Who Was the Greatest Prophet?

B"H


Cheshvan 28, 5773 * November 13, 2012

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Editor's Note:

Dear reader,

I was building a model airplane. The parts were so tiny, it took me hours just to assemble the fuselage. As I was setting the wings, another kid muscled his way in. "You're slow. Let me do that." He was squirting globs of glue all over my work of art, ramming the wings wherever they seemed to fit. Then there was a crack. My plane was broken.

This week we read about Jacob and Esau. Father Isaac wanted to bless Esau, but their mother, Rebecca, wanted Jacob to be blessed. Jacob was the good twin, and Esau was bad. What was Isaac thinking?

Look at it like this:

The blessing was the Torah, whose purpose is to instruct us how to perform mitzvahs, thus bringing the world into its completed state. Isaac foresaw (rightly) that if the descendants of Jacob would be given the task, it would take a long time. Esau was a wild man. With all his frenetic, chaotic energy, perhaps he could finish the job sooner.

But Rebecca knew that a delicate job requires focus, gentle hands and patience. It has been thousands of years, and our dedication is about to pay off. We're the children of Jacob. We may not be flashy, but we know how to stay the course.

And you know what? When we finally get the job done, the children of Esau will be there to help us—and nothing will break!

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



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THIS WEEK'S FEATURES:

PARSHAH

Between Prophecy and Oracle (By Rabbi Jonathan Sacks)


The future is never as straightforward as we are led to believe. The Jewish journey, though it has a destination, is long, and has many digressions and setbacks.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=B0444812679405E4D2D5438050924523&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


To Dig a Well (By Yanki Tauber)

You need to pick a spot and stick with it. You can't stop boring when you hit a rocky stretch, and you can't take the work home with you.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=EFBE04A4A32544D5F16D4866E885BCB6&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Esau the Transformer (By Tali Loewenthal)


Esau was the bad guy, right? So why did his father, the patriarch Isaac, prefer him over his saintly brother Jacob?

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=906E7D32F639940B8DB6254435B4A619&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Toldot in a Nutshell


After 20 childless years, Rebecca bears twins: Esau and Jacob. Esau prefers hunting; Jacob prefers Torah study. Esau sells his birthright to Jacob for a bowl of red lentil soup. Jacob deceives his father for his blessing, and flees to escape Esau's wrath.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=F1DC6CE5F9D79F426F68B47E2242BF1D&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


VIDEO

Hackers Versus Patchers (By Tzvi Freeman)
Can Ari outsmart the very same hackers that he himself programmed? Can he save his world?

Can Ari outsmart the very same hackers that he himself programmed? Can he save his world?

WATCH (2:09) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=F0CDEF365B4E6455356A5E6EB203CA6D&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


The Rebbe's Blessings in My Life


Mr. Steven Solarsh a prominent entrepreneur and founding member and supporter of Chabad of Strathavon, South Africa addresses the banquet at the 5772 Conference of Shluchim.

WATCH (15:00) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=12DAD49547F4FE8B8A2B44C3CC85F594&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


The Judges (By Mendel Dubov)


Major events in this period of history include Ehud's assassination of Eglon; the heroism of the female judge, Deborah; the tragedy of Jephthah's daughter; Samson's war against the Philistines; and the Concubine at Givah incident.

WATCH (42:49) >> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=7D1723BF6C4B70F94070E636C50EB3D4&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


STORIES

A Rebbe Goes Shopping (By Yerachmiel Tilles)


Over the next few hours, several more packages arrived with the same message, each from a different store, each one specializing in women's and girls' apparel.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=4FEA33D7D517070DD89BD2BD91C955E3&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Not Even the Baal Shem Tov (By Yerachmiel Tilles)

Was it a matter of health? Offspring? Money? We don't know.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=E5D2846B9BDDCBA8A80BE50C0637868A&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


JUDAISM 101

Minchah—Afternoon Prayer


You're in the middle of it all, the traffic rages, the phones won't leave you in peace, and adrenalin races through every vein. It takes courage to tell the world to stop while you chat with its Maker.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=92AF2380C3C657774084D7193CD15545&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Who Was the Greatest Prophet? (By Menachem Posner)


How many prophets were there? Which one was the greatest? Why?

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=25621004213005710EBD75D5EED7DA4F&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


WOMEN

Making Our Home a Sanctuary (by Yetta Krinsky)

Sanctuary—sacred space—can exist in time, physical space, and interpersonal relationships, as well as within our souls.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=A4D85B9A4F198C86CDA45547B8DF608F&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


New Dishes and Hippos (By Rhona Lewis)


Holding the dishes tightly, I began to shuffle very, very slowly into the water. The last time I had swum in the lake had been over twenty years before, and the silt on the bottom had reached halfway up to my knees.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=1AAE105AEC1DF5E5BEF0F37B685866BA&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


THE REBBE

Freedom of Choice vs. G-d's Omniscience (By Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, The Lubavitcher Rebbe)


Is freedom of choice possible if G-d knows everything that will happen?

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=AFE64CFBE316A8D09957107436A8C31B&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


JEWISH NEWS

Gala Banquet Focuses on Dedication of Chabad Emissaries (By Karen Schwartz)

Coming together is like seeing all the pieces of the puzzle at once . . .

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=967E8C6F544AC50C00BE57ACD0B52353&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


Jewish Museum of Tolerance Opens in Moscow (By Dovid Zaklikowski)

Billed as the world's largest Jewish museum, it invites visitors to experience the story of the Jewish people as told through the lens of the many generations living in Russian-speaking lands.

>> http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=50598E1955C9BC4917DEBBC8D035A776&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2


IN MEMORIAL

Six Holy Souls


Remembering the six holy people brutally murdered in the Chabad House during the Mumbai terrorist attacks: Bentzion Kruman, Yocheved Orpaz, Norma Shvartzblat-Rabinovich, Aryeh Leibish Teitelbaum, Gabi and Rivky Holtzberg.

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