CHABAD.ORG MAGAZINE: Chol Hamoed Guide, Simchat Torah Guide (and more...)

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Tishrei 21, 5772 * October 19, 2011

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Editor's Note:

We all have moments when, although things are not going all that well, we put up a façade and paste a smile on our faces. We sometimes go to great lengths to mask our inner feelings. We'll go about our day as if nothing is wrong, laugh along with our coworkers, and go home to our spouses and children smiling at them without a hint of our inner cares.

Every once in a while, we even exhibit behavior that is the complete opposite of what we feel. We dance when we'd rather mope, sing when we feel like crying, and smile when a frown would be a better indicator of what's going on inside.

But "faking it" long enough will eventually affect your actual mood. You may forget why you were upset in the first place, or perhaps realize that it wasn't such a big deal after all.

As we conclude the holiday of Sukkot, the festival of joy, and look toward Simchat Torah, the festival of extreme joy, we are reminded that regardless of what else is going on in our lives (spiritually and materially), spending time in the company of fellow Jews celebrating the Torah will certainly have a positive impact us now, and for the rest of our year.

This is the time of year when we revel in our connection with G‑d. But even if you are not yet in the mood, strap on your dancing shoes, find a celebration [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=340815F30DC4C387C6840E8886B63A61&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] near you, and before you know it, you will be truly jumping for joy.

Wishing you a very joyous holiday and, indeed, rest of the year!

Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov,
Responder for the Ask the Rabbi team @ Chabad.org

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THIS WEEK'S FEATURES:

INFO PLEASE

Chol Hamoed Guide (By Dinka Kumer)
October 15–19, 2011

A step-by-step walk though the intermediate days of the holiday.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=CCA660ADF2938D631F05805247B09965&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Hoshana Rabbah Guide
October 19, 2011

The day when the verdict that was issued on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is finalized.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=8A303538BA11227446D32C7FEE38DE7F&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Shemini Atzeret Guide
October 20, 2011

Prayers for rain, Yizkor, farewell to the sukkah, and . . . dancing!

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=25E3F821699DA195CFB0EC650CACDA89&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Simchat Torah Guide
October 21, 2011

Unbridled joy, <i>aliyahs</i> for everyone, concluding the Torah and starting it anew . . .

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=F6B2D06380144F02C26CB2C83489926F&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Simchat Torah (video)


On Simchat Torah we complete the yearly cycle of Torah readings, and celebrate by dancing with the Torah.

WATCH (6:25) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=AA2BE78D3154BD7A65EA8D9DB6DF976F&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Vegan Sukkot Recipes (By Nava Atlas)

With ancient roots as a harvest festival, this holiday is perfect for celebrating the rich bounty of produce bursting from the earth at this time of year.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=540887723B0108D7962FF0931FAD1C92&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


SUKKOT SECRETS

The Secret of the Fifteen Steps (By Yaakov Paley)


Understand why the Talmud asserts, "He who has not seen the rejoicing at the place of the water-drawing ceremony, has never seen rejoicing in his life!"

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=2DA93A0E111A339BA4033FEE5DC26C93&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Four Kinds, Six Directions (video) (By Tzvi Freeman)


The movements we make with the Four Kinds each day are a meditation to bring our emotions into balanced harmony.

WATCH (23:49) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=32FD0A20C731A7FD6268193C57C89BE3&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


The Ushpizin (By Yanki Tauber)


There are seven supernal guests who come to visit us in the <i>sukkah</i>, one for each of the seven days of the festival.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=4469B14563AE782AD0CDC13D5271802D&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


SUKKOT: JOY BEYOND WORDS

Sustaining the Joy of Sukkot in Our Relationships (By Shlomo Slatkin)


While it is important to directly address the rough spots in a relationship, there are ways to effect change by bypassing the negative in favor of the positive . . .

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=135BA81CBD2312F78D664AD3EAFAA78A&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


The Taste of Water (Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe)


Throughout the year, the daily offerings in the Temple were accompanied by the pouring of wine on the altar. On Sukkot, water was poured in addition to the wine.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=FFD21EC4C6339811C36A339180349C0F&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


The Bleeding Hat (By Robert M. Schwartz)


The philosophical Jew will abandon his faith, while the simple Jew will remain true. Ideas must be brought into the heart.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=68234C3B32F436F2323ECF8AF196FE88&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


SIMCHAT TORAH: DANCING WITH G-D

Torah in the Winter (Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe)


Why do we celebrate our relationship with the Torah on Simchat Torah, and not on Shavuot, the day we received the Torah?

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=E70F355A2C131A585B2798AAA515BCB6&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Don't Mix! (By Yerachmiel Tilles)


One year, around the time of the High Holidays, the daughter of the Rabbi Meir of Premishlan fell severely ill.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=EC815B315313439A10AF28E9A9C13F92&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


The Women's Balcony (By Sarah Shapiro)


"I want to know why the women aren't allowed to dance with the men." My anger sounded to my own ears flat, bold, the way I wanted it . . .

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=F16DF450E670B96046B6F5EE3867D724&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


The Torah-Business Partnership (By Aryeh Citron)


The arrangement whereby one person supports the other who learns Torah, and the reward is shared between the two of them.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=7CD9C2C0C431F6FA701CBF3A2806AC1B&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


BEREISHIT: STARTING THE TORAH ANEW

Kosher Kung Fu (video) (By Tzvi Freeman)


There's only one way to transform the ugliest, nastiest, darkest gunk of this world . . .

WATCH (1:30) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=13589071F3F895892EBC03656CEC9CC3&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Soulmates or Stalemates? (video) (By Chana Weisberg)


Women often seek love and connection. Men often seek respect and appreciation.

WATCH (19:51) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=F4C771191484CB5323F863DA6B98553A&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Letting Others In (By Sara Esther Crispe)


The problem was learning how to let someone into my soul, when there really had been room only for one . . .

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=A84363C00AFA2222BC2C5C8811F09421&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


FINDING MEANING

My Friend with Special Needs (By Esther Greenwald)


From the moment I met him, I knew that Tal was someone special. But I could never have imagined how our relationship would shape my life.

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Harvard Law School and Judaism (By Julie Mendelsohn)


"How can you talk about Harvard Law and G-d in the same conversation?" It is a question that's been thrown at me many times . . .

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Shlomo's Playbook: Diet (video) (By Alan Veingrad)


A winner has to think about what kind of food to eat.

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