Why I Love Being a Down Syndrome Mommy

B"H


Tammuz 20, 5772 * July 10, 2012

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Editor's Note:

Dear readers,

On the 17th of Tammuz [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=C6E89E66C7CE29F65D403EF3DFF5BA37&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ], observed this year on July 8, we fast and mourn for several tragedies that occurred to our people. One of them is the breaching of the walls of Jerusalem by the Romans in 69 CE. This led to the tragic destruction of the Holy Temple and an era of exile that has not yet ended.

As I reflect on the upcoming days, it is hard to believe that this period of mourning is here again. I think of Jerusalem, I think of the Temple, and I think of Rome.

I was born and raised in Rome (my parents are Chabad Lubavitch emissaries there), where I knew and interacted with Jews who are direct descendants of the Jewish prisoners brought from Jerusalem in chains by General Titus after he destroyed the Holy Temple. In fact, these Jews are the only Romans who can date themselves that far back. In Rome, there are no identifiable descendants of the Romans who destroyed the Holy Temple and enslaved our people. But there are thousands of Roman Jews who follow the Torah of their ancestors, and whose children will no doubt welcome Moshiach, perhaps even at the gates of Rome, where, as Elijah the prophet once said [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=053B3DF65AFA3E1A25D28A5CF18D3581&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ], Moshiach awaits G-d's signal that the time has come.

Let us hope that we soon meet in Jerusalem.

Chani Benjaminson
On behalf of the Chabad.org Editorial Team



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THIS WEEK'S FEATURES:

PARSHAH

The Extremist (By Yanki Tauber)


The extremist makes us feel uncomfortable, because he makes hypocrites of us all: if we all acted on what we believed in, we'd all be extremists...

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=7F3B03EE4A817D47CC49E403BB62216C&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


A People of Three-Thousand Years (By Lazer Gurkow)

Every generation replaces and becomes not only the generation that precedes it, but all the generations till Abraham.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=0744F51E7B416187A01331B47DA018C2&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Small Choices (By Naftali Silberberg)


On which choices will we focus? The "big" ones, over which we have no control, or the "small" ones, which are entirely in our hands?

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=E379D9AACF07BE3BFC41422FFA0E0EA7&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Parshah in a Nutshell


Pinchas is rewarded, the Jews are counted and Moses is taught how to divide the Land of Israel. Zelophehad's daughter's complain, Joshua is appointed the next leader, and the festivals are listed.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=83E3030751DAD3D65F66D01CFBE6012B&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


VIDEO

What's Good About Being Vulnerable? (By Chana Weisberg)


Only by making itself vulnerable to the mortality and pitfalls of the physical state can the soul of man gain the power to make of itself more than it is.

WATCH (29:05) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=9C3F784108B5D19F4BD1E5E69071B353&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Mitzvah Island Episode 5 (By Dovid Taub)


In episdode five, Mitzvah Bird's mother sends him on an errand. Will Sarah and Avi help him figure out what mitzvah he is doing?

WATCH (6:16) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=B6C895411F77D0BE17653E999B727997&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Iron Will (Aaron L. Raskin)


Iron can be a metaphor for the grave character defect of rigidity or for the deep inner strength of the Jewish people that leads to Redemption.

WATCH (37:48) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=C9302080C686DB246441DE49F8F2A8BC&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Do-It-Yourself Shabbat Candles


Simple-to-follow instructions on how to light up the universe.

WATCH (3:39) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=9F95A47EE53028E43C1091117B41FB83&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


WOMEN

Why I Love Being a Down Syndrome Mommy (By Sheva Givre)


Having a child with Down syndrome will soften your heart, allowing you to accept people as they are, regardless of their abilities.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=D4A7E55CDEF75B4D08D3B20B84D34F67&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


A Time for War and a Time for Peace (By Rochel Spangenthal)


Welcome to an age of instant communication; an age in which the boundaries between my life and yours are blurred so effectively that I can be informed of your every thought as I eat my supper.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=53208235E8FD539B8B867AF770D03F4B&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


SEASONAL

Three Weeks Megasite


The "Three Weeks" and Tisha B'Av are designated as a time of mourning over the destruction of the Holy Temple and the exile.

LISTEN () >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=DA3016E06D36BE5F7F9E061B713CAC96&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


All About the 17th of Tamuz


The fast of Tammuz 17 commemorates five tragic events that occurred on that date. The first dating back to the times of Moses…

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=C6E89E66C7CE29F65D403EF3DFF5BA37&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


The Basics of the Three Weeks


A summary of the laws and customs that pertain to the three week mourning period for the Holy Temples—17 Tammuz through 9 Av.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=6CEC8BF39D228C0BF97CD7B3E350147F&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


A Season of Perfect Faith (By Srolic Barber)


One whispers, G-d's voice audible from within the cherub's wings. His words silence the howl of the storm. I Am with you now more than ever before. You are my only; never shall we part.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=6F2122A5817DFA1B28B431A9153C23BE&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Rabbi Moshe Cordovero (By Yerachmiel Tilles)


Who was Rabbi Moshe Cordovero? Where did he live? What did he do?

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=DCC9253C0339B0ECB6A4CA891A4D01F2&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


JUDAISM 101

Pregnancy the Jewish Way


Medical studies point to the profound impact the pregnant woman's environment has on her unborn baby. Discover the Jewish customs relating to pregnancy.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=BDE49016823C60F023C258604C800F85&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


THE REBBE

No Human Being Can Claim Superior Ancestry (By Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, The Lubavitcher Rebbe)


"All humans everywhere and at all times, should know that each and all descend from the one and the same single progenitor..."

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=C97C940BFCDD27BF592A102292DEFA77&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


STORY

Chirps of a Bird Prophet (<!-- blank -->)


The building echoed to the revelry of a wedding party, but the Baal Shem Tov and his companions spent the night quietly in their room...

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=B432443C15A82DE00EAFBEDD576445CE&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


NEWS

German Circumcision Under Fire (By Tamar Runyan)

Germany's Jewish community is in an uproar over a double-whammy of events challenging the right of Jewish parents to have their baby boys circumcised.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=E239D86445CE4E852716DB9132E31428&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Witness to Toulouse Massacre Attacked on Train (By Tamar Runyan)

Less than four months after a crazed gunman slaughtered three Jewish children and a teacher, one of its witnesses came under attack during a train ride.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=BBF5D90FD08CA86D2AD4E6CC31C15EE9&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2

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