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Cheshvan 4, 5772 * November 1, 2011
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Editor's Note:
I'm not a fan of air travel. Or any travel, for that matter. Seeing new places and old friends is wonderful; I enjoy that part. But I can dispense with the actual traveling.
My family just flew on a thirty-eight-seater airplane, the kind that tosses you around at the mere mention of turbulence. There's nothing like grabbing for the baby who's sliding off your lap, as you struggle to keep down your lunch, to make staying home appealing.
This week's Torah portion, Lech Lecha, begins with G‑d instructing Abraham to set out on a journey, promising him, "I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great, and you shall be a blessing." Why these specific assurances? The commentaries explain that travel usually has a deleterious effect on our ability to raise children, our financial solvency and our reputation. G‑d addressed those concerns accordingly. The phrase "I will make you into a great nation" tells Abraham of numerous descendants; "I will bless you" refers to monetary success; and unlike a wandering, unknown stranger, "I will make your name great."
Abraham's voyage was not detrimental. On the contrary, it led to immeasurable gain. In our lives, we sometimes must travel from the comfortable status quo, but when we journey for a G‑dly purpose and our movements are guided by His word, we can only find blessing.
Happy travels!
Malkie Janowski,
Responder for the Ask the Rabbi team @ Chabad.org
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THIS WEEK'S FEATURES:
LECH LECHA: FOCUS ON CIRCUMCISION
Why Aren't Men Born Circumcised? (By Tzvi Freeman)
If He doesn't want us eating pork, why did He make it edible? If he wants men circumcised, why aren't they born that way?
>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=2F25FFFF7E3B39642B7243BB17CB4BB6&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
Kabbalah on Circumcision (Video) (By Mendel Kaplan)
Kabbalistic insights for a sharp new perspective on the <i>brit</i>—the fundamental observance seemingly shrouded in mystery.
LISTEN (1:39:10) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=746004192BD0E9D078D7B1000A17A586&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
The Contrast Between Isaac and Ishmael (Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe)
Understand the radically different modes of relating to G-d that Abraham's two sons represent.
>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=7F5412BAB9860D2D07206699612A6DD9&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
The Mitzvah of Circumcision (Part I) (By Aryeh Citron)
The reasons, the significance and the reward.
>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=78FB0A32ABD9E0C87C84442399DC50D7&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
Parshah in a Nutshell
Abraham begins his journey, Sarah is abducted, Lot relocates to Sodom, the Promised Land is promised, the "Covenant Between the Parts" is formed, Abraham is circumcised . . .
>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=529253832CA5433D4FCD86EB51E7E338&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
STORIES OF LOVE
How a Kind Word Saved Her Life (By Alan Magill)
Sara held on to the hope that she would leave that office with those few pieces of paper that would mean a new life for her and her family.
>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=43B704B3FADB6E99A16F6F719A526AF9&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
Twenty-Four-Hour Power to Bless (By Yerachmiel Tilles)
"Because you helped Reb Shmelke, whomever you will bless during the next twenty-four hours will be blessed . . ."
>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=FE863DD4020441E56755D040F2015E21&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE
Keeping the Focus on Unity (By Tuvia Teldon)
We wonder how to create unity and cohesion out of chaos and diversity.
>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=9FCF317EB8B26EFF1673E25F314C6C75&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
A Nation of Twinkling Stars (By Lazer Gurkow)
It was dark, cold and icy, the synagogue was without heat or lights, yet nothing could stop these Jews from praying to their G-d.
>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=C1666A8B8A727DC0DC2C3AA595825EB6&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
Being Other-Centered (By Sara Esther Crispe)
They couldn't believe I was their instructor. "Are you kidding me?" "She looks like she's sixteen!"
>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=5B12DEE05BF78BA4180A5845E31E214B&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
DIGGING DEEPER
Eagle or Teddy Bear? (By Shimon Posner)
When G-d tells us to leave our laurels of yesterday's accomplishment and take on the new, He is really telling us to be alive today.
>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=087EDB76EE9DB823CD716E7ABF6A13AC&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
Bodily Riches (Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe)
The Midrash considers Sarah's abduction and liberation a precedent for the Israelites' future sojourn in Egypt.
>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=C737BABDBBDAFC024FC74414A3E3F73E&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
The Last Jew (Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe)
When every last Jew was home on his own land, the entire community of Israel began to pray for rain.
>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=5868552C1315BF9E5D91F9FC32A70FAB&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
Unleashing the Soul in Your Child (By Rochel Pritsker)
"That's not true," she insisted. "The world can continue with or without me, it wouldn't make any difference. It doesn't need me for anything."
>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=601C48FCE662F20F3E36FE08C766FE81&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
SHORT VIDEOS TO INSPIRE AND INFORM
Young Abraham
An animated peek into the early life of the first Jew. Join Abraham, and experience firsthand this most pivotal period of his life.
WATCH (6:52) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=5FC7F7D18A17AB22814175839F7C56F6&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
Shlomo's Playbook (By Alan Veingrad)
Do you stick to what's written in the contract, or do you go "beyond the letter of the law"?
WATCH (1:28) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=33B4E16AE5ADC69D3DE3AF22A4F7B467&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
The Skyline Man (By Dovid Taub)
A little guy drinking coffee in a soul-crushingly boring little diner where the prevalent philosophy is that the lights are "just on" . . .
WATCH (0:57) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=7327934AF72F4A369A7D6502D0A542B6&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
Lech Lecha: Spotlight on the Holy Land (with Benny Rapoport)
Israel, it seems, is always in the news. Why? What is so unique about the Jewish homeland that draws worldwide interest?
WATCH (3:55) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=B2641B8C6D8C12742247C006207C7B80&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
FROM OUR FAVORITE SPEAKERS
Rebuking a Relative? (Video) (By Mendel Kaplan)
Discover how, when and if to speak up for what's right, when those acting improperly are your own family members.
WATCH (45:00) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=81539C98A5FAB5D0E257055ED4ADC44F&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
Rabbi to the World (Video) (By Levi Shemtov)
Firsthand accounts of how the Rebbe's teachings have influenced the world's most powerful men and women.
WATCH (1:08:32) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=4E176087EE9A268A6A4E9036DC1A6CBC&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
INSPIRED BY THE REBBE
I Never Met the Rebbe but He Changed My Life (By Mindy Rubenstein)
What was with the picture of the Rebbe? Who was he?
>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=06487AFB97264440A44C6DCED189D6D5&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
Give Me the Soul! (By Yossy Goldman)
More often than not, our physical selves get all the attention while our spiritual side is neglected.
>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=A561AE85785CA3173EA7E4A1DA3D7A91&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
MITZVAH MINUTE
Jewish Names
When parents name a child, they experience a minor prophecy—because, somehow, that child's destiny is wrapped up in the name's combination of Hebrew letters . . .
>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=C453CB6DFB5290FA2943E95FAE3E7677&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
IN THE NEWS
Writings of Soviet Rabbi Published (By Dovid Zaklikowski)
The writings of Rabbi Meir Chaim Chaikin, who endured Soviet persecution for his clandestine efforts to strengthen Judaism, have for the first time been published.
>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=27477E71C381B7A36E1944B4BF804A8E&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
First-Ever German Edition of Tanya Printed in Darmstadt (By Joshua Runyan)
Jews from three countries gathered at a printing house in Germany, celebrating the first Hebrew/German edition of the Tanya.
>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=2CBB98F240D40885D5811A4023A4958A&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
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