What Is Rosh Hashanah?

B"H


Elul 24, 5772 * September 11, 2012

======================================================================
CHABAD.ORG NEWSLETTER

* Daily Quote * Daily Thought * Comment * Question * Story * Voices *
* Essay * Parshah Summary & Overview * From The Chassidic Masters *

Web: http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=302F8EF82897FA75A238CE0B06E63151&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
Feedback: http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=78D0C488AAC5CA21BA56CAEDEE68787A&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
Print version: http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=276DE22BF568A6C9817EE8D285E293C4&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
======================================================================

Editor's Note:

Dear readers,

Apples, honey, pomegranates, fish heads, brisket, raisin challah . . . the holiday shopping list is long and time is short. But as caught up as we are, please, we must not forget: There are thousands of Jewish families who have yet to hit the kosher aisles of the supermarket. Not because they do not want to, but because they cannot. They simply do not have the funds. And it is up to us to help them.

Think about the families in your community who may be scraping pennies together, and do your part to help them celebrate the New Year with plenty—and dignity. Or maybe you can give to a charity in your community that distributes holiday essentials. In addition, many Chabad centers all over the world will be packing holiday care packages. However you choose to help, know that you know that you can make a big difference—for them and for you.

What better way to start the New Year could there possibly be?

Wishing you a year filled with sweetness and plenty,

Mendy Kaminker,
on behalf of the Chabad.org Editorial Team

P.S.: Here is a little video clip [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=8AB53DC702E839B5AD0A46079BB5A479&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] that expresses this same idea in a very interesting way. Enjoy!



======================================================================

THIS WEEK'S FEATURES:

HOLIDAYS

Rosh Hashanah Minisite


Virtually everything you need to know about Rosh Hashanah: how-to guides, essays and insights, holiday stories, traditional recipes, multimedia, and much more!

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=AC2EBAE11BC80BA5D21D0533FAF71DF5&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


What Is Rosh Hashanah?


The anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, a day of judgment and coronation, the sounding of the shofar . . .

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=CA4AAE4A7BFF1725FD9EF68AF8C0F999&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


All About the Shofar


Shofar basics: When do we blow? Why a shofar? Who needs to hear the blasts of the ram's horn? And much more . . .

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=3EE8806C71463A3C96B48B8BC806A893&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Gourmet Holiday Cooking (By Chanie Apfelbaum)


Enhance your Rosh Hashanah meals with some gourmet dishes. Try black grape and plum compote, pomegranate coleslaw, honey challah and Rosh Hashanah roast.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=8D158AB57F281806C091659694F9E6E3&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Cantors Pack Their Bags for the Holidays (By Karen Schwartz)

A cantor who has spent the past seven years singing at different synagogues around the United States, Aryeh Leib Hurwitz typically begins his prep up to three months ahead, first with daily voice exercises.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=2BB3986719B2525C28D3B1F884699732&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


The Neurology of Time (Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe)


Everything you sense, know and feel relates to the universe between your ears . . . What is true of the human being is also true of another of G-d's creations: time . . .

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=9AF3130EC4DAC4EDC6B04CD64E23951B&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Heads or Tails? (By Aron Moss)


There is a custom to eat the head of a fish on the night of Rosh Hashanah. What does this actually mean? I can't make head or tail of it . . .

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=8B0468C1FDECD2984FE0C2BBA778EFA4&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


PARSHAH

Why Be Jewish? (By Rabbi Jonathan Sacks)


A bat or bar mitzvah is not a "confirmation." It involves no voluntary acceptance of Jewish identity. That choice took place more than three thousand years ago.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=49FB7B348E993FD86E998E2907E72E32&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


The Key Is Education (By Lazer Gurkow)

The gatekeepers proclaimed, "Dear G-d, as we don't merit being Your faithful gatekeepers, please accept
Your keys."

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=321E6602BFD6768B7B7308B47F2F3E6B&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Nitzavim in a Nutshell


This short, forty-verse Parshah includes some of the most fundamental principles of the Jewish faith: the diverse unity of Israel, the practicality of Torah, the future redemption, freedom of choice . . .

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=CE90FC7C3A541E79D45E0F6FAEEE684C&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


VOICES

Adopting Our Daughters (By Chaim Bruk)


After consulting with world-renowned infertility specialists, and after various medical procedures, we were informed that it would be impossible for us to bear children.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=1F1F1171CE2502155258B14F6C1F7168&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Holding G-d in Her Hands (By Tzvi Freeman)

It was obvious that G-d was there in the room. Because she was talking to Him.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=083913884C64BA243501587B5F563266&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Cooking the Year (By Illana Attia)


What could be a more appropriate way to bring in the new year than to work hard to celebrate it?

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=E1005B512CD5276E9EE73031474230B5&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


STORIES

The Master Key (By Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin)


His heart froze: the paper had disappeared! He distinctly remembered placing it there that morning, but now it was gone.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=F384ED579B2CAE5200ED9F7BDACAFCD1&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


The King and I (From the Chassidic Masters)


"I thought to myself," said the Rebbe of Karlin, "if we address the Almighty as 'King,' does this not invite the question, 'If I am indeed your king, why did you not come to me until now?'"

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=8AF5B8A06EA2B2AD659DDFA366526A0C&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


VIDEO

Crowning G-d as King (By Moshe New)


Rosh Hashanah is not just the start of a new calendar year; it is the renewal of G-d's interest in our world that comes as a result of our accepting Him as King.

WATCH (30:56) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=BD669D54BA065DF5B7B722D10CF9F4E5&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Government Health Care (By Nochum Mangel)


Who is responsible to pay for health care? Is health insurance a personal obligation or a community responsibility?

WATCH (45:00) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=988F1829BA7C50178010831D51850AE2&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Widows and Widowers of 9-11 (By Michael J. Broyde)


Law professor and rabbi Michael J. Broyde addresses the legal problem of determining the status of people who went missing in the 9/11 terrorist attacks and whose remains were never recovered.

WATCH (39:14) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=BD8195E528543ACCDF9FFAFC3BC21717&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Kingship, Remembrances and Shofars (By Yisroel Altein)


A basic overview of the scriptural and Talmudic sources for the three-part structure of the Rosh Hashanah Musaf prayer, plus its deeper meaning as embodied by two chassidic parables.

WATCH (27:18) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=03304F15A423355E7D8ADEE1849D5E42&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Treasure Hunting (By Dovid Taub)


A group of warriors prepare for an epic quest to the end of the ocean.

WATCH (1:39) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=AB3368934A24AF4F53305C2BA2B981DB&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


United As One: Pre-Rosh Hashanah Reflections (By Chana Weisberg)


How can we truly unite with another? Only by realizing that every person has a quality that is unique that only he or she can contribute.

WATCH (21:16) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=8C0557CD829D476C881068866BB787B3&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Buddhist Nothingness vs. Jewish Nothingness (By Tzvi Freeman)

Somehow, the very earth we touch must become acutely aware of its absolute nothingness while remaining a complete something. And you and I are given the responsibility to accomplish that.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=38E6FD19653F51C548054FCFDD1B9955&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


NEWS

(By Karen Schwartz)

Neal Reizer has big plans for the year ahead, reflecting on the events of the past 12 months and how he's spent them, and discovering opportunities for growth ahead.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=89A347F208D61E16FE713C906AFD1D48&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

** Enjoyed this email? Please help us continue sharing the
study of Torah and Jewish traditions:

Dedicate or sponsor an email to mark your special occasion!
Please click here: http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=919579418D36C344A48D4682EBB488AC&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2

Please click here to make a donation to Chabad.org:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=C431F2BFE5B54F2FC170EAA57FE86153&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2

** Important Tip: In order to guarantee that your Chabad.org subscription
emails continue to be delivered to you, please make sure to add our
address, subscriptions@chabad.org, to your address book, or "whitelist"
it in any spam filters or spam programs you may have.

** Manage your complete subscription profile online: Subscribes,
unsubscribes, address changes, vacation holds, and more. Register here:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=BBA538D52B1F9FF75FE865EA4E62CA14&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2&emailpk=_360933_1826535@

** To subscribe to more Chabad.org email lists please click here:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=5068DED972E1B9C8C8B6FF696D616004&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2

** To be removed from this email list please click here:
http://www.chabad.org/unsub.asp?i=5AF4698367548130733CE8E311F5B0F1DAD57302F20717C60C41531652E736C4
If you would just like your email suspended and resumed at a later
date, please let us know here:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=6EF89089E927617BDF8064FD15ADB268&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2&email=yurochkadrugach.yurochka@blogger.com

** You are subscribed to the "Magazine" email list as:
yurochkadrugach.yurochka@blogger.com. If your e-mail address is changing
please send us your new email address here:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=0A0CD768E65858421B6B00535DBC2F6E&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2&email=yurochkadrugach.yurochka@blogger.com

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Chabad.org
Chabad Lubavitch Media Center
770 Eastern Parkway * Brooklyn, NY * 11213
Web: http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=0A536B88E6E9A727DE03F57AF4A9550D&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
Feedback: http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=78D0C488AAC5CA21BA56CAEDEE68787A&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>