Mishpatim
Focus on the Jewish Woman
Dear Friend,
One of the many great delights in working with the Chabad.org/news team is learning about and covering, day in and day out, the extraordinary work of Chabad-Lubavitch shluchos around the world.
This past week, their work was highlighted once again at the Kinus Hashluchos, the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Women Emissaries, and I invite you to enjoy inspiring videos and photos and news stories from the event, as well as articles related to the anniversary of the passing of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson, of righteous memory.
Not just chroniclers of the work of Chabad-Lubavitch women, our Chabad.org team members are active participants in this global work. Nowhere is this more evident than at TheJewishWoman.org, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary as the world’s premier destination for Jewish women.
Stay tuned for more news about the 10th anniversary of TJW and how you can help celebrate. In the meantime, join me in thanking all the women at Chabad.org for the difference they make every day in the lives of Jewish people everywhere.
Yaakov Ort,
on behalf of the Chabad.org Editorial Team
P.S.: Are you a Jewish woman? Then now is a great time to sign up for the TJW weekly e‑mail and like their Facebook page.
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A condensation of the weekly Torah portion alongside select commentaries culled from the Midrash, Talmud, Chassidic masters, and the broad corpus of Jewish scholarship.
On some days I wonder if indeed there is still a tiny piece of my heart in that operating room.
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After more than 60 years, I still have a strong image of the phantom classroom in the basement of my Boro Park public school.
A Hachnasat Sefer Torah is the celebration that centers around the dedication of new Torah scroll.
It seems that this stingy man, despite his considerable wealth, was loath to share his blessings.
A gala banquet topped off an eventful week for thousands of women from around the world.
Excitement builds at the kosher campaign stop for every candidate and party.
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G‑d is not just big—He is infinite.
If He were only big, then those things that are small would be further from Him, and those things that are big would be closer.
But to the Infinite, big and small, far and near are irrelevant terms.
Nothing is too small for His concern; no place is too far that He cannot be found ...
