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Oct 27 2016

Living the Marathon

Holidays, New Year
by Chabad Intown

The Marathon is over. 48 hours of Rosh Hashanah solemness, 25 hours of Yom Kippur praying and fasting, 7 Days of Sukkos joy and unity and the grand finale 48 hours of Simchas Torah dancing and L'chaim!   I've never run a marathon, but I suspect that when the body cools down after that run it's a little too quiet. Kind of begs for some action. Maybe you need to go for a small run?!   With the high of the high holidays cooling down maybe it's time for a little run. In fact...

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Oct 19 2016

Dance The Night Away!

Holidays, New Year
by Chabad Intown

48 hours of Rosh Hashanah = 48 hours of Simchas Torah (and Shmini Atzeres)!   Love and Awe (or fear) of G-d are fundamentals of Jewish faith and observance. They are called wings through which all of our good deeds soar heavenward.   Love and Awe (or fear) of G-d are fundamentals of Jewish faith and observance. They are called wings through which all of our good deeds soar heavenward.   On Rosh Hashanah, "days of Awe", the energy while critical is one of distance. On Simchas Torah the energy is one of Joy and Love...

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Oct 11 2016

The Way I Think #52

Challenges, Holidays, New Year, Rebuilding
by Chabad Intown

How was the sermon? Was it passionate? Was it on the money? Did it make its mark?   How inspired were you these past few weeks? What kind of good resolutions did you make?   Now that the HH days have passed and we are up to the fun stuff Sukkos and Simchas Torah, what happens to those sermons or the inspiration of the services?   Hence, The Way I Think #52   #52 is the number of weeks until the next Rosh Hashanah. So my question for you and for me is, “do we wait until week...

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Oct 06 2016

The Angel at Starbucks

Challenges, Holidays, New Year, Rebuilding
by Chabad Intown

Do you ever stop and wonder about the tens if not hundreds of people you bump into or interact with on a given day? The bagger at the supermarket, the mailman, a customer service representative, the email spammer and the many more human beings we interact with consciously or subconsciously every day.   According to the teachings of the Ba’al Shem Tov, each of these interactions are divinely orchestrated. There is a reason and purpose for each of these interactions. No we are not always fortunate to see or know the...

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Sep 28 2016

Don’t Judge Me!

Holidays, New Year, Rebuilding
by Chabad Intown

No one likes to be judged! In fact the Mishna says, don't judge another because there is only one True judge. So why the New Year's celebration?! Indeed it is a day of awe but when the service is over we are instructed to go eat and feast and celebrate.   Let's break it down. Why don't we like to be judged? Here are a couple of reasons: 1. We don't think the other person has our best interests at heart 2. We don't think the other person really understands us and our...

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Sep 21 2016

Groundhog Day

Holidays, New Year, Rebuilding
by Chabad Intown

Imagine you woke up each morning and the world was brand new. No baggage. Everything was fresh. Imagine if each day was your wedding day. Imagine if each day was your first day at your new dream job.   (Ever notice how kids wake up in the morning? For them each day is exactly like that. They don't carry yesterday's burdens, it's all new and fresh.)   We crave novelty and newness. What a gift that each year we are given the opportunity to renew ourselves as G-d renews the year.   In fact each day...

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Sep 14 2016

The Fallen Dollar

Elul, Relationships
by Chabad Intown

Ever lose a dollar or five or a twenty? You realize it must have fallen out of your pocket at the grocery store when you pulled out your wallet or when you needed to show your license.  It's frustrating but manageable (as long as it is not $100 or maybe more). Wouldn't it be nice to know that the five or twenty was picked up by someone who really needed the money and it helped them buy a loaf of bread that they might have otherwise not been able to afford?...

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Sep 07 2016

Too blessed to be stressed

Elul, Relationships
by Chabad Intown

Last week some workers in our house had some music playing. The lyrics caught my ear. Too blessed to be stressed. I now know that this is a pretty popular line and meme out there. The specific lyrics of this particular group were a little too funky and hipster for me to fully comprehend but the punch line - too blessed to be stressed got me thinking.   In this month of Elul we focus on our relationship with G-d. As in any relationship it is a two way street. There is what we do for G-d...

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Aug 31 2016

The Love of My Life

Elul, Relationships
by Chabad Intown

It seems like love is in the air.  Someone posted on facebook just today, "Did I really count 37 engagements this month?".   Not surprising considering that we are entering into the month of Elul - the final month of the Jewish calendar, whose Hebrew name is an acronym for the word Ani Lidodi Vidodi Li - I am to my beloved and my beloved is to me.   Our relationship with G-d is like our human love relationships and vice versa and we can learn from each relationship to improve on the other.   Since...

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Aug 24 2016

Don’t procrastinate

Elul, Holidays
by Chabad Intown

Are you the kind of person that waits until crunch time to get the job done? Do you work best under pressure? Most of the time it is arguably alright to wait until the last minute, provided that you are actually good at getting the job done even with so little time.   Sometime though waiting until the end (even if you get the job done) is detrimental to the very essence of the job. Let me explain. This Shabbos blesses the month of Elul. Elul is a month of preparation for...

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