Nitzavim-Vayelech

Instead of pretending that today were the last day of your life, what if you were to realize, instead, that it’s the first day of the rest of your life?

Many of us have an inner ache, a discontented restlessness, without knowing why.

He knows we are not angels, because He didn’t create us to be perfect. But He did create us with the ability to connect with others and become better people . . .

Why was the Tanya so novel? Who was the Rebbe's target audience and what was his objective for them? Looking no further than the Tanya's title page we read the Rebbe's self-stated mission statement spelled out lucidly.

First, there are agonizing hours of wavering and uncertainty. Then comes a sudden, almost breathtaking shift in perspective that makes the right decision stunningly clear.

Deep within each one of us lies enormous strength and a rich reservoir of wealth waiting to be cashed in—and even we may not be aware of it.

Every day is a new opportunity for us to leave the old and make ourselves into a newer, better person.

Before we stand before Him in judgment on Rosh Hashanah, G‑d wishes to see all the different types of Jews join in true unity—the leaders together with the lay people; born Jews and converts, men, women and children.

This weekly study packet is part of theJewishwoman.org “Be a Leader” initiative. Print it out and learn it with your study group.