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Apr 25 2018

To Love is to Act

Challenges, Loving-Kindness, Rebuilding, Relationships
by Chabad Intown

Perhaps the most well known commandment in the Torah is the commandment of "Love your neighbor as yourself".   This is a challenging mitzvah to say the least. In fact, so challenging that it begs the question how could G-d make it a command. In other words, how can you command someone to feel a certain way.   Furthermore, if we are commanded to love our neighbor (read all people) "as ourselves", then why the need for all the mitzvos about how to treat the needy, poor, widow and orphan. Wouldn't we naturally treat...

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Apr 11 2018

Pause

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by Chabad Intown

After you've read the books, the blogs, listened to the preachers and teachers, the bottom line when it comes to parenting rests on one second or two. It's the pause that allows you to not react to the situation but incorporate some of the teachings and practices you've read about.   After you've listened to your coach, read the self help book, done the meditation, the bottom line when it comes to effectively managing your employees, getting along with your mother, controlling your impulses, rests on one second or two. It's the...

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Mar 21 2018

All who are hungry…

Children, Holidays, Loving-Kindness, Passover, Rebbe
by Chabad Intown

We're all very familiar with the four sons or four children of the Seder (you can read a deeper insight into the Seder and the four sons by Dena here).   Did you know there's a fifth son or fifth child? And I have news for you! You actually know that person.   You see the fifth child is the child who is not present at the Seder.   It's not that they are not wise and have rationally concluded that there is no need to go to a Seder. Because they are wise.   It's not that...

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Mar 16 2018

Honest Leadership

Challenges, leader, Rebuilding
by Chabad Intown

Over the past generation we've seen a decline in world leadership. If you think of the great leaders of developed countries of the past generation, we find people of character, strong leaders, people of moral focus. The same is true of great companies and other institutions.   This is true in great part in the Jewish world as well.   What has happened is that the role of leadership has passed from the collective to the individual. In other words, leadership is no longer in the hands of a few select individuals but rather...

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Feb 21 2018

Oh, That’s Cold! Part 1

Amalek, Lifestyle
by Chabad Intown

I love studying really practical discourses! This one was about Purim and Haman's origins from Amalek.   There are many explanations about Amalek, his intentions and complexities, but this one was original.   Amalek is classified in the Talmud “as knowing his Master and intentionally rebelling against Him”. This begs the question, if Amalek knows his Master (G-d) and witnessed the miracles of the Jewish People (in Egypt and in other times) then how could he intentionally rebel against G-d?   When someone doesn’t know when their intentions are not founded on anything substantive. But if...

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Feb 14 2018

Footsteps in the Sand

Challenges, Lifestyle
by Chabad Intown

I'm not sure the origin but y'all are familiar with the poem about the person who is walking with G-d and sees two footprints and then as the going gets difficult only sees one footprint. Wondering the person asks G-d where were you in the most difficult times? G-d answers I was carrying you.   According to Jewish tradition Hashem is always carrying us; in good times and rough times. The challenge is to us to open our eyes to see that indeed Hashem is there. The more we recognize that Hashem...

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Feb 07 2018

Who is your Taskmaster?

Challenges, Freedom, Lifestyle
by Chabad Intown

Are you enslaved? Enslaved to your emotions or your way of thinking? Perhaps you’re enslaved to something of substance?   In any case, most of us are enslaved to our world view. It may be substantive and worthwhile, maybe even holy. But, it’s still the world view that we see from the eyes behind our eyelids.   Ever try looking at yourself from the other angle (outside of yourself)? Don’t worry; you’re in good company. It’s pretty hard to do this. So, if we can’t see ourselves from the outside how are we to...

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Jan 30 2018

Her or Derher

Amalek, Change, Israel, Israel, Moses
by Chabad Intown

“I’m listening, I can tell you exactly what you said”, said every husband to wife.   In Yeshiva, sometimes when dozing off in shiur (class) or being preoccupied with some other nonsense the Rabbi would say “du herzt” which means do you hear?   The answer would be as above, “of course, I can tell you exactly what you said”. The Rabbi would proceed to ask “du herzt tzi du derherzt”, are you listening or are your internalizing.   Both words mean to hear but one is to internalize and the other is simply to use...

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Jan 25 2018

What do you practice?

Faith, Freedom, Moses
by Chabad Intown

In this great video on Facebook, this little boy preaches beyond his years about which behaviors do you practice.   Whatever you practice you will get good at. So, if you practice complaining you will get good at it and find fault in everything. If you practice anger, you'll get really good at it and you'll find every opportunity to get angry even at the smallest things. See this link.   It struck me when reading this week's Torah portion that if you practice faith in G-d you’ll get good at it and find...

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