chabadworld.netChabad Lubavitchhttp://chabadworld.netWed, 19 Jun 2013 03:02:43 -0400Tidbitshttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B61AC06AA-41AD-4803-B9BE-F3C2837E3181%7D<![CDATA[There is a unique dimension to Simchat Torah in that every Jew is given an aliya to the Torah. Generally, on a festival, five aliyas are called to...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B61AC06AA-41AD-4803-B9BE-F3C2837E3181%7DYom Kippur - Calendarhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B0FC370F6-DD23-46ED-B72D-9320CAF56CE6%7D<![CDATA[Erev Yom Kippur and Yom Kippur 5773]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B0FC370F6-DD23-46ED-B72D-9320CAF56CE6%7DPurim Revisitedhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BCE1CB9EB-A503-46C2-91FC-7DF00F65BFD3%7D<![CDATA[Purim is a holiday for children and the children at heart. And why shouldn't it be? According to Jewish teachings, it was because of the Jewish...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BCE1CB9EB-A503-46C2-91FC-7DF00F65BFD3%7DGreat Passover Odysseyhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B9614E6B1-97E2-42C8-AE39-678BE4DD3A6E%7D<![CDATA[The Passover experience has become an annual routine in our family, as fixed as the planets in their orbits, as steady as the sun which never fails...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B9614E6B1-97E2-42C8-AE39-678BE4DD3A6E%7DWho Learns From Who?http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BE9C59021-AC82-4060-A67B-23ED9B995F7F%7D<![CDATA[Before Pesach arrives in many Jewish homes around the world, children are excited and eager for the holiday to arrive. "We can't wait until the...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BE9C59021-AC82-4060-A67B-23ED9B995F7F%7DWhat Made the Waters Stand?http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B00540A61-B2DA-4F88-8443-D900A1F0385D%7D<![CDATA[At the splitting of the Sea of Reeds, Moshe Rabbeinu and the Jewish people recited a song of praise to G-d. The Torah introduces that song with the...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B00540A61-B2DA-4F88-8443-D900A1F0385D%7DDays of Awe - Calendarhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B1736F398-3B4F-4ED0-A4F8-C72853EEEFC7%7D<![CDATA[Tzom-Gedalya and the 6th of Tishrei 5773]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B1736F398-3B4F-4ED0-A4F8-C72853EEEFC7%7DRosh Hashana - Calendarhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BA8256C06-26FA-4923-969C-726C01EC05C1%7D<![CDATA[Erev Rosh Hashana and Rosh Hashana - The days and the customs.]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BA8256C06-26FA-4923-969C-726C01EC05C1%7DChanukah Menorahhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BC1DA6831-D084-402F-AE4C-26F8830758D9%7D<![CDATA[The Chanukah Lights should be kindled at nightfall on each of the eight nights of Chanukah. What follows is a brief, step-by-step guide to Chanukah...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BC1DA6831-D084-402F-AE4C-26F8830758D9%7DEssay - Teshuvah = Return, Not Repentancehttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B0F60C757-60B8-404A-9EDD-59841434589E%7D<![CDATA[The ten-day period beginning with Rosh HaShanah and climaxing on Yom Kippur is referred to as Aseres Yemei Teshuvah ("the Ten Days of Teshuvah")...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B0F60C757-60B8-404A-9EDD-59841434589E%7DWhy do they come?http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B9B9572B5-EE54-4FD7-BA40-6C76288BF5C5%7D<![CDATA[Is there a equivalent for the memories of the Pesach seder? Jews around the world, indeed even those who may be called "opted out by choice"...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B9B9572B5-EE54-4FD7-BA40-6C76288BF5C5%7DElul - Calendarhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BE812813C-6FAD-421C-9427-F8AB640FDB13%7D<![CDATA[18 Elul, 25 Elul and Erev Rosh Hashana - The days and the customs.]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BE812813C-6FAD-421C-9427-F8AB640FDB13%7DSnippetshttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BBF91F393-DB64-49A7-AAF8-627B12D8ABE8%7D<![CDATA[Our Sages say, "Moses is the first redeemer, Moses is the last redeemer." This doesn't mean that Moses himself will redeem us, for Moses is from...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BBF91F393-DB64-49A7-AAF8-627B12D8ABE8%7DResurrection and Cloninghttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BA01A7449-F0FC-4761-9995-259C5DD0D0BE%7D<![CDATA[On the Shabbat of the intermediate days of the holiday of Passover, in tens of thousands of synagogues around the world, the reading of the Haftora...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BA01A7449-F0FC-4761-9995-259C5DD0D0BE%7DAre Customs Important?http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B7FB04349-2627-4443-A559-3C5BC430389A%7D<![CDATA[The Shapiro family was getting ready for bedikas chometz. "Let's go, Yossi!" Shmuli urged his younger brother. "Hide your pieces already." But...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B7FB04349-2627-4443-A559-3C5BC430389A%7DPesach in Siberiahttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BD3654AD7-0647-4F90-B286-82A1886E98E6%7D<![CDATA[Just before Passover in 1938, I was summoned to the camp office. The commandant's aide informed me that my wife had sent a package containing warm...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BD3654AD7-0647-4F90-B286-82A1886E98E6%7DWhen Nature Is Eclipsedhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B9B0DC9B7-B96E-453A-B001-D5797E181744%7D<![CDATA[Before we can understand what happened on Purim we need to understand that when G-d is not revealed we have nature. Nature hides revealed G-dliness...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B9B0DC9B7-B96E-453A-B001-D5797E181744%7DThe Mitzvot Of Purimhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BDD954EAC-0072-41AD-9FFF-CB8DEED48DB0%7D<![CDATA[Listen to The Megillah * Listen to The Megillah * Give Gifts to the Needy * Eat The Festive Meal]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BDD954EAC-0072-41AD-9FFF-CB8DEED48DB0%7DMr. Doubthttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B62330490-F7FE-4D86-BE02-B77F1705803E%7D<![CDATA[A group of sixth graders were busy preparing their plans for Purim. "Let's do something different this year," someone said. "I have an idea! Let's...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B62330490-F7FE-4D86-BE02-B77F1705803E%7DBeyond Knowledgehttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B05718AAC-2D17-4786-868E-0BCE02457B0E%7D<![CDATA[When we read it today, it seems a straightforward story of what happened. And yet... One intriguing detail which the Sages point out is that the...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B05718AAC-2D17-4786-868E-0BCE02457B0E%7DChanuka And Self-Sacrificehttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BF5340BC8-26A5-4020-A2EA-965FC7063A65%7D<![CDATA[The message of Chanuka is especially important for us here and now. We are fortunate to live here in a country where there is freedom of worship...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BF5340BC8-26A5-4020-A2EA-965FC7063A65%7DPurim - Made In Italyhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BBD772265-8848-493B-9971-DFC926840AFA%7D<![CDATA[Among the many special Purims celebrated by Jews throughout the world is the Purim of Fossano, Italy. Fossano is a town in Northern Italy at the...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BBD772265-8848-493B-9971-DFC926840AFA%7DChanukah on the 25thhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BD0B57BA4-C343-4A7D-9660-45C13E12ABA4%7D<![CDATA[QUESTION: Why did the miracle of Chanukah take place on the 25th of Kislev? ANSWER: In the desert, the construction of the Mishkan was completed...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BD0B57BA4-C343-4A7D-9660-45C13E12ABA4%7DAnecdoteshttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B898FD123-32C3-4E8D-ABBD-424679E71041%7D<![CDATA[The surging crowd pressed close to the table at which Rabbi Sholom DovBer of Lubavitch was seated. It was Simchat Torah of 1919, the Rebbe was...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B898FD123-32C3-4E8D-ABBD-424679E71041%7DThe Heroines of Chanukahhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BE5060833-0385-4372-986E-4F35E87A629E%7D<![CDATA[Yehudit, beautiful Yehudit, daughter of Yochanan the High Priest. Her self-sacrifice for her people knew no bounds. She could not stand by quietly...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BE5060833-0385-4372-986E-4F35E87A629E%7DStory - My Friend, Maxhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B3FEF67F6-AF7E-4896-9BA4-100E08966760%7D<![CDATA[It began like any one of the indistinguishable, mechanical days which had followed one another in monotonous succession. We, that is my mother...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B3FEF67F6-AF7E-4896-9BA4-100E08966760%7DEssay - The Inner Motivation For Prayerhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BBC98E173-9182-4D93-B71A-5DE895903142%7D<![CDATA[The machzor for Rosh HaShanah contains many prayers which petition G-d that (for example) "we be remembered and inscribed in the Book of life...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BBC98E173-9182-4D93-B71A-5DE895903142%7DEssay - At One With G-d; At One With Our Fellow Manhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B91139126-AD8A-4733-A13D-28474F5A0DE2%7D<![CDATA[On Rosh HaShanah, our divine service revolves around the acceptance of G-d as King. Throughout the year, we regard G-d's sovereignty as an...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B91139126-AD8A-4733-A13D-28474F5A0DE2%7DEssay - The Fast of Gedaliahhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B34BEEA24-85F5-4327-A304-197918359FED%7D<![CDATA[One reflection of G-d's favor is the Torah reading of the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy in the morning and afternoon services, for these attributes...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B34BEEA24-85F5-4327-A304-197918359FED%7DMegillah Readinghttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B76CF565D-B967-4E15-BA2F-53D5DBAEB0A4%7D<![CDATA[Men, women, and children must hear the Megillah on Purim night and again on Purim day. At night it should be read after tzeit hakochavim - stars...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B76CF565D-B967-4E15-BA2F-53D5DBAEB0A4%7DEssay - Chai Elul: Breathing New Life Into Our Divine Servicehttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BD119FC1C-56FF-4B8B-A456-B6059048C6C2%7D<![CDATA[The Eighteenth of the month of Elul is "the birthday of the two great luminaries" [1] - the Baal Shem Tov (R. Yisrael ben R. Eliezer, born 1698)...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BD119FC1C-56FF-4B8B-A456-B6059048C6C2%7DStory - A Minyan in Prisonhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B6A67150D-2509-4816-AD76-069FDD59960A%7D<![CDATA[When my husband, Rabbi Yitzchok Meyer Lipszyc, and I were shluchim (emissaries of the Rebbe) in Alabama we regularly visited Jewish prisoners at a...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B6A67150D-2509-4816-AD76-069FDD59960A%7DThe Secret of Chanukahhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B904DE1FE-972C-4454-89FC-75F9528BA70A%7D<![CDATA[Most Jewish children know the story of Chanukah. The Syrian-Greeks conquered the Jews and fixed as their object the destruction of Judaism by...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B904DE1FE-972C-4454-89FC-75F9528BA70A%7DPlaying Dreidelhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B1EC5C0E8-E944-4DF2-9D33-E82F6A41AC0C%7D<![CDATA[The dreidel is a four-sided spinning top, also called a "s'vivon," in Hebrew. On each side is a Hebrew letter: "Nun," "Gimel," "Hay," and "Shin."]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B1EC5C0E8-E944-4DF2-9D33-E82F6A41AC0C%7DShow Me the Way Home!http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B51707BDB-2253-419F-889C-C0CC5702F745%7D<![CDATA[One Chanukah, a Chasid decided to visit his Rebbe. It was a cold winter, but the thought of being with his Rebbe kept the Chasid warm. Suddenly...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B51707BDB-2253-419F-889C-C0CC5702F745%7DLetter From the Rebbe - Concluding the Month of Tishreihttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B38750985-0FCE-4335-9B51-04B18E32E9A5%7D<![CDATA[As you can well imagine, there is a great deal of correspondence that reaches me during the period of the month of Tishrei and prior to it, so that...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B38750985-0FCE-4335-9B51-04B18E32E9A5%7DShmini Atzeret and Simchat Torah - Calendarhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B471C5C43-0AF7-4B04-9502-3A79EFBC754D%7D<![CDATA[Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah - The days and the customs.]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B471C5C43-0AF7-4B04-9502-3A79EFBC754D%7DThe Purim Of Basrahttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B018D84C8-8355-455F-9A95-72BD14F1ACBC%7D<![CDATA[This miracle happened in the days of Suleiman Pasha, who governed Basra with justice and righteousness and treated the Jews kindly. Under the...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B018D84C8-8355-455F-9A95-72BD14F1ACBC%7DA "Wild" Projecthttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B336FEB7B-2F2D-44B2-9617-6D793E00B97B%7D<![CDATA[The term "wild" in this context can best be explained in terms of the teachings of Chanuka, when the project was announced. It is significant...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B336FEB7B-2F2D-44B2-9617-6D793E00B97B%7DHaman's Complainthttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B3A0079BE-B142-4428-B919-83682F2DD422%7D<![CDATA[When Mordechai alerted Queen Esther about Haman's decree, she told him: "Go and gather together all the Jews and fast for me for three days." Why...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B3A0079BE-B142-4428-B919-83682F2DD422%7DPurim in the Futurehttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BD29DECD7-6774-4F7E-8223-7C556E5FFDFA%7D<![CDATA[Our Sages have said, "Even if all the other festivals will be annulled Chanuka and Purim will not be annulled. For Chanuka and Purim were given to...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BD29DECD7-6774-4F7E-8223-7C556E5FFDFA%7DA Woman Called Estherhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B27FDBD4A-EB1A-4202-A0A0-085B11ACD321%7D<![CDATA[Esther's preeminent role is highlighted in the very name of the Megillah, the Biblical Scroll which recounts the Purim narrative. It is not called...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B27FDBD4A-EB1A-4202-A0A0-085B11ACD321%7DHow Do You Eat Matzo with Chopsticks?http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B109C927A-9DDC-4C09-A205-5222AA864032%7D<![CDATA[On the way back to New York from China last year after Passover, I was questioned by a flight attendant in the Hong Kong Airport my reason for...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B109C927A-9DDC-4C09-A205-5222AA864032%7DSeder Essentialshttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B49D06762-38D7-471F-AFD8-D21FBC38B8AC%7D<![CDATA[The Four Cups of Wine * A "cracker". A vegetable. A glass of wine. A roasted bone * The Meaning of Matzah * The Bitter Herbs * The Haggadah * The...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B49D06762-38D7-471F-AFD8-D21FBC38B8AC%7DMoshiach's Mealhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BF73536F6-9B5F-4727-ABA2-69FF8BDBC035%7D<![CDATA[It was the custom of the Baal Shem Tov to partake of three meals on the last day of Passover. The third meal, which took place late in the...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BF73536F6-9B5F-4727-ABA2-69FF8BDBC035%7D"Why Should We Be Deprived?"http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B2B6076AA-3375-4191-9076-53F75DD8085C%7D<![CDATA[Although the proper time for the Passover offering was 14 Nisan, some Jews were forbidden to participate because they were in a state of ritual...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B2B6076AA-3375-4191-9076-53F75DD8085C%7DJust Like Thenhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B10ED51AC-4397-4A57-A581-A7F9323E085A%7D<![CDATA["On the tenth of the month, every man is to take a lamb.. guard it until the fourteenth day of this month, and then slaughter it.." This is the...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B10ED51AC-4397-4A57-A581-A7F9323E085A%7D13 Q&A About the Meal of Mashiachhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BC00C8FD1-2012-4AAD-9851-9E1E79FBDDD5%7D<![CDATA[Why was it specifically the Baal Shem Tov who initiated this custom? Why did this custom come to light specifically in these latter generations?...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BC00C8FD1-2012-4AAD-9851-9E1E79FBDDD5%7DTo Save A Soulhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B2AAE9F59-1148-4D92-A461-EBF0EEE07986%7D<![CDATA[I remember the seventh day of Passover that year as a stormy day, an ideal day to stay indoors. But the seventh day of Passover is when Lubavitcher...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B2AAE9F59-1148-4D92-A461-EBF0EEE07986%7DPaying With A Checkhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BE1A2B993-2F54-44AB-9BB4-D439EC457A90%7D<![CDATA[Dovie had gone shopping with his mother. "Oh, Mommy!" he cried, pointing to an attractive Purim costume hanging on the rack. "I like that costume...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BE1A2B993-2F54-44AB-9BB4-D439EC457A90%7DBe Happy ;-)http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BED590D44-58DE-47AA-A556-F3BB1E0BB263%7D<![CDATA["Don't get so upset!" "Put a smile on your face." "Sha, sha. Don't cry. Everything will be okay." It's hard to keep track of what the...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BED590D44-58DE-47AA-A556-F3BB1E0BB263%7DTo Illuminate The Outsidehttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BEFEFB5D1-5D09-405F-AD3D-7201B78B73A9%7D<![CDATA[It has often been pointed out that observances such as Chanuka and Chanuka lights, which are observed from year to year, are not just a remembrance...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BEFEFB5D1-5D09-405F-AD3D-7201B78B73A9%7DMishlo'ach Manot - Sending of Edibleshttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BAF85A769-B0B1-4B0B-A5C0-403779204210%7D<![CDATA[Every person is obligated to send on Purim day, at least two portions of foods e.g. cake and wine, to at least one other person. A man should send...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BAF85A769-B0B1-4B0B-A5C0-403779204210%7DThe Purim Of Saragossahttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BAF5CA924-7541-4861-BFA6-D751AAD728B0%7D<![CDATA[The Purim of Saragossa was established in the year 1440, fifty- two years before the Jews were exiled from Spain. In the city of Saragossa, Spain...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BAF5CA924-7541-4861-BFA6-D751AAD728B0%7DGuaranteed Pure Oilhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B2E157FD1-7A5C-4E9A-94D4-BD6412AFB1BB%7D<![CDATA[QUESTION: What assurance did they have that the cruse was not touched by any of the Greek soldiers? ANSWER: This question is raised by...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B2E157FD1-7A5C-4E9A-94D4-BD6412AFB1BB%7DStory - A Connoisseur of Soulshttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B84A574EE-88F8-4FE0-BA28-F7DC58ADCF26%7D<![CDATA[On Simchat Torah of 1888, Rabbi Sholom DovBer of Lubavitch delivered the discourse Ein HaKodosh Boruch Hu Ba B'terunya ("G-d does not come with...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B84A574EE-88F8-4FE0-BA28-F7DC58ADCF26%7DHere's a Bright Idea!http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B1B18A71E-AB07-4653-976A-A09B3D08A093%7D<![CDATA[The Greeks wanted the Jews to forget that the Torah is holy. So they outlawed many of the Torah's signs of holiness, including Shabbos...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B1B18A71E-AB07-4653-976A-A09B3D08A093%7DRecipeshttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B17E05FF5-4535-4679-A2E0-DE2CB4D4F1D0%7D<![CDATA[Because of the great significance of oil in the story of the Chanukah miracle, it is traditional to serve foods cooked in oil. Among the most...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B17E05FF5-4535-4679-A2E0-DE2CB4D4F1D0%7DBeing P.C. or C.P.http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BFBE06AA8-E3E8-432D-B826-A4F0E465CA3B%7D<![CDATA[Potato latkas. Dreidels. Judah the Maccabee. Judith the Heroine. The Chanuka menora. Blue cardboard boxes of all different colored candles...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BFBE06AA8-E3E8-432D-B826-A4F0E465CA3B%7DStory - The Yom Kippur Drinkerhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BB8D66397-F1B1-4FE6-8217-2F195FD68812%7D<![CDATA[The day before Yom Kippur the air in the city of Lubavitch was already permeated with the holiness of the day. Reb Shmuel, a respected scholar and...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BB8D66397-F1B1-4FE6-8217-2F195FD68812%7DEssay - A Time To Take Stockhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B5372EB8F-418C-4D03-9729-2994E3337514%7D<![CDATA[Elul is a month of reckoning, when we take stock of all the aspects of our divine service over the previous year. The Rebbe Rayatz once compared...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B5372EB8F-418C-4D03-9729-2994E3337514%7DShabbos Shuvahttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BB888794D-09CA-4148-B3C9-7574E826F91D%7D<![CDATA[The seven days between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are an opportunity to do Teshuvah with respect to each of the seven days of the week -- i.e., on...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BB888794D-09CA-4148-B3C9-7574E826F91D%7DEssay - At one with The Kinghttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B207488A8-3C66-4A5C-8AD3-712BDDBFCA83%7D<![CDATA[There is nothing arbitrary about a name given in the Holy Tongue: the very letters that constitute such a name disclose the intrinsic nature of the...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B207488A8-3C66-4A5C-8AD3-712BDDBFCA83%7DEssay - The Purpose Of Creationhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B222F6556-8AA9-4655-847B-9B7978FCBD91%7D<![CDATA[Rosh HaShanah recalls the creation of the world, as we see from the prayer, "Today the world was born." According to our Sages, however, the...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B222F6556-8AA9-4655-847B-9B7978FCBD91%7DThe Fast of Gedaliahttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BBC94013F-4397-4109-9DB5-BC0011ABB0CE%7D<![CDATA[The day after Rosh Hashanah is called Tzom Gedaliah - a fast day. We neither eat nor drink, from approximately three hours before sunrise until...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BBC94013F-4397-4109-9DB5-BC0011ABB0CE%7DQ & Ahttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B3D4BB760-8A6A-47A0-96D4-87481E2C4317%7D<![CDATA["On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the festival of Sukkot... on the first day is a holy convocation, you shall not do any laborious...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B3D4BB760-8A6A-47A0-96D4-87481E2C4317%7DStory - The Powerful Dancehttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B41825FFF-A0D6-40C6-BD52-AF88F70BC189%7D<![CDATA[Reb Yisrael lived for his Rebbe. That is to say, his Rebbe's words inspired everything he did in life. Not only did he live according to his...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B41825FFF-A0D6-40C6-BD52-AF88F70BC189%7DEssay - After Yom Kippur: Can we maintain our connection with G-d?http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B303DE9AA-31F5-4E07-8EDD-4D4B7B2BC937%7D<![CDATA[What should we feel on the day after Yom Kippur? On Yom Kippur, we naturally feel spiritually awakened, but what happens the following day...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B303DE9AA-31F5-4E07-8EDD-4D4B7B2BC937%7DElul - Observanceshttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BA18CBF0F-C013-4CE1-8738-520C4D80F3BD%7D<![CDATA[The Shofar is sounded every weekday morning, except on the last day of Elul - Erev Rosh Hashana. Psalm 27 is added to the daily morning and...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BA18CBF0F-C013-4CE1-8738-520C4D80F3BD%7DLet There be Lighthttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B49B5BC72-05D6-44CB-8855-699D38B9C8EE%7D<![CDATA[Halogen, fluorescent, incandescent, mercury vapor, high pressure sodium, candles. The options for lighting, though limited, are numerous. The type...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B49B5BC72-05D6-44CB-8855-699D38B9C8EE%7DCustomshttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B4066A5D1-0D17-4B8F-B208-84A96EDBA427%7D<![CDATA[One makes a point of having the lights burn for at least fifty minutes * One remains close to the lights for about half an hour * There are those...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B4066A5D1-0D17-4B8F-B208-84A96EDBA427%7DThe Greek Touch - Chanukahhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BD64E8AD5-9445-4F84-9DF3-6338F5C33893%7D<![CDATA[Things weren't so bad for the Jews when the Greeks first entered Eretz Yisrael. The Greeks were not a primitive nation of warriors; they did not...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BD64E8AD5-9445-4F84-9DF3-6338F5C33893%7DCelebrating 8 Dayshttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BFF221D52-B4EA-401C-8A1C-D9BCE73DEB67%7D<![CDATA[QUESTION: Why is Chanukah celebrated eight days? The cruse of oil found was sufficient for the first day, so that the miracle was for only seven...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BFF221D52-B4EA-401C-8A1C-D9BCE73DEB67%7DThe Purim Of Cairohttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B45B79BE5-F760-4E31-A431-55DEA6026B2B%7D<![CDATA[This Purim, celebrated by the Jews of the Egyptian capital, was established in 1524 when the Turkish governor of Egypt, Ahmed Pasha, was involved...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B45B79BE5-F760-4E31-A431-55DEA6026B2B%7DMatanot Le'evyonim - Gifts to the Poorhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B3ACE5177-CB13-4064-8366-760CC46E3DDC%7D<![CDATA[Every person is obligated to give on Purim day, at least two presents to two poor people (i.e. one to each). The present can be money or food...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B3ACE5177-CB13-4064-8366-760CC46E3DDC%7DCelebrating Two Miracleshttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B98CDB824-09E1-42A5-9D17-4A88AD6EAFA7%7D<![CDATA[On Chanuka we celebrate two miracles: the victory of the Maccabees over the forces of Antiochus on the battlefield, and the miracle of the oil at...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B98CDB824-09E1-42A5-9D17-4A88AD6EAFA7%7DUnfettered By Intellecthttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BABE58950-6D55-4B92-8D45-B661A0426342%7D<![CDATA[The Talmud states that "on Purim we are obligated to drink wine to the point where we do not know the difference between 'Blessed be Mordechai!'...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BABE58950-6D55-4B92-8D45-B661A0426342%7DThe Challenge Of Exilehttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B01A2BC07-384F-4F2E-A509-CF93A5759733%7D<![CDATA[Mordechai's reaction to Haman's decree clearly expressed the interrelationship between his material success and his divine service. Mordechai did...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B01A2BC07-384F-4F2E-A509-CF93A5759733%7DThe Pope That Disappearedhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BD5749296-752F-4578-99D5-C833AF5151D1%7D<![CDATA[In the ancient city of Mainz, there lived a young scholar named Rabbi Shimon Hagadol. He became renowned for his beautiful religious poems, known...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BD5749296-752F-4578-99D5-C833AF5151D1%7DPreparing the Sederhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B6D2BD55A-036A-4DA3-B43B-AC96398954F2%7D<![CDATA[Matzah, Wine, Salt Water, Beitza, Z'roa, Maror, Karpas, Charoset, Chazeret.]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B6D2BD55A-036A-4DA3-B43B-AC96398954F2%7DAnd You Shall Tell Your Sonhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B88972D96-4882-41E0-B1CC-EC1FB25DE040%7D<![CDATA["No, I'm not a follower of the Rebbe," the scholarly looking man confided in me. "As a matter of fact I am the head of a Kollel (an intensive...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B88972D96-4882-41E0-B1CC-EC1FB25DE040%7DWhy Be Happy?http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BC910FFC5-9986-400D-A56F-C4E487D9E050%7D<![CDATA[It's Adar, be happy! This is the basic theme of the Jewish month in which we find ourselves. "When Adar begins, we increase in joy," our Sages teach.]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BC910FFC5-9986-400D-A56F-C4E487D9E050%7DWhen The Stakes Are Highhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B31A62F91-BB5F-42A8-B674-1FD96FF66623%7D<![CDATA[The total triumph of the Jewish people over the evil Haman, which we celebrate on Purim, transforms the entire month - not just the day of Purim...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B31A62F91-BB5F-42A8-B674-1FD96FF66623%7DMenorahs in Public Placeshttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B753255A2-409E-4D9D-A1CA-D030CD6BC741%7D<![CDATA[The Jewish community in the U.S.A. is as old as the U.S.A. itself. We know the problems it faced, and the actual discriminations it suffered, until...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B753255A2-409E-4D9D-A1CA-D030CD6BC741%7DPurim Seudah - Festive Mealhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B4E98E914-9996-4DA9-B0ED-F19FD8D29A25%7D<![CDATA[It is customary to recite the afternoon service early in the afternoon and then hold the Purim feast. Even when the feast is prolonged past...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B4E98E914-9996-4DA9-B0ED-F19FD8D29A25%7DThe Purim Of Rhodeshttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B1F216079-F7B3-4844-88ED-D3ADDE4AB3C2%7D<![CDATA[In 1840 the Jewish community on the island of Rhodes faced the terrible accusation of having killed a gentile child to use his blood in baking matza.]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B1F216079-F7B3-4844-88ED-D3ADDE4AB3C2%7DHeightened Commitmenthttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B138F36D0-3629-4D83-8770-B224A71C1B96%7D<![CDATA[QUESTION: Why, in regard to lighting the Menorah, all homes conduct themselves in the manner of mehaderin min hamehaderin supremely scrupulous...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B138F36D0-3629-4D83-8770-B224A71C1B96%7DMenorah Kindling Blessingshttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B991DEDEB-8C87-4A85-B080-52A8DFBBE665%7D<![CDATA[]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B991DEDEB-8C87-4A85-B080-52A8DFBBE665%7DListening To The Candleshttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B38638717-69E6-4B7B-BB82-9E3692F81ABB%7D<![CDATA["Come on, Yankie," urged his younger brother Yehudah as the Stern family finished singing HaNeiros Hallalu. "Let's play dreidel." "Wait a minute...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B38638717-69E6-4B7B-BB82-9E3692F81ABB%7DTo Burn or Not to Burn (or both!)http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BF41ECBAD-C7B4-4265-BFAE-C62021BD8D56%7D<![CDATA[The miracle of Chanuka was that one flask of oil burned for eight days. Some say the oil burned, but new oil miraculously appeared each day. Some...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BF41ECBAD-C7B4-4265-BFAE-C62021BD8D56%7DThe King in The Fieldhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B615AEB41-3125-477E-83B6-026A54FE953F%7D<![CDATA[When the king is enthroned in his palace, he is not easily accessible; audience is granted only to those who have merited his attention. But when...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B615AEB41-3125-477E-83B6-026A54FE953F%7DEssay - At one with G-dhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B0251DB28-750B-4B6E-90C7-9DE699823F00%7D<![CDATA[The name Yom Kippur means "Day of Atonement"; it is "the culmination of forgiveness and pardon for Israel." The Hebrew term for "atonement"...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B0251DB28-750B-4B6E-90C7-9DE699823F00%7DEssay - Joy That Knows No Boundshttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B92E6E3EB-4B53-4002-A901-835C257EE565%7D<![CDATA[The source for this happiness, the center of attention, is of course the Torah. Yet, throughout the entire Hakkafos celebrations, the Torah is never..]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B92E6E3EB-4B53-4002-A901-835C257EE565%7DSukkot & Moshiachhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BBAD752EF-E2DC-43DF-A050-90F9A9A7C34B%7D<![CDATA[There is a connection between the ultimate Redemption and the holiday of Sukkot. For at that time, we will benefit from the Sukka made from the skin..]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BBAD752EF-E2DC-43DF-A050-90F9A9A7C34B%7DTraditional Foods and Recipeshttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B46955091-62EE-4D4D-8269-C17C31472C42%7D<![CDATA[It is customary on Rosh Hashana to eat foods symbolizing sweetness, blessings, and abundance. We dip the challah in honey; and afterwards...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B46955091-62EE-4D4D-8269-C17C31472C42%7DTashlichhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B9CF7B54A-0AAD-4B21-8BF8-ADA7445B91E8%7D<![CDATA[On the first day of Rosh Hashana (or the 2nd day when the first day of Rosh Hashana is on Shabbos), following the afternoon prayer, we visit a body...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B9CF7B54A-0AAD-4B21-8BF8-ADA7445B91E8%7DEssay - The Ability to See Happinesshttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B1E173733-4756-471A-B107-2BB18DA3959F%7D<![CDATA[Our Sages state that "he who has not witnessed the celebration of Simchas Beis HaShoevah has never seen happiness in his life." This refers to...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B1E173733-4756-471A-B107-2BB18DA3959F%7DEssay - Please, Don't Leave Me!http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BDB3A5EFF-D729-4D28-B219-6192279C05DB%7D<![CDATA[Of all the holidays of the month of Tishrei, it is perhaps the very last, Shemini Atzeret, which best expresses G-d's love for the Jewish people...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BDB3A5EFF-D729-4D28-B219-6192279C05DB%7DEssay - Transforming Evilhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B3E877569-ECB7-4691-9E18-72B083177E21%7D<![CDATA[A prominent element of the Yom Kippur service is the Avodah, the poetic description of the tasks of the High Priest in the Beis HaMikdash on Yom...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B3E877569-ECB7-4691-9E18-72B083177E21%7DPsalm 27http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B0EA23C9F-4EE5-4A79-8F85-683F525AFCBD%7D<![CDATA[By David. The L-rd is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear? The L-rd is the strength of my life - whom shall I dread? When evildoers...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B0EA23C9F-4EE5-4A79-8F85-683F525AFCBD%7DThe Fire In The Flinthttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B4F55CCB5-84E6-48AC-9A6F-0C082C2BD129%7D<![CDATA[Chanukah expresses the power of Judaism to survive the forces of assimilation. At the time of the Maccabees many Jews had adopted the Greek way of...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B4F55CCB5-84E6-48AC-9A6F-0C082C2BD129%7DMenorah In The Courtyardhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B8DA687FB-2A81-42AD-98D7-B13F4CB287B1%7D<![CDATA[QUESTION: The kindling of the Menorah took place in the Beit Hamikdash itself. Why did the Hasmoneans kindle it in the courtyard?]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B8DA687FB-2A81-42AD-98D7-B13F4CB287B1%7DThe Purim Of Chioshttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B60B85B45-56FD-43D1-9918-9C2F4A44902A%7D<![CDATA[This Purim, known as "Purim de la Senora" (the "Purim of the woman of honor"), commemorates an event in which a local Jewish woman foiled the plans...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B60B85B45-56FD-43D1-9918-9C2F4A44902A%7DThe Message of Chanukahhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BB989CFB8-3B17-4BE2-966B-5382BB1CF85A%7D<![CDATA[Now that we are in the days between the 19th of Kislev and Chanukah, the history and significance of which are surely known to you, may each and...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BB989CFB8-3B17-4BE2-966B-5382BB1CF85A%7DOther Observances Of Purimhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BCC9C41C5-EA4C-4206-B643-C088970DF9BE%7D<![CDATA[The Fast of Esther * Machatzit Hashekel * Special Prayers]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BCC9C41C5-EA4C-4206-B643-C088970DF9BE%7DThe Physical Festivalhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BD840D281-567E-4087-B4F7-8FBD2E66E99B%7D<![CDATA[Each year, on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, we celebrate the festival of Purim. We fulfill the observances of the day as they have been...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BD840D281-567E-4087-B4F7-8FBD2E66E99B%7DSnippetshttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BC630BB28-2BB1-4050-9C3C-1D8DE9F09F34%7D<![CDATA[Purim was a breakthrough in exile. After the great miracles celebrated during this festival, the Persian rulers granted permission to rebuild the...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BC630BB28-2BB1-4050-9C3C-1D8DE9F09F34%7DSeder in Crimeahttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B71FADA58-376F-4800-98C7-CF450D83705D%7D<![CDATA[When we arrived at the airport in Kiev we ran to get all of our luggage before anyone else did. The porter told us to go on through, and we...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B71FADA58-376F-4800-98C7-CF450D83705D%7DThe Seder Guidehttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B85F5D7A0-592F-4D27-8F74-1EED0D8E33AC%7D<![CDATA[At a table royally set with our best crystal and silver and the finest of kosher wines, we re-enact the Exodus from Egypt in ancient times. We also...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B85F5D7A0-592F-4D27-8F74-1EED0D8E33AC%7DThe Power of Joyhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B5C685596-E2B5-4D19-A75A-A9CA2314CBA1%7D<![CDATA[It was the day before Passover and the Baal Shem Tov (the Besht) was in a happy mood as he and his disciples gathered for the ceremony of preparing...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B5C685596-E2B5-4D19-A75A-A9CA2314CBA1%7DDrinking On Purim - Ad D'Lo Yodahttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B2171AB6D-26E5-47E0-BA0E-FF35565769F0%7D<![CDATA[The Gemora quotes Rovo that "one is obligated liv'sumi on Purim ad d'loi yoda between 'cursed is Homon' and 'blessed is Mordechai'".]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B2171AB6D-26E5-47E0-BA0E-FF35565769F0%7DPrioritizing Giftshttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B9D229E0F-FD2D-47F9-BF67-AF2134E8CDB0%7D<![CDATA[Imagine that we had simply written the word, "Purim" and had suggested that people reach back into the recesses of their minds for memories...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B9D229E0F-FD2D-47F9-BF67-AF2134E8CDB0%7DThe Dreidel and The Graggerhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B6953D32C-BA84-4897-8AE1-E8D74A410A9B%7D<![CDATA[QUESTION: Why on Chanukah do we play with a dreidel and on Purim a gragger? ANSWER: The miracle of Chanukah was above the laws of nature...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B6953D32C-BA84-4897-8AE1-E8D74A410A9B%7DLooking for Moshiach in chanukahhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BC27993FA-E98E-4E07-B7AE-9FAB5D790D5E%7D<![CDATA[Everything is connected to Moshiach and the Redemption. In fact, the Rebbe stated clearly that it is natural for a person who is involved every day...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BC27993FA-E98E-4E07-B7AE-9FAB5D790D5E%7DChanna and her Seven Sonshttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B7350C0F6-3601-46AA-A5A5-844C4B85816B%7D<![CDATA[Antiochus was determined to enforce his vicious edicts upon the Jews, effectively destroying their attachment to the Torah. He forbade the...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B7350C0F6-3601-46AA-A5A5-844C4B85816B%7DEssays - The King in the Fieldhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BCADF5001-78A7-44F7-B1AB-BA10B2E48BC0%7D<![CDATA[Before a king enters his city, its inhabitants go out to greet him and receive him in the field. At that time, anyone who so desires is granted...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BCADF5001-78A7-44F7-B1AB-BA10B2E48BC0%7DThe Haftorah of Jonahhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B8C9E74B8-2B0C-4114-B58D-AD7E8A2DF9A7%7D<![CDATA[The Haftorah that is read on the afternoon of Yom Kippur tells the story of how G-d commanded the prophet Jonah to go to the city of Ninveh and...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B8C9E74B8-2B0C-4114-B58D-AD7E8A2DF9A7%7DEssay - Four Species: Four Types Of Peoplehttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B4C2C92F5-3A6E-44EB-8F2F-AB8638ACC5FF%7D<![CDATA[The Midrash explains that the mitzvah of the lulav and esrog symbolizes the intrinsic unity of the Jewish people. The fulfillment of this mitzvah...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B4C2C92F5-3A6E-44EB-8F2F-AB8638ACC5FF%7DShofarhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B11A1B6F3-3E0A-40CC-AF83-84A611D8CDC5%7D<![CDATA[On Rosh Hashana [during the daytime] we must hear the sounding of at least the first thirty of the prescribed blasts of the shofar - the ram's horn.]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B11A1B6F3-3E0A-40CC-AF83-84A611D8CDC5%7DStory - The Sukkah in Dangerhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BA41CF747-ED56-4E0E-8B98-AE81B725E18F%7D<![CDATA[Rabbi Greenberg walked onto his deck. Amazingly, the sukka was still standing, but the bamboo poles, which served as the s'chach or roof of the...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BA41CF747-ED56-4E0E-8B98-AE81B725E18F%7DChanukah in the shadow of the inquisitionhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BCFAE189E-B9FF-4FA6-ABEE-BDCD912EC592%7D<![CDATA[The House of Modiglia, importers of silks, was one of the famous business establishments in Seville, Spain. The two brothers Yaakov and Reuven del...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BCFAE189E-B9FF-4FA6-ABEE-BDCD912EC592%7DWhy The Maccabees Rebelledhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BA82B146B-069E-4BAA-8D82-5816F5CA2DF8%7D<![CDATA[While building their empire, the Greeks did not usually attempt to eradicate indigenous populations; their goal was to Hellenize and assimilate...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BA82B146B-069E-4BAA-8D82-5816F5CA2DF8%7DFestivities On The Fifth Dayhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B8E2D198E-222E-4050-B401-904CEEE2F700%7D<![CDATA[QUESTION: Why do many synagogues hold festivities on the fifth day of Chanukah? ANSWER: The fifth day of Chanukah can never occur on a Shabbat...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B8E2D198E-222E-4050-B401-904CEEE2F700%7DCosmic Sleephttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B48877CB9-7153-4ADE-9678-40F743A406C3%7D<![CDATA[The turning point in the story of Purim comes with the opening verse of Chapter 6 in the Book of Esther: That night, the king's sleep was disturbed...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B48877CB9-7153-4ADE-9678-40F743A406C3%7DA Moscow Sederhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B57D1642F-5875-44AB-9364-3FD2CCC57828%7D<![CDATA[As my plane started its descent into Moscow's Shermetyevo Dva airport and the snow covered city came into view, I began to think about my Russian...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B57D1642F-5875-44AB-9364-3FD2CCC57828%7DPreparing For The Holidayhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BBC6036CF-D43F-42CD-8E37-0345A4B15C92%7D<![CDATA[The Mishna states two opinions as to when we must begin studying the laws of an upcoming holiday. One opinion is 30 days before the holiday, while...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BBC6036CF-D43F-42CD-8E37-0345A4B15C92%7DAnnulment of Vowshttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BF9C617FF-9749-4EF1-9B14-28D7701DD9A3%7D<![CDATA[It is explained in the Talmud and in Halachic works that the absolution, annulment or invalidation of vows or oaths applies only to those which one...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BF9C617FF-9749-4EF1-9B14-28D7701DD9A3%7DThe Building Competitionhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B1DBF84C2-90C4-4043-A858-89EB910074EE%7D<![CDATA[When the construction of the new synagogue of the Belzer Rebbe, Reb Sholom, was well underway, the local gentile landowner decided that it was not...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B1DBF84C2-90C4-4043-A858-89EB910074EE%7DMaccabean Faithhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B834490AB-1EF8-495D-97E4-FACA3282B033%7D<![CDATA[In the days of Matityahu, the Jews took action against the Greeks in the natural manner, but with absolute faith in G-d. Hence, they did not engage...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B834490AB-1EF8-495D-97E4-FACA3282B033%7DThe Menorah in Union Squarehttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BD10D6E73-B0AE-485B-ABCA-FEF8844A5B4F%7D<![CDATA[When I was a child, the holiday season always saw our family gathered in the living room, standing quietly in front of the Chanuka menora. We lit...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BD10D6E73-B0AE-485B-ABCA-FEF8844A5B4F%7DStory - The Water Drawing Ceremonyhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BAB7AF4F3-4D18-40C1-BE87-4509CB0D94E1%7D<![CDATA[One of the most joyful celebrations in Israel was the Drawing of the Water during Sukkot. The Sages noted that "Whoever never witnessed the Simchat...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BAB7AF4F3-4D18-40C1-BE87-4509CB0D94E1%7DFive Prohibitionshttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BABE817E3-D9BD-4BD0-B1E5-FA2291EEF45F%7D<![CDATA[In addition to the prohibition of work, as on the Sabbath, there are five activities specifically prohibited on Yom Kippur.]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BABE817E3-D9BD-4BD0-B1E5-FA2291EEF45F%7DErev (day before) Yom Kippurhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B226325DA-4AB6-4280-93AF-98DA4703ABFA%7D<![CDATA[Yom Kippur is on the 10th day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei. On Erev Yom Kippur (the 9th of Tishrei), in the early morning we do the Kapporos...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B226325DA-4AB6-4280-93AF-98DA4703ABFA%7DThe End Of Stalinhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B382E9593-BFFA-4B2B-B447-5643436E1982%7D<![CDATA[As usual, his deep concentration was visible throughout the entire prelude. After the maamar, the Rebbe delivered several addresses punctuated by...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B382E9593-BFFA-4B2B-B447-5643436E1982%7DThe Four Kindshttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BB2B3A399-D92B-4177-B324-0AE75844145B%7D<![CDATA[Another special mitzvah of Sukkot is the shaking together of the "Four Species" -- the etrog (citron), lulav (palm branch), three hadassim (myrtle...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BB2B3A399-D92B-4177-B324-0AE75844145B%7DTo Merit the Menorahhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BDEAC5085-0A65-4012-A84F-27DFF7B40BD2%7D<![CDATA[Most of the people of the shtetl of Roshvenitz were very poor, but, being Chasidim, poverty could not detract from their joy of life, as it was...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BDEAC5085-0A65-4012-A84F-27DFF7B40BD2%7DThe Effects of Chanukahhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BD8E38722-BA5D-4626-8C7D-8704D4F3C109%7D<![CDATA[The Chanuka menora is lit at home. This teaches us that Jewish strength begins at home. A Jewish home is a dwelling place for G-d; it is a place...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BD8E38722-BA5D-4626-8C7D-8704D4F3C109%7DPassover Under the Nazishttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B15EBEEA2-5B12-4185-940A-944EDC3217AB%7D<![CDATA[On the Ninth of Av the First World War broke out. On its heels came WWII and the destruction of 6,000,000 of our brothers and sisters in Europe...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B15EBEEA2-5B12-4185-940A-944EDC3217AB%7DContract For Selling Chametzhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BAF9FADCE-6ED4-4FDD-8FF2-1FB3E006896B%7D<![CDATA[On Pesach it is prohibited to possess chametz (leaven). All chametz that will not be eaten or burned before Pesach must be sold to a non-Jew...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BAF9FADCE-6ED4-4FDD-8FF2-1FB3E006896B%7DWhat You Need To Know About TISHA B'AVhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B77D0071E-D5DE-49E8-A11B-170014CE9FF1%7D<![CDATA[Picture this: The Israelites are in the desert, recently having experienced the miraculous Exodus, and are now poised to enter the Promised Land...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B77D0071E-D5DE-49E8-A11B-170014CE9FF1%7DWhat Kind of Belief?http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BB8925C9A-7080-4663-80BD-C8629416FEA5%7D<![CDATA[Avromi took a deep breath as he and Yankie passed by the matzah bakery on the way to school. "Aahh!" exclaimed Avromi, "I can't wait to eat that...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BB8925C9A-7080-4663-80BD-C8629416FEA5%7DFor The Sake of Matzahttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BD2AD8275-8199-4B80-85D1-406AC5DBF0E7%7D<![CDATA[Passover had almost arrived and in New Haven, Connecticut, a seder was being planned for Russian immigrants. Arrangements were made for a young...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BD2AD8275-8199-4B80-85D1-406AC5DBF0E7%7DWhen Only Purim Will Dohttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BD52B9540-8293-481C-BD5F-B90E2E88D8C0%7D<![CDATA[I was 19 years old, and was like every other religious boy from Jerusalem in those years. Long coat, long peyos, a fuzz of a beard. My brothers and...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BD52B9540-8293-481C-BD5F-B90E2E88D8C0%7DThe Light in the Windowhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BC9A7CDA9-F105-49D4-83A5-8FE691C30871%7D<![CDATA[During World War II there was a group of fighting Polish partisans who had broken out of the Nazi war camps. These partisans consisted of a few...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BC9A7CDA9-F105-49D4-83A5-8FE691C30871%7DSukkot - Calendarhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B980E2C3D-7106-41E8-AC03-FF084ED0CD5D%7D<![CDATA[During the entire seven days of the festival of Sukkot, all meals are eaten in the Sukkah, unless it rains. When partaking of a meal containing...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B980E2C3D-7106-41E8-AC03-FF084ED0CD5D%7DLetter From the Rebbe - We Trust as Onehttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BF3FC9DAE-757F-4405-8F15-63B54B5847C0%7D<![CDATA[These are the days when, having been blessed on Yom Kippur with a good and sweet year, we are preparing for the Festival of Succos-"the Season of...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BF3FC9DAE-757F-4405-8F15-63B54B5847C0%7DA Chanukah Adventurehttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BE34B354C-9012-4DB7-83F0-A50331A58494%7D<![CDATA["Children," father said after bentching the Chanukah Lights, "tonight you'll have to play dreidle on your own..." "Oh daddy..." they all chimed...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BE34B354C-9012-4DB7-83F0-A50331A58494%7DThe Building Competitionhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B483410A2-0953-431B-90E5-560A235C0246%7D<![CDATA[When the construction of the new synagogue of the Belzer Rebbe, Reb Sholom, was well underway, the local gentile landowner decided that it was not...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B483410A2-0953-431B-90E5-560A235C0246%7DMy First Passoverhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BCD1BB270-9B1D-47B0-9788-4E1B25659A8E%7D<![CDATA[Friends who have known me for a long time know I have always been searching for more spiritual content in my daily life. Three years ago, through...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BCD1BB270-9B1D-47B0-9788-4E1B25659A8E%7DPesach in Iranhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B2CF4B8F9-8378-4C1A-8F07-04369E992736%7D<![CDATA[Rabbi J.J. Hecht, of blessed memory, was legendary for his unremitting, selfless activity on behalf of Jews both near his Brooklyn headquarters and...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B2CF4B8F9-8378-4C1A-8F07-04369E992736%7DThe Month Of Nissan - Customshttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B43DDC2EA-0EBA-4C4B-B5F7-BD18FEE5F717%7D<![CDATA["The Nasi", Beis Nissan, Yud-Alef Nissan, Yud-Gimmel Nissan, Shabbos HaGadol, The Sale of Chametz, The Search for Chametz, Erev Pesach, Shemurah...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B43DDC2EA-0EBA-4C4B-B5F7-BD18FEE5F717%7DThe Bolsheviks at the Purim Celebrationhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B07CD9BF3-2213-4519-9F79-10FB647C6454%7D<![CDATA[The bitter cold chilled the officer's bones and fear made his heart tremble. Ivan was not a coward, but the rumors of the sadistic Bolsheviks who...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B07CD9BF3-2213-4519-9F79-10FB647C6454%7DSaving a Jewish Lifehttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B2D8EB75D-C65E-4428-8A39-9BF88F6DA683%7D<![CDATA[My father, Rabbi Abraham Zvi Greenvald, was born in Lodz, Poland, and was orphaned from his father at the age of 8. His mother was left with seven...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B2D8EB75D-C65E-4428-8A39-9BF88F6DA683%7DRejoicing Despite Opressionhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B49880B32-DFC9-4524-A921-8993609FA8E5%7D<![CDATA[World War I was into its second year and the Jews of Poland were suffering tremendous deprivation. It was almost Purim and the town of Radin was...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B49880B32-DFC9-4524-A921-8993609FA8E5%7DPesach Customshttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BC6A227BD-0A0E-495A-B418-62D69B352C7D%7D<![CDATA[The Seder Plate, The Bitter Herbs, Eating the Karpas, Afikoman, The Ten Plagues and Acronyms, Shulchan Orech, Hallel, Bareich, The Cup of Elijah...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BC6A227BD-0A0E-495A-B418-62D69B352C7D%7DChildhood Memorieshttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B2135D6C9-5409-4A63-A374-B991D46AABA1%7D<![CDATA[Pesach was fast approaching. By now, thank G-d, I knew many of the laws of Pesach orally and knew where to find them in the Shulchan Aruch. At the...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B2135D6C9-5409-4A63-A374-B991D46AABA1%7DAnd The Winner Is...http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B64808D03-94E6-44CF-BDFC-07E5FBEB977F%7D<![CDATA[Each year at the Chabad House at the University of California campus in Berkeley, there is a huge, exciting, not-to-be-missed Purim party. Everyone...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B64808D03-94E6-44CF-BDFC-07E5FBEB977F%7DRemembering Purimhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B6D4D0141-3B4D-4659-80A5-A4CC54075BC6%7D<![CDATA[I was charmed, touched, surprised, gladdened by the spectacle unfolding in the streets. There were queens and kings and clowns and gypsies, hobos...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B6D4D0141-3B4D-4659-80A5-A4CC54075BC6%7DPurim in Poonahttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BF6A6F0B7-7FDC-4EE0-B0B8-C1F4027A1B26%7D<![CDATA["With my trip to Poona for Purim I felt that a circle was closing," says Yahel Dayan, who accompanied Rabbi Betzalel Kupchik to Poona, India, for...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BF6A6F0B7-7FDC-4EE0-B0B8-C1F4027A1B26%7DPurim - Then and Nowhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BAE021178-35BD-46AF-94D2-D11D9623DA95%7D<![CDATA[One does not have to look far to find Haman's modern-day heirs. Now, as then, there are evil schemers who seek to scapegoat the Jewish people and...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BAE021178-35BD-46AF-94D2-D11D9623DA95%7DThe 17th of tammuz - Customs and Lawshttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B857168A8-54B3-4D7F-A9FA-77E8917175EC%7D<![CDATA[The 17th day in the Jewish month of Tammuz, Jews the world over fast and lament to commemorate the many calamities that have befallen our people on...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B857168A8-54B3-4D7F-A9FA-77E8917175EC%7DThe Battle for the Kotelhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B104F6221-AD97-48B2-84DE-473A6617436A%7D<![CDATA[In those years, the area in front of the Kotel did not look like it does today. Only a narrow alley separated the Kotel and the Arab houses on its...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B104F6221-AD97-48B2-84DE-473A6617436A%7DThe Purpose of Exile - Tisha B'Avhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B14F9083D-0823-4F3D-A58E-993544A37FCB%7D<![CDATA[The ultimate purpose of the present day exile, which began after the destruction of the Beis HaMikdosh on the ninth of Av, is that it allows Jews...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B14F9083D-0823-4F3D-A58E-993544A37FCB%7DInseparably One - 17th of Tammuzhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B15D7163E-9EEE-4469-8608-72F97254DBD2%7D<![CDATA[The breaking of the tablets and the breach in the wall around Yerushalayim on the 17th of Tammuz symbolize the danger and tragedy in the attitude...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B15D7163E-9EEE-4469-8608-72F97254DBD2%7D"Double Vision"http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BA5DC59E2-DDFD-4D82-88AE-E8A96368A7A4%7D<![CDATA[The Torah portion of Devarim is invariably read on the Shabbos that precedes the Ninth of Av, the day that commemorates the destruction of the...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7BA5DC59E2-DDFD-4D82-88AE-E8A96368A7A4%7DDevarim - Shabbos Chazonhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B01CEC123-2DDB-443C-AA5A-E5703D6BFADF%7D<![CDATA[This Shabbos is known as Shabbos Chazon , because the first word of its Haftorah is chazon, “vision” — the calamitous vision beheld by the prophet...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B01CEC123-2DDB-443C-AA5A-E5703D6BFADF%7DThe Parable of the Garmentshttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B5DC38294-D2DB-4F2E-9C2E-619AC58300D7%7D<![CDATA[The Torah portion of Devarim is always read on the Shabbos preceding the fast of the Ninth of Av, which commemorates the destruction of the first...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B5DC38294-D2DB-4F2E-9C2E-619AC58300D7%7DLost in Translationhttp://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B65E977EE-D8F6-41B9-8A7F-EA15BBE92CA5%7D<![CDATA[Can spiritual concepts be expressed in everyday language? Or must they be discussed only in somber tones and sacred whispers, if they are even...]]>http://chabadworld.net/page.asp?pageID=%7B65E977EE-D8F6-41B9-8A7F-EA15BBE92CA5%7D