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Iyar 27, 5771 * May 31, 2011
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Editor's Note:
"Lift" is a delightfully elastic word. It normally means to make something go up.
In England it is abox that—with the help of pulleys and weights—can transport you to various floors of a building(interestingly, it can take you both up and down). In some parts of the world, it can mean a soft drink madeby Coca-Cola (thanks, Wikipedia!). For a thief it means to pilfer something surreptitiously from a store(think "shoplift"). For a guy at the side of the road with his thumb out, it means a spot in the back of yourcar (think "can I have a lift?"). And to those with saggy faces, it can mean a chance to look twenty yearsyounger (think "facelift").
In this week's Torah portion we learn about another sort of lift. In the midst of a nationwide census, G‑d tells Moses to count the Levite clan of Gershon, employing the words, "Lift up the head of the people ofGershon." When each individual is counted, he is uplifted. No longer an isolated little guy, he is part of atribe, a clan, a nation. He is one of the many individuals who together make up the 600,000 members ofG‑d's chosen people. And when the little guys are uplifted, the "head"—Moses and the other leaders—are given a lift as well.
Now, go and have an uplifting read.
Menachem Posner,on behalf of the Chabad.org Editorial Team
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THIS WEEK'S FEATURES:
THE BIG PICTURE
Tevye's Query (By Yaakov Brawer)
<i>Fiddler on the Roof</i>'s enormous popularity has nothing to do with metaphysical content. Nonetheless, we find one of the most enigmatic issues in religious thought expressed by Tevye the milkman . . .
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Infinity in Disguise (By Tzvi Freeman)
When you turn it over a few times and rub it between your fingers, everything in our world turns out to contain something of the infinite.
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The Great Voice (By Yitschak Meir Kagan)
Why was G-d's voice confined to the Sanctuary?
>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=94FC6F9208A87F94B72B1AB0DCE62F9F&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
PERSONAL
Whispers of the Baobab Tree (By Rhona Lewis)
I would recall the bare beauty of the tree, and wonder again why G-d
had left the tree upside-down. What could an inverted tree possibly contribute
to the world?
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Every Child Has His Own Song (By Elana Mizrahi)
Exhausted and breathless, I couldn't sing anymore. But I didn't have to; the first cry of the baby as he emerged into the world was a beautiful song in itself...
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Dignity (By Jay Litvin)
Dignity. What a word. What a concept. What exactly did it mean? How could you lose it? Where can you find it?
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Call Me Classic (By Matt Lipeles)
It's got to be one of the toughest marketing problems of all time: selling Orthodox Judaism. You've got all this long black stuff. And then there are the hats . . .
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RECOVERY
Reacting to Another's Downfall (By Rabbi Ben A.)
It seems that the sages knew quite a bit about alcoholics. Who has been as ready to find fault in others as we have been?
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FEATURE VIDEO
We Need Justice!
Renowned Nazi-hunter Tuvia Friedman reveals the Rebbe's role in his life's work (circa 1970).
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STORIES TO SHARE
A Joyous Divorce (Midrash Rabbah, Shir HaShirim 1)
Just as they had celebrated their marriage with joy, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai told the couple, so should their divorce be celebrated in joy.
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The Problem (By Tuvia Bolton)
"Just a minute! Wait!" cried the young man, panting to catch his breath. "You can't go yet! You must tell me the answer!"
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The Wandering Storyteller (By Tuvia Bolton)
Try as he might, the storyteller could not remember a single tale. Perhaps he was going mad?
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INFO PLEASE
When is the next Jubilee year? (By Baruch S. Davidson)
Although the Jubilee year is currently not observed, the reasons for this are complex and involve many different opinions.
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Can a bar/bat mitzvah be postponed or advanced? (By Chani Benjaminson)
My son is turning thirteen in January, and my daughter will become twelve two months later. We would like to have a joint celebration . . .
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Can I delete G-d's name on a computer screen? (By Vidal Bekerman)
Most authorities deem a computer screen and its contents, even the name of G-d or words of Torah, to have no sanctity.
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ON BEING JEWISH
Why Is Conversion to Judaism So Hard? (By Tzvi Freeman)
There are many Jews who don't observe anything Jewish, yet the rabbis demand full observance to become a Jew. Is that fair?
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The E-Z Pass to Love (By Mendel Kalmenson)
How can self-interested human beings love one another altrusitically?
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Passing the Buck (By Samantha Barnett)
I stood outside staring at the dollar bill. I wondered why he wanted me to take his money. He could make a donation himself, right?
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Nazirites and Nunneries (By Yossy Goldman)
The Talmud suggests that because the nazirite denies himself pleasure, he is considered "sinful." But why should it be wrong to deny oneself?
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Is Confession a Jewish Thing? (By Mendel Kalmenson)
The power and beauty of Jewish confession is not that we shame ourselves before others, but that we shame the evil inclination before our true selves.
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FOCUS ON THE PRIESTLY BLESSING
The Priestly Blessing (By Naftali Silberberg)
Who blesses and when, the preparations, the procedure, the congregation's role, and the Kabbalah behind it all.
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Birkat Kohanim Melody (By Avraham Fried)
This wonderful, inspiring tune for Birkat Kohanim originates with the famed "kapelye" (musical group) of the second Chabad rebbe, Rabbi Dovber.
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The Priestly Blessing (By Lazer Gurkow)
The <i>kohanim</i> remove their shoes and extend their hands, fingers parted and palms stretched outwards. What is the deeper significance of this celestial ritual?
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FROM OUR FAVORITE LECTURES
Parshah Class: Naso (By Baruch Epstein)
Get a detailed overview of the weekly Torah portion sewn together with keen insights and timely life messages.
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Counting the Omer (By Chana Rachel Schusterman)
Lesson 6: Commitment
The attribute of <i>Yesod</i> (literally "foundation") is the ability to make a decision and commit to carrying it out.
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Torah Gems - Naso (By Elimelech Silberberg)
Experience the gems of the Parshah with the classic commentaries and a Kabbalistic twist.
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PARSHAH IN A NUTSHELL
Naso
The wayward wife, the life of the Nazir (no grape products, long hair, no contact with the dead), blessing priests and donor princes . . .
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