http://www.mychabadcenter.com/magazine/default.asp?aid=715298 The Chabad.org weekly online magazine features articles on current events and events in the Jewish Calendar. It also features a daily thought, daily quote and our acclaimed week at a glance. Copyright 2008, Chabad.org - Chabad-Lubavitch Media Center, all rights reserved. Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.mychabadcenter.com/article.asp?aid=710666 http://www.mychabadcenter.com/article.asp?aid=710666 Have you tried to break out of an old and irritating habit or an unhealthy outlook, only to be held back, caged in by the parameters of your imprisoning addiction? Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.mychabadcenter.com/article.asp?aid=710806 http://www.mychabadcenter.com/article.asp?aid=710806 I wondered who lives in Anchorage, Alaska, and the eclectic group at the Greenberg's Friday night table answered my question. People just like you and me. Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.mychabadcenter.com/article.asp?aid=710643 http://www.mychabadcenter.com/article.asp?aid=710643 Cliff jumping is fraught with danger: One risks breaking bones on the jagged rocks, landing in shallow water or drowning in the mighty waves. Our spiritual jump is also risky... Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.mychabadcenter.com/article.asp?aid=710851 http://www.mychabadcenter.com/article.asp?aid=710851 As fate should have it our stereo system broke on us this past week. Unfortunately, this time Anton, our trusty mechanic, told us that it wasn't one of those quick fix situations... Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.mychabadcenter.com/article.asp?aid=712708 http://www.mychabadcenter.com/article.asp?aid=712708 When did G‑d stop talking to us or interacting with us, and why? Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.mychabadcenter.com/article.asp?aid=714448 http://www.mychabadcenter.com/article.asp?aid=714448 "Rebbe, I can prove that the Torah is false... I have broken every available precept for decades now, and I have a wonderful life, blessed with financial success, good health and a happy family..." Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.mychabadcenter.com/article.asp?aid=3041 http://www.mychabadcenter.com/article.asp?aid=3041 In which Moses describes a land of milk and honey, recalls our failings in our first generation as a people, explains where bread comes from, introduces us to the World of Because, and refers to the Messianic Age Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.mychabadcenter.com/article.asp?aid=409327 http://www.mychabadcenter.com/article.asp?aid=409327 America has spawned many wonderful myths. The most wonderful thing about these myths is that they can be made true. There is, however, one American myth that is very dangerous, particularly for us Jews Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.mychabadcenter.com/article.asp?aid=409859 http://www.mychabadcenter.com/article.asp?aid=409859 If life is full of meaning, why am I spending it hustling other people for their money? Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.mychabadcenter.com/article.asp?aid=408836 http://www.mychabadcenter.com/article.asp?aid=408836 Are there "minor issues" in Judaism? That depends if you view your Jewish identity as a static state, or as a dynamic system Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.mychabadcenter.com/article.asp?aid=482032 http://www.mychabadcenter.com/article.asp?aid=482032 Can a person’s relationship with his Creator be expressed in a scripted prayer? Is it possible to dictate the feelings one should be conveying to G-d? Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.mychabadcenter.com/article.asp?aid=302387 http://www.mychabadcenter.com/article.asp?aid=302387 Is it Reb Yisroel or Am Yisroel? Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.mychabadcenter.com/article.asp?aid=711001 http://www.mychabadcenter.com/article.asp?aid=711001 Watching him navigate the course of his life made me realize that I, too, am deaf, a different kind of deaf. Actually, we all are, to a certain degree. I am deaf to G-d's "strange movements." His actions puzzle me... Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.mychabadcenter.com/article.asp?aid=713680 http://www.mychabadcenter.com/article.asp?aid=713680 I slumped in a stool, grading papers with happy face stickers because it hurt to write, and wearing headphones because the noise of the classroom sent painful shivers through my body. "Miss, can we hug you?" Reggie asked trembling, pushing his dreadlocks back from his face... Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST