ב"ה
Mishpatim 5769 - February 20, 2009
Spirituality
Why is My Self-Esteem so Tied Up with My Career?
You are fighting a deeply ingrained instinct. A man is a provider--does he have any instinct stronger than this? To provide for his family he will put his very life on the line without a second thought...
You are fighting a deeply ingrained instinct. A man is a provider--does he have any instinct stronger than this? To provide for his family he will put his very life on the line without a second thought...
Will We Still Have Free Choice When Moshiach Comes?
From what I've read, it seems like we will automatically do the right thing. And without any decisions to make, won't life be pretty boring?
From what I've read, it seems like we will automatically do the right thing. And without any decisions to make, won't life be pretty boring?
Which is the Greatest Mitzvah?
When a person gives charity, he is not sanctifying merely his food, or some other possession, or his mental capabilities; he is giving up something in which he invested his whole self...
When a person gives charity, he is not sanctifying merely his food, or some other possession, or his mental capabilities; he is giving up something in which he invested his whole self...
Living
Divergent Paths
I am looking to follow in other's footsteps—to trace the paths that those ahead of me have tested. She is intrigued by forging her own new path where no one has stepped.
I am looking to follow in other's footsteps—to trace the paths that those ahead of me have tested. She is intrigued by forging her own new path where no one has stepped.
To Save a Friend
"Very well," sneered the commandant. "Don't sign. You will be in this prison for eight more years. And we'll see how your G‑d will help you…"
"Very well," sneered the commandant. "Don't sign. You will be in this prison for eight more years. And we'll see how your G‑d will help you…"
For Her Child's Future
Precious as Jewish education is, they'd just enrolled their children in the local public school. The cost was just too great, and in the economic crunch, sacrifices had to be made.
Precious as Jewish education is, they'd just enrolled their children in the local public school. The cost was just too great, and in the economic crunch, sacrifices had to be made.
Your Alcohol or Your Life
Repeated experience has made it abundantly clear that I can either have everything I ever wanted out of life OR I can have alcohol. I can't have both.
Repeated experience has made it abundantly clear that I can either have everything I ever wanted out of life OR I can have alcohol. I can't have both.
The Rosh Yeshivah and the Shliach
As I helped him fill his cart with the items his wife had put on his shopping list, I realized that I was speaking with Rabbi Noach Weinberg, the celebrated Rosh Yeshivah of the Aish Hatorah institutions...
As I helped him fill his cart with the items his wife had put on his shopping list, I realized that I was speaking with Rabbi Noach Weinberg, the celebrated Rosh Yeshivah of the Aish Hatorah institutions...
Kosher Cop
Steve Riback found himself pursuing a job as a policeman in Las Vegas. He wanted to be a warrior for good. Little did Steve know how much of a warrior G‑d wanted him to be.
Steve Riback found himself pursuing a job as a policeman in Las Vegas. He wanted to be a warrior for good. Little did Steve know how much of a warrior G‑d wanted him to be.
Parshah
The Parshah in a Nutshell
Many laws are introduced to the fledgling nation. Among the 53 laws presented are the laws of servants, and the observance of the seasonal festivals and the kosher laws. Moses ascends to heaven for 40 days and nights to receive the Torah.
Many laws are introduced to the fledgling nation. Among the 53 laws presented are the laws of servants, and the observance of the seasonal festivals and the kosher laws. Moses ascends to heaven for 40 days and nights to receive the Torah.
A Matter of Ethics
G‑d inserted the reading of Mishpatim before going back in time to discuss key elements of the narrative of the giving of the Torah. His way of saying: "Before you can receive the Torah fully—study Mishpatim!
G‑d inserted the reading of Mishpatim before going back in time to discuss key elements of the narrative of the giving of the Torah. His way of saying: "Before you can receive the Torah fully—study Mishpatim!
Four Excuses
The "That's How G-d Made Me" excuse, the "Sorry I Lost It" excuse, the "I'm Special" excuse, and the "What's the Use" excuse
The "That's How G-d Made Me" excuse, the "Sorry I Lost It" excuse, the "I'm Special" excuse, and the "What's the Use" excuse
The Jewish Woman
Catalysts of Change
The Lubavitcher Rebbe understood that it is women who are the catalysts of change. Through empowering them, one hastens the social, psychological and spiritual revolution of mankind ...
The Lubavitcher Rebbe understood that it is women who are the catalysts of change. Through empowering them, one hastens the social, psychological and spiritual revolution of mankind ...
Jewish News
International Women’s Conference Kicks Off in New York
More than 2,900 people are expected to attend the gala banquet of the largest-ever International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Women Emissaries.
More than 2,900 people are expected to attend the gala banquet of the largest-ever International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Women Emissaries.
If you only knew the power of verses of Psalms and their effect in the highest Heavens, you would recite them constantly. Know that the chapters of Psalms shatter all barriers, they ascend higher and still higher with no interference; they prostrate themselves in supplication before the Master of all worlds, and they effect and accomplish with kindness and compassion.
— Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch ("Tzemach Tzeddek, 1789-1866)
Print Magazine
How to unmask a blessing in disguise:
Stare it in the face and say, “I know you are not just a lousy day or bad luck. I know you are a good friend—even if for the life of me I cannot determine how. I know there is only one Source of All Things, and nothing can convince me that evil descends from Above. Evil descends fr...
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