Adar I 18, 5771 * February 22, 2011
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Editor's Note:
It's one of the Big Ten. And a focus of this week's Torah portion. Keep the Sabbath. Six days we work and the seventh day we rest. Shouldn't be that hard . . . right? Yet stopping is tougher than it seems. We need to work. Ideally, we also want to work. Hopefully we feel our work is fulfilling and impacts others. Yet often, the more satisfaction we get from our jobs, and the more creative they are, the harder resting from them just might be. It may be hard to believe that the world will go on if we stop.
But that is what Shabbat is all about. We are supposed to be productive. We are supposed to be creative. We are supposed to impact the world around us. For six days. But for that seventh, we are supposed to remember and recognize and acknowledge that ultimately we are not the Creator. For 25 hours, we stop actively creating and focus on what we were created for. It is Shabbat, our day of rest, which reminds us why we work in the first place.
So have a great week. Work hard. Rest peacefully!
Sara Esther Crispe,
On behalf of the Chabad.org Editorial Team
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THIS WEEK'S FEATURES:
A PERSPECTIVE ON LABOR AND LIVELIHOOD
Question: Why Work for a Living? (By Aron Moss)
If I sit back and wait for money to fall from heaven, that is not faith-that's a lack of faith.
Parshah: The 40th Labor (By Yanki Tauber)
What is "work"? If life is synonymous with creativity, is Shabbat a time outside life?
Parshah: Passive Labor (Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe)
One of the greatest paradoxes of a life of faith concerns the need to work for a living. If G-d is the source of all blessings, why work to earn a livelihood?
Story: The Death of Shraga's Two Horses (By Tuvia Bolton)
"Do you own anything of value?" asked the rebbe. "Just my two horses," replied the wagon-driver. "In that case," said the rebbe, "you'll have one for Purim, and the second for Passover."
Story: Daily Judgment (By Yerachmiel Tilles)
"Do you see?" the Baal Shem Tov said. "He did the same thing yesterday and made the same amount of money, yet his feelings about it were completely different . . ."
HAPPINESS AND HEALING
Spirituality: Happiness Is Being There
All of life is running towards something, reaching for something, attempting to become something. Yet there's one act in life which is about being there . . .
Spirituality: Happiness-A History in Three Parts (By Tzvi Freeman)
In the beginning, there was happiness. At the end, there will be greater happiness. Everything in between is a healing, so that happiness can last forever.
Voices: Chucking Expectations (By Rea Bochner)
Whatever the outcome, if it is different from my expectations, I am setting myself up for disappointment, resentment and bitterness.
Audio: Kabbalah & Healing (A discussion with Tzvi Freeman)
A unique approach for healing professionals
Illness emerges out of the soul's yearning to escape the body. The healer must convince the soul that the body has meaning . . .
LISTEN (1:02:23) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=D2FAAF1E082AF996FFE5480C5B2CF1D0&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
PARENTING
Living: Daddy, Daddy! (By Yaakov Paley)
My son was scared. This time, however, he was scared of me. How did he react, where did he turn for reassurance? He clung to me, his father, the object of his present fear!
Voices: Echoes-A Letter to the One I Lost (By Anonymous)
Losing a Baby to Crib Death
I remember holding your tiny little self in my arms, looking into your deep emerald eyes. Those eyes were deep and they sparkled, before they were closed, forever.
Voices: Forefathers (By Debra Sturdivant)
I realized that these are the same blessings and prayers our forefathers said. I stood in utter amazement. Abraham, Isaac and Jacob said these very words to the Almighty . . .
Parshah: Look Out For Those Pegs! (By Chana Weisberg)
Building your child's character requires focusing on the "big" issues; but it also means not neglecting the "minor pegs" grounding his or her values.
Video: Honor Your Mother and Father (By Shais Taub)
Insight into healing intergenerational trauma and coming to peace with issues picked up from one's family.
WATCH (56:43) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=663E909B62481D2C05399A1B44CDEC5A&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
FINDING COURAGE
Story: Fringes of Fright (As heard from Betzalel Schif)
If I would pick up my shirt to receive a shot in my back, the nurse would definitely notice my normally concealed <i>tzitzit</i>. That could mean doom for my family and me . . .
Parshah: Wise of Heart (By Shlomo Yaffe)
Why does Moses issue a call for the "wise of heart"? Is this not a contradiction in terms? After all, wisdom is in the mind, while emotions are in the heart!
Parshah: Creativity Without Bounds (By Rochel Holzkenner)
Creative self-expression is euphoric. But in Jewish thought, the expression of one's talents is seen as something more-each soul has a unique mission as an agent of G-d.
NEW POSSIBILITIES
Video: What If Pickles Were Purple? (By Dovid Taub and Yitzchak Feigenbaum)
Ever heard of Flabberday? How about green pastrami? In a world where pickles are purple, anything becomes possible . . .
WATCH (2:33) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=D0B912968D46A3419EC7813A637F147F&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
Video: Future Trends (By Asher Crispe)
Jewish reflections on stem-cell research, nanotechnology, biogenetic engineering and radical life extension.
WATCH (15:54) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=D1E215C7162B9969FF7CDD3D81C7F683&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
JUST DO IT-JUDAISM
Shabbat: An Island in Time
Shabbat: the island of time that defines the Jew's week. The rituals, the practices, the do's, and the don'ts of the Jewish Sabbath.
Shabbat Rest
Brief user-friendly guides to the do's and don'ts of our Day of Rest.
Video: The Talking Wine Bottle
A fun exploration of the uses of wine at Jewish rituals including Shabbat, festivals, weddings and more. L'chaim!
WATCH (4:25) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=B5E932DBFC40BD4924C5ADFDC9192B6D&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
The Jewish Wedding
A Jewish wedding is a tapestry woven from many threads-biblical, historical, mystical and legal-forming a chain of Jewish continuity which goes back more than 3,800 years . . .
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Is a Jew Who Converts Still Jewish? (By Zalman Nelson)
My sister was baptized and has since married and had a child. My mother claims the child is Jewish, but how could that be?
RECIPE
A Natural Shabbat Menu
Rye Oatmeal Challah . . . Steamed Ginger Fish . . . Winter Garden Salad . . . Miso Soup . . . Baked Chicken With Honey Soy-Sauce . . . Tabouleh . . . Ambrosia . . .
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