CHABAD.ORG MAGAZINE: The Necessary Loss of Innocence, Always Asking for More (and more...)

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Menachem Av 24, 5771 * August 24, 2011

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Editor's Note:

Due to whatever quirk of the current human condition, when it comes to financial turbulence, consolation and encouragement just doesn't make good editorial material. We have no problem rosying up revolutions abroad. Even when disaster strikes at home, we're told, "In G‑d we trust." But when was the last time you read an editorial at a time of crisis extolling the buoyancy and resilience of the world economy?

Well, we at Chabad.org don't feel bound by such conventions. Neither do we think it's naive or benighted to believe that, just as we bounced back up and beyond in the past, so the world economy will continue to grow to the benefit of all; or to say that Israel has the power to create a strong economy that works for all its citizens.

"To go up," goes the chassidic adage, "you've got to first crouch down." Show me a system that only moves up without ever dipping. This dip, as well, is just another springboard along the way to yet a better society for all involved. "Think good and it will be good" is another one of those adages. It also makes for good business.

The Parshah we read this week starts off by telling us that blessings and their opposite are in our hands. But one of the prerequisites to receiving G‑d's blessing is to have at least a little trust in Him. So, Israel, America, and Europe too, trust in G‑d. And trust that just as G‑d has blessed the world with unprecedented economic growth until now, so will He continue to bless all nations that stand for a just society and protection of human dignity, from His boundless, open hand.

May we very soon see the time when all the hungry will be fed, and as Maimonides writes, "delicacies will be as common as the dust . . . and the entire occupation of the world will be nothing else but knowing G‑d."

Tzvi Freeman,
on behalf of the Chabad.org Editorial Team

P.S. As we prepare to mail this out, our brothers and sisters in Israel's south remains under nightly attack. Our prayers are with them, and I'm sure yours are as well. Israel must do all it can to defend itself. Yet, as optimistic as we are about the economy, we are yet more optimistic about the safety of our people. As G‑d has protected them with great miracles until now, so He will continue to do so until the times of Moshiach, very soon.



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THIS WEEK'S FEATURES:

RAISING OUR CHILDREN

The Necessary Loss of Innocence (By Mendel Kalmenson)

Of all the Baal Shem Tov's optimistic and joyful teachings, why did the Rebbe choose this grave lesson for the children?

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=9DDF26C0AF3F6FC8431F96AAA7F3AD84&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Always Asking for More (By Elana Mizrahi)

Am I teaching my child that it's not okay to want, that it's not acceptable to ask?

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=3F16BC6F3061A9C60825AB77B91DF837&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Coming to Terms with an Abusive Childhood (By Anonymous)

There was a part of me that was angry, sad and anguished. My mind had faith. But my heart ached . . .

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=EAF721B7EDF220BDF70D91DDEA9E690D&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


FROM THE MAILBAG

Keeping Kosher (Answered by Sara Esther Crispe)

I have recently begun studying more about Judaism, and I would like to start keeping kosher, but my parents are really opposed to it...

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=E196BCEE9CA40FD7348133D365003807&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


What Does <i>Aliyah</i> Mean? (By Yossi Lew)

I understood that <i>aliyah</i> refers to being called up to the Torah. But yesterday, a friend told me that he is making <i>aliyah</i> by moving to Israel...

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=414569BB2D8C1CAF12127EF7D392E6FB&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


FROM OUR FAVORITE LECTURERS

Miriam, Mother of Rebellion (Video) (By Chana Weisberg)


In this final class of the series, we learn about the powerful symbolism of the "Well of Miriam."

WATCH (26:48) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=7EC1895F729029EDECC6EF11BF0F2A2F&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Synthesizing Solace (Video) (By Mendel Kaplan)


There is comfort that comes from above, and comfort that comes from each person's own heart. Is there a way to have both?

WATCH (45:00) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=41E25CF193C4C22F0EF746BDC045DEF8&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Moshiach Myths and Misconceptions (Video) (By Simon Jacobson)


Rabbi Simon Jacobson dispels various popular misconceptions about Jewish belief in Moshiach and clarifies some of the basic ways in which the advent of the Messianic Era is brought about.

WATCH (43:07) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=EA3370E253369E6E45F7C8F9B2E19DA1&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


The Purpose of Exile (Video) (By Dov Yonah Korn)


Why did G-d create the world in such a way that we can only experience redemption after having first endured the hardships of exile?

WATCH (21:08) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=9FE6E5399FECD9638792D679BF158415&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


RE'EH: SEEING IS BELIEVING

The Parshah in a Nutshell
Re'eh

Two mountains from which blessings and curses are announced, a home for G-d, and the difference between holiness and chosenness . . .

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=4572FD776A41D96067914EA0AA405540&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


The View from Below (By Elisha Greenbaum)

When the Torah proclaims that G-d is the source of both the blessing and the curse, is G-d telling us not to complain?

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=393E0743018644454A806CD0C4AE1191&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


See! (By Chaim Miller)

What, exactly, is the Torah demanding in asking us to "see" G-d's blessings and curses?

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=FE2FEA628EB545D191F5261CB310AB83&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


The Tests of Life (By Yossy Goldman)

If you thought life's tests were over when you finished school, guess again.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=988EACA870DC77D70466C85A8A08D15F&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


THE BEEF WITH (KOSHER) BEEF

Judaism and Vegetarianism (By Baruch S. Davidson)

For better or for worse, meat is an undeniable favorite on the kosher menu. Is this good? Let's have a look . . .

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=895B352BDA42C977C02885F878E85692&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


The Kind and the Carnivorous (From the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe; adapted by Moshe Yaakov Wisnefsky)

A spiritual take on the old adage, "You are what you eat."

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=0ECDDE41BDDAB838F56377AEAB41EC1C&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


A Sensitive Stomach (By Yerachmiel Tilles)

Later that day Marcus went out for dinner to a non-kosher restaurant. But a soon as he began to eat, he suffered painful stomach cramps . . .

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=BB76D0FA528BCFD3D74A7956AAA8FE06&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Do I Have to Eat Meat on Shabbat? (By Moshe Goldman)

If there is a law that I must eat meat to "enjoy Shabbat," how can I enjoy eating something that I don't enjoy?

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=AEFC24E0604FFD3FCF6F6BF0D986E693&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Meat (Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe)

What gives man the right to consume another creature's flesh?

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=8DB8DF6895AD129DBC4CA2855FF464AD&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


CARING FOR THOSE WITH LESS

The Poor Man's Livelihood (By Dovid Zaklikowski)


Why the Rebbe stopped the publishing of an important scholarly volume.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=124A91C64EAAC1B396999189A30ECBF2&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Charity Times Eight (Video) (Dovid Taub & Jonathan Goorvich)


Itche, Jono, and all of their friends act out different ways of giving charity.

WATCH (6:02) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=3E2E604757755BDD45DB754FC1AAA5CC&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


VERSE

Where I Turn (By Marcy Rivka Nehorai)

And maybe for me, my first "drug" of choice should be The Great One, eyes turned heavenward . . .

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=7EF8E8E813C371D7FCA8F6871D3CB179&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2

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