the emotion. An excellent strategy is to respond to someone's rage with sincere interest and curiosity... Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=977865 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=977865 My husband and I are divorcing. We have three young children and despite my own pain, I'm most concerned with how my children will respond to this upheaval. How do we break the news to the kids, and what should we tell them? Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=1012242 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=1012242 There is no "bad" when I can recognize that my Higher Power put it there for me; for some reason, some purpose. Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=3171 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=3171 G-d visits the sick, disguised angels eat bread and meat, Sodom is overturned, Lot gets drunk, Sarah laughs and gives birth, a truce is sworn over seven sheep and a well, and a father and son meet the ultimate test of faith on a Jerusalem mountaintop Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=1014152 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=1014152 Somehow, Abraham managed to notice these three strangers in middle of communing with the Almighty! Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=324053 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=324053 Having failed in his valiant attempt, Abraham acknowledges defeat. But then, where does he go? Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=93921 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=93921 What were the sins of Sodom? In the English language, the name of the city is synonymous with sexual perversion. But the traditional Jewish sources -- the Talmud, Midrashim and the Commentaries -- have a different angle on the Sodom story Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=1018246 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=1018246 I read how Lot is saved and his wife turns into a pillar of salt. And I search to see my life in these words. I'd rather not see it, of course, as the connection is too intense, too real, too true Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=1015614 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=1015614 Speaking of sacrifice, I had a frightening epiphany one day last month. I used to think of myself as an altruistic person, but a little objective reflection forced me to conclude that that wasn't the case at all... Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=326412 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=326412 <i>Skeptic:</i> Now if that's not the epitome of everything wrong with religion... <i>Believer:</i> Aren't you leaving out a very important part of the story? Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=1016513 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=1016513 Why tell us that G‑d only reveals Himself to "a righteous Jew who decides at the age of 99 to circumcise himself"? What is the relevance of such a message to the average individual? Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=1012451 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=1012451 The chassid hurried through the streets of Karlin, heading to the home of Rabbi Aaron. Suddenly, a Russian policeman stood before him, blocking his path. Immediately, the chassid's hands were bound... Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=3252 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=3252 "Quite a change, is it not?" said Abraham with a pleased smile on his face. "Yes, quite a change," the Rebbe sadly replied Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=788008 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=788008 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? Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=604381 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=604381 Bottom line: how is the mitzvah done? This section gives you the basics of Jewish observances, short and to the point -- each mitzvah in about 300 words. Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=1007727 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=1007727 Any kind of duplicity is both a talent and a burden. And I lead such a life. I am a Jewish woman walking the line between belief and practice... Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=1011985 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=1011985 When my son was born, I smugly assumed that I would do better. I assumed that no child of mine would ever be the terror of the playground. However, inexplicably, as my son turned two, his sweet and mellow disposition gave way to aggressiveness... Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=1010264 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=1010264 This might sound stupid, but I feel like there is nothing that I am good at. I have friends that are great writers, or singers or cooks, yet I can't think of anything that I can do that is unique...</p> Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=1024563 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=1024563 The last time the New York Yankees battled the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series, Jewish fans wanting to nosh on a kosher hot dog would have had to brown-bag it. Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=1021532 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=1021532 The sixth annual Jewish Eye film festival hosted the official Israeli premiere of “A Light for Greytowers,” a full-length production by women and for women. Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=1027390 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=1027390 Hundreds of Jewish college students representing campuses around the world are making their way to New York City for the Chabad on Campus International Student Shabbaton. 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