7 Jewish Ways to Give Thanks

#ShareTheLights Taking a cue from the Maccabees, we will stand together, our proud presence declaring that with G-d's help, the Jewish nati

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Editor's Note #ShareTheLights It's been a rough few months for the Jewish people. Eleven congregants in Pittsburgh murdered by a virulent anti-Semite as they began Shabbat morning services. Jewish communities in Israel enduring a barrage of rockets from Gaza. Jews in Europe still facing spiking anti-Semitic attacks. Jewish students attacked on the streets of Toronto. It's tempting to cower at home, waiting, praying, and hoping for things to turn out OK. Or we can take a proactive approach. In 50 states and more than 100 countries, Jewish communities will be gathering for public menorah lightings, often in central locations. Find the menorah lighting near you, and attend with your family and friends. What better answer can there be to those who want us to disappear? Taking a cue from the Maccabees, we will stand together, our proud presence declaring that with G‑d's help, the Jewish nation is here today, tomorrow, and forever. Discuss Parshah Who Was Deborah the Nurse? And Why Did Jacob Mourn Her Death? By Levi Avtzon Read How to Take a Break to Prevent a Breakup Whatever the nature of a conflict, it is not the objective facts that drive it, but our thoughts that create the story around it. By Hanna Perlberger Read Your Questions What Does Farblunget (Farblondjet) Mean? Just as a person may become farblunget during the course of a trip, a soul may blondje in its life journey on earth. Read Why Does the Bride Circle the Groom Seven Times? At the start of the chuppah marriage ceremony, it is customary for the bride to circle the groom counterclockwise (three or) seven times. Read By the Numbers 16 Amazing People Who Beat the Odds to Preserve Judaism Time and time again, it appeared as if the plucky nation of monotheists would be swallowed up by the religion du jour By Menachem Posner Read 8 Ways to Stop Yelling (and Be Heard) Yelling causes damage, irreparable damage, to the environment, to our relationships, to our psyches and nervous systems, and to our mental and physical health. By Rosally Saltsman Read 7 Jewish Ways to Give Thanks How many of the classic terms and expressions do you know? By Chabad.org Staff Read Story Reassuring My Daughter About Her Three-Fingered Hand Her left hand, abnormal in its growth of three fingers due to ABS (amniotic band syndrome), has come up in conversation now and then in the last two years. By Blumie Abend Read The Kidnapped Groom Baila, an orphan adopted by Rabbi Levi Yitzchak and his wife, was marrying an exceptional young man who was also parentless. By Asharon Baltazar Read Jewish News With 76 Dead and 1,200 Missing, Sifting Through the Burnt Embers of Paradise Surrounded by death and destruction, some Jewish residents have lost everything but hope By Faygie Levy Holt Read What Happened When 150 El Al Travelers Got Stranded in Greece for Shabbat Fear and frustration became the bonding experience of a lifetime By Yehuda Sugar Watch (0:54) Before Amazon Was Born, This Jewish Website Got Its Start in Long Island City 25 years ago, Chabad.org was launched at the site of Amazon's new headquarters By Mordechai Lightstone Read 10 Years Later, Fulfilling Holtzbergs' Dream: New Emissaries Champion Mumbai Jewish School Rabbi Uri and Mushki Bloy are on their way to India to help teach students By Dovid Margolin Read Video Escorting the Bride and Groom When G-d and the Jewish People were "married" at Mount Sinai, there were two "marriage ushers": Moses and Aaron. In commemoration of this, at a Jewish wedding two ushers escort bride and groom to one another. But there is a surprising regulation that demands explanation: a pregnant woman may not serve as marriage usher. Watch (6:33) Why Jacob Got a New Name Our Jewish name reflects our identity By Yacov Barber Watch (4:49) Lifestyle Cauliflower Parsnip Soup By Miriam Szokovski Read Art: Spiritual Bread By Orit Martin Read This email was sent to: tweatsho.email004@blogger.com Change email address · Manage Subscriptions · Unsubscribe © Copyright Chabad.org · Contact Us · Ask the Rabbi · Privacy Policy · Donate