| Discovering Hidden Treasures
Israel Trip to be JLI's Biggest Ever |  | | Combine the warmth and infectious energy of shluchim with the intensity and richness of the land of Israel, and you end up with JLI's Land and Spirit Israel trip. A deluxe, five-star experience for the entire family, the trip offers all of the classic Israel destinations packed into an extraordinary itinerary that covers the length and breadth of the country ■ more | | | |
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| Chof Teves
Yohrtzeit of the Rambam |  | | Kever HaRambam in Tveria | Photograph: Shturem Archives | Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, Talmudist, Halachist, physician, philosopher and communal leader, known in the Jewish world by the acronym "Rambam" and to the world at large as "Maimonedes," is one of the most important figures in the history of Torah scholarship; on his gravestone were inscribed the words, "From Moshe to Moshe, none arose as Moshe ■ more
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| Do It Right!
Hilchos Chanukah in Loshon Kodesh & English |  | | The Rebbe's Menorah | Photograph: Shturem Archives | | Shturem presents a compilation of Dinei and Minhogei Chanukah by the Beis Din Tzedek of Crown Heights, including hanhogos of Rabboseinu N'sieinu ■ more | | | |
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| "Unjustified"
Rubashkin Documentary Film Released |  | The U.S. Supreme Court meets next week to consider cases to add to their docket. Among them is Rubashkin v. United States, which stars in the short documentary film "Unjustified," which premiered online yesterday ■ more
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| A Must Read
Impressions: Rosh Hashana in Chabad Phuket |  | | Dan's Deals | Milling around the 400- capacity ballroom as freshly suntanned guests shouted in Hebrew to friends across the floor, I could have been at a wedding hall in Tel Aviv. But I wasn’t. Somehow, I had found myself some 7,500 kilometers southeast and steps away from a different beach – at a massive Rosh Hashana eve celebration hosted by Chabad of Phuket, Thailand ■ more | | | |
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| Leb'n Mit'n Rebbe
Elul: What, How, Where, When? |  | | Illustration | Photograph: Shturem | Thanks to Rabbi Levi Stolik for sharing the holy Horo'ois of the Rebbe for Chodeh Elul, and specifically the Yomei d'pagra of the month ■ more
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| A Chassidishe Farbrengen: 17 the of Tammuz |  | On 17 Tammuz, the walls of the city of Yerushalayim were breached. The purpose of a wall is not to isolate oneself from the outside world, for a proper wall has gates in order to enter and leave. Rather, a wall exists to protect against the penetration of undesirable influence more■
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| Rabbi Asher Deren
Are You Safe? Are You Awake? |  | | Yes. "The lion sleeps tonight." But he will wake up. The Talmud sees this verse as a reference to the Shema, not only when we wake up in the morning with a fresh and strong spirit. But more importantly, firstly, when we lay down in the evening ■ more | | | |
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| From the Press
The Synagogue League: Chabad of Kharkov |  | Tens of thousands of fans and hundreds of journalists came to Kharkov Ukraine the past two weeks to take part in the Euro 2012 Football ■ Among the visitors were also Jewish fans who eagerly put on tefillin , and enjoyed kosher meals in the shule ■ Backpackers found a place to sleep in the Beis Chabad and many joined the Shabbat tefillos and meals in the Shluchim's house ■ more 
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| Rabbi Asher Deren
A Thought for Shabbos: Apologies to the Opposition |  | | Do you ever feel like you’re swimming upstream? Yes, only dead fish swim downstream, but still, why do we always feel like we’re in the opposition – especially when we’re trying to do the right thing ■ more | | | |
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| Rabbi Yehoishofot Oliver
Educating for Yididishkeit by Raising Leaders |  | | We live in an age and culture in which, for better or worse, the average young person has an independent streak that makes it harder for him or her to obediently follow the example of the older generation. They feel a strong need to forge their own path, to individuate from their parents and elders. How are we to handle this phenomenon ■ more | | | |
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| Rabbi Yehoishofot Oliver
Weekdays and Shabbos—Two Levels of Heart |  | The weekdays and Shabbos—two levels of the heart ■ The mizbeach represents the Jew’s process of “sacrificing” his or her inner self to Hashem. Thus, the Mishkan contained two altars, the outer and inner altar, representing the two general stages in the Jew’s service of Hashem ■ more | | | |
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| Leb'n Mit Moshiach
We Need to Know "Who is Who" |  | When the Rebbe my father-in-law announced in his “Kol Koira’s” (public proclamations) about “L’alter L’T’shuva L’Alter L’Geula” immediate T’shuva (repentance) immediate Redemption, the Rebbe’s chassidim (followers) disseminated these proclamations about the imminent coming of Moshiach, and they added that “the Rebbe is the one ■ more | | | |
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| Spiritual Roadmap to Success
UnlockingYour Potential in Seven Steps |  | | Rabbi Berel Lerman | Photograph: Excerpt from clip | I would like to present a roadmap to life that addresses the above points based on Chabad Kabbalah (also known as Chabad Chassidut). The uniqueness in this roadmap is that it's based on seven soul powers, which are spiritual elements that we all have. These are truths within us that we just need to tap into and we'll find answers ■ more  | | | |
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| From the Press
Betzalel Gallery Featured on WNYC |  | | Photograph: WNYC/Stephen Nessen | The Brooklyn art scene is getting another retro infusion — this time from Crown Heights. The throwback references here depict a simpler time, when families were large and lived in the Old World shtetls of Eastern Europe. It’s not quite Soho, but on Empire Blvd. and Kingston Ave., situated next to a laundromat, The Betzalel Gallery is expected to officially open on Thursday ■ more
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| Focus: R' Shimon Waronker
The Rebbe's Shliach in P.S.770 |  | | Photograph: Shturem Archives | | Shimon Waronker, headmaster of Brooklyn’s New American Academy, repeats two phrases a lot: “Prussian industrial” and “Divine providence ■ How did a Chabad Jew who begins each day with three hours of prayer, Jewish learning and a trip to the mikveh — and who sends his own children to yeshivas — become a champion of public school reform ■ more | | | |
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