CHABAD.ORG MAGAZINE: What Is Kabbalah? Getting to G-dliness (and more...)

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Elul 7, 5771 * September 6, 2011

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Editor's Note:

We are a few days into the Jewish month of Elul. That means that we are just weeks away from a brand new Jewish year.

There are many ways to get ready. We start by taking a good look at our souls, taking stock of where we have grown, and where we need to grow. Some of us may also start to seek out people with whom we need to make amends. And then there are the practical preparations. New shoes, briskets, honey dishes and pomegranates—this is a busy shopping month for us Jews. I remember how my Bubby, may she rest in peace, would already be cooking and baking for the big family get-togethers we used to have at her home.

It's an exciting time. And it's expensive.

At this time of year, the Rebbe, of righteous memory, would often point out that we must remember our fellow Jews for whom the holiday preparations present a serious financial burden. There are certainly families in your area who struggle nightly to put food on the table, let alone to put together a sumptuous holiday meal.

Please take a moment to find a local fund that helps people with their holiday needs, or distribute some money discreetly yourself. By helping those in need, your materiality can become another Jew's spirituality.

May we all be blessed with a good, sweet, happy, healthy new year.

Shais Taub,on behalf of the Chabad.org Editorial Team



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THIS WEEK'S FEATURES:

GREAT ANSWERS TO GREAT QUESTIONS

What Is Kabbalah? (By Tzvi Freeman)


If this is a secret wisdom, why are we teaching it?

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=C9916FD974E0739CFDA12F9E3E149CD3&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Waiting for an Apology (Answered by Sara Esther Crispe)

Finally I'm ready to forgive her, but I don't even have that opportunity. I just want to put this situation behind me . . .

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=ADDBE9D27B2F75602E63429C4B2DD05A&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


What Is the Jewish View on Hunting? (By Baruch S. Davidson)

There is no verse in the Ten Commandments that reads, "Thou shall not hunt for sport." Nor, for that matter, does that verse appear anywhere else.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=11175368762EE2C7E52B0A6DD3A7C0AB&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


FROM OUR FAVORITE TEACHERS

Getting to G-dliness (By Tzvi Freeman)

There comes a day when the prophet hears with his ears the voice that brings all into being. But that is not yet G-dliness . . .

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=7D015E6D5ABFEFF18DB4AA51B1C700F9&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Commitment to Consolation (Video) (By Mendel Kaplan)


Finding ultimate comfort through our unyielding devotion to the will of G-d.

WATCH (1:00:00) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=6B69B6C26F3510FE3B86DD901BAF36A0&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


MITZVAH MINUTE

Thank G-d for the Moon!


Once a month, as the soft, mellow light of the moon waxes in the sky, we recite a special blessing called Kiddush Levanah...

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=BD028DED640CFD461A397F5990ACBE1F&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


PARSHAH POTPOURRI

Parshah in a Nutshell
Ki Teitzei

The hungry employee and a dead brother's wife, how to get married, when to get divorced—and sixty-eight other mitzvahs.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=C475A9511C45ED9444D11BF2190B7D01&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Keep the Faith (By Elisha Greenbaum)

So you spent eight seconds admitting that you owe your life to G-d. Does that really affect the rest of the day?

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=B3EB542509BFB450F0A4CC5BAA3691BA&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


How Much Does It Cost Me? (By Yossy Goldman)

"Oh Rabbi, but I just built a new house with eighteen rooms. Do you realize how much the <i> mezuzah</i>s are going to cost?!"

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=A6D0419E36633B6DEDCFAFCEC0BBC1C2&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


PARSHAH FOCUS: REMARRIAGE

What If You Mess Up? (By Manis Friedman)


Many of the Torah's laws of marriage are derived from the passage legislating divorce. Isn't that kinda . . . strange?

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=315379635E9237CB7205EAE92E49CC06&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Secrets to a Successful Second Marriage (By Rueven P. Bulka)

One would think that an individual who has gone through a divorce would have "learned his lesson." But often this isn't the case.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=31045198014BF4086352E9744C012AE5&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Torah Hassles (By Yerachmiel Tilles)

"Rabbi, it happened such a long time ago," said Sharon, "and it lasted only six hours—a stupid mistake."

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=48F48D125A28285B96EEB996C1BCBC53&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


No Temporary Marriage (By Tali Loewenthal)

Did G-d enter into marriage with His people knowing that it would end in divorce? Isn't marriage sacred?!

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=CC243888A0DC0AB822BAFB794F2E5B86&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


PARSHAH FOCUS: GOOD FENCES MAKE GOOD JEWS

Free Will vs. Fate (Video) (By Yehoshua B. Gordon)

When something good or bad has been predestined, how does G-d choose which person should be the one to bring it about?

WATCH (2:46) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=672101F75CFFFA20C9C005EC74106B03&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Outreach or Self-Promotion? (By Rochel Holzkenner)

There are houses made of bricks, and houses built of effort and accomplishment . . .

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=D1C5AB1D8B497D3996167DE658A9695F&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


LIVING WITH THE TIMES

Labor Day (By Yisrael Rice)

Labor Day has been around since 1882; perhaps it's time to dust off the holiday, shine some light on it and figure out what it's all about.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=FDED7198214A39F8F17612646FE086F3&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


A Month to Prepare (Video)


Throughout the month of Elul, the Jewish people has a collective task: to prepare itself to be
inscribed and sealed for a good and sweet year.

WATCH (7:06) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=F55CC17BC03064A2016E68FC4E091746&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


LIVING AFTER DEATH

The Jewish Blessing on Death (By Dovid Zaklikowski)


Everyone at the funeral was saying, <i>"Baruch dayan emet"</i> ("Blessed is the true Judge"). I found that it was almost like a greeting . . .

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=AF2AAB64AA94A53F45C8EC07F22FD78B&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


On Miracles and Death (By Sara Tzafona)

He ignored my heartfelt cries, the Psalms that I recited, the prayers and the bargaining. He did it His way, and in the process my heart was shattered . . .

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=21B6EA75B366592FA81956A55D29618A&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2

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